Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?
Introduction
"Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?" was originally broadcast on 10/Apr/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
John Crane is a mother's boy. He goes to Vermont and falls in love with Lotte Rank. They decide to get married. Later, John's mother, Claire, arrives. She obviously dislikes Lotte and John is reluctant to tell her that they want to marry. Lotte and John plan to kill Claire. They take her up to a cliff, but John has a change of heart. He shoves someone to her death, but it is not his mother; it's Lotte. (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:
- James P. Cavanagh - teleplay
- Q. Patrick - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- William Shatner — cast: John Crane
- Jessie Royce Landis — cast: Claire Crane
- Gia Scala — cast: Lottie Rank
- Robert Carson — cast: Inquest Board Chairman
- Donald Elson — cast: Clerk of the Court
- William Meader — cast: Inquest Board Member (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by: