The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Bonfire
Introduction
"Bonfire" was originally broadcast on 13/Dec/1962 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
Robert Evans is a preacher who on weekdays drives a cab, having come up from the Pennsylvania coal mines. He woos a rich woman named Naomi Freshwater and kills her, to inherit her house. Mrs. Freshwater's niece Laura arrives. His efforts toward her only result in a desire to sort out her own life, the house remains hers. Evans kills her, places her body in a trunk and carries it to a firepit in the yard for burning. Later, as he is preaching to a crowd, it begins to rain. The rain puts out the fire and the contents of the trunk are revealed. The police arrive at the tent meeting. (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:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
Written by:
- William D. Gordon - teleplay
- Alfred Hayes - teleplay
- V.S. Pritchett - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Peter Falk — cast: Robert Evans
- Dina Merrill — cast: Laura
- Patricia Collinge — cast: Naomi Freshwater
- Paul von Schreiber — cast: The Youth
- Anthony Spinelli — cast: The Taxi Driver (as Sam Weston)
- Craig Curtis — cast: The Young Man
- Craig Duncan — cast: The Officer
Cinematography by:
- William Margulies - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by:
