The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Power of Attorney
Introduction
"Power of Attorney" was originally broadcast on 05/Apr/1965 as part of the third season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
James Jarvis is a con man that is posing as a expert in the stock market. Things begin to look good for James when he gets in good with the wealthy Mary Crawford and her friend Agatha. He begins to control all of Mary's money and claims that he lost it all in bad investments. When she hears the news, Mary is shocked and commits suicide. Agatha, however, wants revenge. She conceals any evidence of suicide and invites James over. She gets James's figerprints on the suicide weapon and locks him in the room with Mary's body. She, then, calls the police and tells them that James killed Mary. When James's is killed in a shootout with police, Agatha gets her revenge. (TV.com)
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Herbert Coleman - producer
- Norman Lloyd - executive producer
Written by:
- James Bridges - teleplay
- Selwyn Jepson - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Richard Johnson — cast: Jarvis Smith
- Geraldine Fitzgerald — cast: Agatha Tomlin
- Fay Bainter — cast: Mary Caulfield
- Josie Lloyd — cast: Eileen Caroll
- Mary Scott — cast: Sarah Norton (as Mary Scott Hardwicke)
- Jonathan Hole — cast: The Hotel Clerk
- Mark Sturges — cast: Roger Reeves
- George Sims — cast: The Policeman
- Al Ruban — cast: The Clerk
- Anthony Jochim — cast: Thomas Barron
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by:
