Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Hands of Mr. Ottermole
(Redirected from The Hands of Mr. Ottermole)
Introduction
"The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" was originally broadcast on 05/May/1957 as part of the second season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police. Later, the annoying reporter discovers that the strangler is a policeman. He finds out too late and is killed by the policeman because "Ideas came into his hands". (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (UK, 2007) Amazon (UK) PAL 1.33:1 | |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (USA, 2006) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - associate producer
Written by:
- Francis M. Cockrell - teleplay (as Francis Cockrell)
- Thomas Burke - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Theodore Bikel — cast: Sergeant Ottermole
- Rhys Williams — cast: Mr. Summers
- Torin Thatcher — cast: Constable Johnson
- Charles Davis — cast: Reporter
- John Trayne — cast: Policeman Peterson
- Barry Harvey — cast: Whybrow's Nephew
- Arthur Gould-Porter — cast: Herbert Whybrow (as A.E. Gould-Porter)
- Nora O'Mahoney — cast: Flower Lady (as Nora O'Mahony)
- Nelson Welch — cast: Neighbor
- Molly Roden — cast (as Mollie Roden)
- James McCallion — cast: Bartender Ben
- Hilda Plowright — cast: Mrs. Whybrow
- Gerald Hamer — cast: Jimmy the Blindman
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by: