The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Long Silence
Introduction
"The Long Silence" was originally broadcast on 22/Mar/1963 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
In an elaborate con, Ralph Mason marries a rich woman named Nora Cory for her money. Unfortunately his schemes goes awry when he murders one of her sons from a former marriage. As he attempts to make the death look like a suicide, he is caught by Nora as he is writing a fake suicide note. Nora collapses and falls into a paralyzed, yet conscious, state. She is bedridden and worried that her husband will try to kill her. She is also unable to speak and cannot tell anyone about her dangerous husband. When her nurse Jean Dekker allows her husband to adminster her medicine, she grows fearful that he will try to poison her. Fortunately, the nurse figures out a way to communicate with Nora. Nora squeezes her hand in response to yes or no questions. Jean discovers the truth about Ralph, but when Ralph finds out he tries to kill both Nora and Jean . Fortunately, Nora comes out of her paralysis in time to scream. She alerts her second son who manages to subdue Ralph before he can kill again. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete First Season - Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2013) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Robert Douglas - producer
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
Written by:
- Charles Beaumont - teleplay
- William D. Gordon - teleplay
- Hilda Lawrence - story "Composition for Four Hands"
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Michael Rennie — cast: Ralph Manson
- Phyllis Thaxter — cast: Nora Cory Manson
- Jim McMullan — cast: George Cory (as James McMullan)
- Natalie Trundy — cast: Jean Dekker
- Vaughn Taylor — cast: Dr. Babcock
- Connie Gilchrist — cast: Emma
- Claude Stroud — cast: Edgar Ogden
- Rees Vaughn — cast: Robbie Cory
Cinematography by:
- Benjamin H. Kline - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by: