Startime - Incident at a Corner
Introduction
"Incident at a Corner" is the only episode of Startime which Alfred Hitchcock directed. It was originally broadcast on 05/Apr/1960.
Synopsis
Vera Miles plays the daughter of a man accused of an unspeakable act. Hitchcock tells a powerful story of the devastating effects of gossip in a small town. Through his most elaborate and ambitious work for television, Hitchcock sensitively shows the cancerous effects, the pain and tension arising from false accusation.
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain the episode "Incident at a Corner":
Alfred Hitchcock Präsentiert: Teil 2 - Koch Media Home Entertainment (Germany, 2009) PAL 1.33:1 | |
Alfred Hitchcock Présente: La Série TV, Les Épisodes en VOST - Universal (France, 2006) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Starring:
- Jack Albertson — cast: Harry
- Alice Backes — cast: Aunt Pauline
- Leslie Barrett — cast: Batle
- Barbara Beaird — cast: Mary Jane
- Warren Berlinger — cast: Ron Tawley
- Leora Dana — cast: Mrs. Tawley
- Joe Flynn — cast: Sidney Sinden
- Charity Grace — cast: Elsa Medwick
- Paul Hartman — cast: James Medwick
- Mary Alan Hokanson — cast: Mrs. Parker
- Wendell Holmes — cast: Rigsby
- Hollis Irving — cast: Mrs. Sidney
- Eve McVeagh — cast: Georgia
- Tyler McVey — cast: Chief Taylor
- Vera Miles — cast: Jean Medwick
- Philip Ober — cast: Malcolm Tawley
- Jerry Paris — cast: Grimes
- George Peppard — cast: Pat Lawrence
- Bob Sweeney — cast: Uncle Jeffrey
Written by:
- Charlotte Armstrong - original story and adaptation
Links
- Internet Movie Database
- TV.com
- Alfred Hitchcock Homepage (in German)