Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Day of the Bullet
Introduction
"The Day of the Bullet" was originally broadcast on 14/Feb/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Clete Vine discovers that his boyhood friend turned gangster Iggy has been murdered. He recalls the origin of Iggy's life of crime. Thirty five years ago a young Clete and Iggy saw a thug named Mr. Rose attacking a man. Clete was too scared to say anything while Iggy went to the police. Rose, however, was released. Later Iggy's father is intimidated by Rose and accuses his son of making up the whole story. Alienated, Iggy turned to a life of crime and later died from it. (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
- Stanley Ellin - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Barry Gordon — cast: Ignace 'Iggy' Kovacs
- Glenn Walken — cast: Young Clete Vine
- Dennis Patrick — cast: Mr. Rose
- Biff Elliot — cast: Mr. Kovacs
- Harry Landers — cast: Joe
- John Craven — cast: Clete Vine
- Clegg Hoyt — cast: Desk Sergeant
- Sam Gilman — cast: Policeman
- David Fresco — cast: Assault Victim
- Norman Lloyd — cast: Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- Neal Beckner - director of photography
Edited by: