The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Completely Foolproof
Introduction
"Completely Foolproof" was originally broadcast on 29/Mar/1965 as part of the third season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
Joe Brisson is a crooked land developer who is shocked when his wife Lisa demands a divorce. Lisa tells him that she wants 75% of his extensive holdings or she will bring to the police evidence of his shady land deals. Joe refuses to pay and convinces his wife's lover, Bobby Davenport, to kill her in return for forgiving a large debt. Joe heads off to Europe on a cruise ship. Before leaving, he tells Bobby that he will call Lisa from the ship at a certain time. When Lisa goes to answer the phone, Bobby will kill her. Everything goes according to plan, but when Joe is hanging up the phone a man enters his cabin. The man says Lisa hired him to kill Joe, and then shoots him. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete Third Season - Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2013) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Herbert Coleman - producer
- Norman Lloyd - executive producer
Written by:
- Andrew Benedict - story
- Anthony Terpiloff - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- J.D. Cannon — cast: Joe Brisson
- Patricia Barry — cast: Lisa Brisson
- Geoffrey Horne — cast: Bobby Davenport
- Myron Healey — cast: George Foyle
- Joyce Meadows — cast: Anna
- Lester Matthews — cast: Walter Dunham
- Robert P. Lieb — cast: Baines (as Robert Lieb)
- Jo De Winter — cast: Betty Lawrence (as Jo de Winter)
- Janet MacLachlan — cast: The Secretary
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by:
