Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Blessington Method
Introduction
"The Blessington Method" was originally broadcast on 15/Nov/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
J.J. Bunts is a member of the Society of Gerontology. The society is focused on solving the problem of old age. Mr. Treadwell hires the society to take care of his aged mother-in-law. The society kills her, but Treadwell is disturbed to find out that he may also share a similar fate one day. (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 - story
- Halsted Welles - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Henry Jones — cast: John Treadwell
- Dick York — cast: J.J. Bunce
- Elizabeth Patterson — cast: Grandmother
- Irene Windust — cast: Mrs. Treadwell
- Paul E. Burns — cast: Fisherman
- Vaughn Meadows — cast: Jack
- Nancy Kilgas — cast: Jill
- Penny Edwards — cast: Secretary
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by: