Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Specialty of the House
Introduction
"Specialty of the House" was originally broadcast on 13/Dec/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Mr. Laffler wants to be a life member of a gourmet restaurant named Spiro's. When he looks into the off-limits kitchen he becomes a life member and like all life members, he becomes the specialty of the house. (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:
- Stanley Ellin - short story
- Bernard C. Schoenfeld - teleplay
- Victor Wolfson - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Robert Morley — cast: Mr. Laffler
- Kenneth Haigh — cast: Mr. Costain
- George Keymas — cast: Paul
- Bettye Ackerman — cast: Mrs. Inkel
- Charles Wagenheim — cast: Henlein
- Tetsu Komai — cast: Lum Fong Ho
- Lee Turnbull — cast: The Chef
- Madame Spivy — cast: Spirro (as Spivy)
- Jack Chefe — cast: Waiter (uncredited)
- Cyril Delevanti — cast: Bearded Member (uncredited)
- Robert Haines — cast: Man Seated at Club (uncredited)
- Kenner G. Kemp — cast: Man Seated at Club (uncredited)
- Carl M. Leviness — cast: Man Seated at Club (uncredited)
- William Meader — cast: Man in Club (uncredited)
- Arthur Tovey — cast: Man Entering Club (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by: