The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Tender Poisoner
Introduction
"The Tender Poisoner" was originally broadcast on 20/Dec/1962 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
Peter Harding is a corporate executive who tries to help save the sagging career of an associate named Philip Bartel. He hopes to get Bartel into one of the corporation's very popular training courses. Later, however, Harding discovers that Bartel is interested in leaving his wife Beatrice. He wants to run off with his mistress. Harding becomes intent on helping Bartel in his home life. He decides to do this by taking Bartel's mistress of his hands. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete First Season - Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2013) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
- Leonard Horn (as Leonard J. Horn)
Produced by:
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
- Norman Lloyd - producer
Written by:
- Lukas Heller - teleplay
- John Bingham - original novel
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Dan Dailey — cast: Philip 'Barney' Bartel
- Howard Duff — cast: Peter Harding
- Jan Sterling — cast: Beatrice Bartel
- Phillip Reed — cast: John O'Brien (as Philip Reed)
- William Bramley — cast: Lt. MacDonald
- Richard Bull — cast: The Detective
- Robert Reiner — cast: The Policeman
- Stan Jones — cast: The Drug Clerk (as G. Stanley Jones)
- Bettye Ackerman — cast: Lorna Dickson
Cinematography by:
- William Margulies - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by:
