Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Special Delivery
Introduction
"Special Delivery" was originally broadcast on 29/Nov/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Tommy Fortnum is an eleven year old boy who recieves a special delivery package from a house of novelties. It contains mushrooms. Tommy's dad, Hugh begins to worry about the mushroom when people in his neighborhood start disappearing. He believes the Earth is being invaded by Martians and that the mushroom are being used to take people over. Later, Hugh goes down into his basement. He sees the mushroom growing everywhere. His son offers him a mushroom sandwich. His father overcome, decides to have a bite. (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:
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Stephen Dunne — cast: Bill Fortnam (as Steve Dunn)
- Beatrice Straight — cast: Cynthia Fortnam
- Peter Lazer — cast: Tom Fortnam
- Frank Maxwell — cast: Roger
- Cece Whitney — cast: Dorothy
- Michael Burns — cast: Joe
- Pat Hagerty — cast: Delivery Man
- Jim O'Neill — cast: Messenger
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by: