The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - A Nice Touch
Introduction
"A Nice Touch" was originally broadcast on 04/Oct/1963 as part of the second season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
Larry Duke is an actor making his film debut in Hollywood. He gets a phone call from his New York girlfriend Janice Brandt. She is an older woman who sacrificed her marriage and acting ambition to advance Larry's career. She tells Larry that her husband Ed followed her to New York and showed up drunk at her apartment. He was knocked unconscious in a scuffle. Larry persuades Janice to smother Ed with a pillow so that she can return to Hollywood. She agrees and reluctantly commits murder. In Hollywood, Larry informs police about the murder in New York. He then head upstairs to join his new bride, whom he married to further advance his Hollywood career. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete Second 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:
- Mann Rubin - story and teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Anne Baxter — cast: Janice Brandt
- George Segal — cast: Larry Duke
- Charlene Holt — cast: Darlene Vance
- Mimi Dillard — cast: The Receptionist
- Gilchrist Stuart — cast: The Actor (as Gil Stuart)
- Martha Stewart — cast: The Secretary
- Walter Woolf King — cast: The Executive
- Harry Townes — cast: Ed Brandt
Cinematography by:
- William Margulies - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by:
