Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Dead Weight
Introduction
"Dead Weight" was originally broadcast on 22/Nov/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Unknown to his wife, Courtney Masterson has a latenight encounter with his girlfriend at lover's lane. There they are attacked by a robber name Rudy. Courtney manages to overpower his attacker and locks him in the trunk. Fearing blackmail, he kills Rudy after taking his girlfriend home. He tells the police that he acted in self-defense. Later, however, he learns that his wife hired a detective to follow him to lover's lane. The detective (knowing everything) decides to blackmail Courtney. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five - Universal (USA, 2012) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Herb Golden - story
- Jerry Sohl - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Joseph Cotten — cast: Courtney Masterson
- Julie Adams — cast: Peg Valence
- Don Gordon — cast: Rudy Stickney
- Ted de Corsia — cast: Inspector Salva
- Angela Greene — cast: Mrs. Masterson
- Claude Stroud — cast: P.I. Lester Elleridge
- Gail Bonney — cast: Secretary
- Reita Green — cast: Reita - Receptionist
- George Dockstader — cast: Motorcycle Cop
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by:
