Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Banquo's Chair
(Redirected from Das Geständnis)
Introduction
"Banquo's Chair" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 03/May/1959 as part of the fourth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
A wealthy woman named Miss Ferguson is murdered and a Scotland Yard detective is determined to force the lead suspect John Bedford to confess. The detective stages an elaborate hoax, hiring actress May Thorpe to play the ghost of Ferguson. The hoax goes off as planned, as the ghost appears and Bedford confesses. Later, Thorpe arrives and apologizes for being late. She asks if she is too late to give her performance. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
This episode is available on the following DVDs:
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Francis M. Cockrell - teleplay
- Rupert Croft-Cooke - short story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- John Williams — cast: Inspector Brent
- Hilda Plowright — cast: Mae Thorpe / Miss Ferguson's ghost
- Max Adrian — cast: Robert Stone
- George Dillon — cast
- Tom Dillon — cast (as Thomas P. Dillon)
- Reginald Gardiner — cast: Major Cook-Finch
- Kenneth Haigh — cast: John Bedford
- George Pelling — cast
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by:
Radio Adapations
- Banquo's Chair (Suspense, 09/Mar/1950)
- Banquo's Chair (Sleep No More, 06/Feb/1957)
