Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Road Hog
Introduction
"Road Hog" was originally broadcast on 06/Dec/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Sam Pine's son dies when a road hog won't let his pickup truck pass him on a long narrow road; this prevented him from getting his severely injured son to the hospital in time. Sam invites the roadhog over to his house. He gives him a drink and tells him its poisoned. The roadhog takes off intending to drive to the hospital. Sam's other son drive in slowly in front of him and prevents him from passing. When the road hog tries to pass, he crashes and dies. Later Sam reveals that the drink wasn't poisoned at all. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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:
- Bill S. Ballinger - teleplay
- Harold R. Daniels - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Raymond Massey — cast: Sam Pine
- Robert Emhardt — cast: Ed Fratus
- Ray Teal — cast: Ben Tulip
- Richard Chamberlain — cast: Clay Pine
- Brad Weston — cast: Sam Pine Jr.
- Roscoe Ates — cast: Tavern Customer
- James Easton — cast: Davey Pine
- Gordon Wynn — cast: The Doctor
- Betsy Hale — cast: Little Girl
- 'Snub' Pollard — cast: Bar patron (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by: