Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Motive
Introduction
"The Motive" was originally broadcast on 26/Jan/1958 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Tommy Greer is a crime buff who decides to commit a motiveless murder in order to confuse the police. He selects his victim from a phone book at random. He tracks him down and kills him but his "perfect crime" is unravelled by modern crime-fighting techniques. (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:
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Skip Homeier — cast: Tommy Greer
- William Redfield — cast: Richard
- Carl Betz — cast: Jerome Stanton
- Carmen Phillips — cast: Sandra
- Kay Stewart — cast: Housekeeper
- Ken Clark — cast: Plain Clothes Policeman
- Tharon Crigler — cast: Woman Near Phone Books
- Jim Johnson — cast: Uniformed Police Officer
- Gary Clarke — cast: Bellboy
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by:
