Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Cheap Is Cheap
(Redirected from Cheap Is Cheap)
Introduction
"Cheap Is Cheap" was originally broadcast on 05/Apr/1959 as part of the fourth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Alexander Gifford is a miser who wants get rid of his wife. He thinks about divorcing her, but realizes that it will be expensive. He then considers hiring a hitman to kill her, but then thinks of the high cost. So Gifford kills her himself. He is shocked, however, by the funeral bill of $150. He decides to sell his wife's body to science and gets $75. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four - Universal (USA, 2009) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Dennis Day — cast: Alexander Gifford
- Alice Backes — cast: Jennifer Gifford
- Fred Essler — cast: Arthur
- Jack Lambert — cast: Hitman
- Gage Clarke — cast: Doctor
- Frank Richards — cast: Monk McGinnis
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by: