Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Dangerous People
Introduction
"The Dangerous People" was originally broadcast on 23/Jun/1957 as part of the second season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Mr. Jones and Mr. Bellefontaine wait for a train at a station. Both have heard that a dangerous lunatic has escaped from a mental asylum and each suspects the other of being the fugitive. They grow more paranoid and worried. A policeman arrives and both try to convince him that the other is the lunatic. The officer, however, says the madman has just killed a policeman and has stolen his uniform. Jones and Bellefontaine realize the policeman is the lunatic in disguise. They subdue him and get the real police. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (UK, 2007) Amazon (UK) PAL 1.33:1 |
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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)
- Fredric Brown - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Albert Salmi — cast: Jones
- Robert H. Harris — cast: Bellefontaine
- Ken Clark — cast: Policeman
- Harry Tyler — cast: Ticket Agent
- David Armstrong — cast: Asylum Intern
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by:
