Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Strange Miracle
Introduction
"Strange Miracle" was originally broadcast on 13/Feb/1962 as part of the seventh season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Pedro Sicueros fakes paralysis after a train wreck in order to collect a huge insurance settlement. After collecting the money he doesn't want to stay in the wheelchair. He meets a young girl named Maria who is really paralyzed. He discovers that she has been going to a nearby holy shrine for years hoping for a cure. Pedro gets an idea. He visits the shrine and begins to pray. On the fifth day of his prayer he stands and pretends to be healed. After he stands, his legs collapse. He discovers that he is now paralyzed for real. At the same time, some distance away, Maria is cured. (TV.com)
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- George Langelaan - story
- Halsted Welles - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- David Opatoshu — cast: Pedro Sequiras
- Miriam Colon — cast: Lolla (as Miriam Colón)
- Eduardo Ciannelli — cast: The Priest
- Frank DeKova — cast: Senor Vargas
- Adelina Pedroza — cast: Maria
- Tina Menard — cast: The Nun
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by:
