Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Impromptu Murder
Introduction
"The Impromptu Murder" was originally broadcast on 22/Jun/1958 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
A woman who once accused Henry Dow of a crime enters the town and he invites her to stay with him and his sister. She tells Henry that she is carrying a large amount of money since she is planning an investment. Henry kills her for the money and dumps her body into the river. Henry then attends a dedication ceremony held on a bridge overlooking the river. When a body floats by, Henry is asked to identify it as the missing Miss Wilkinson. Without really looking at the body, he says it isn't her. A police detective asks Henry's sister to identify the body. Before she can have a look Henry confesses to the murder. Unfortunately for him, the body wasn't Miss Wilkinson's at all. It was someone else. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Three - Universal (USA, 2007) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Three - Universal (UK, 2008) Amazon (UK) R2 PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Francis M. Cockrell - teleplay (as Francis Cockrell)
- Roy Vickers - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Hume Cronyn — cast: Henry Daw
- Robert Douglas — cast: Inspector Charles Tarrant
- Valerie Cossart — cast: Mary Daw. Henry Daw's wife.
- Doris Lloyd — cast: Miss Wilkinson
- David Frankham — cast: Holsom. Clerk.
- George Pelling — cast: Train ticket inspector
- Mollie Glessing — cast: Marjorie Daw. Henry Daw's sister. (as Molly Glessing)
- Frederick Worlock — cast: Barclay. Henry Daw's customer. (as Frederic Worlock)
- Gwendolyn Watts — cast: Sir Francis Garrold's wife. (as Gwen Watts)
- Reggie Dvorak — cast: Coronel Sir Francis Garrold
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by:
