Alfred Hitchcock Presents - A Very Moral Theft
Introduction
"A Very Moral Theft" was originally broadcast on 11/Oct/1960 as part of the sixth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Harry Wade works at a lumberyard and owes his customers money. His girlfriend Helen provides him with a loan to pay off his debts. She tells him that she is remortgaging her house, but in actuality is embezzling the money from her office. Harry agrees tro pay her back in 48 hours. When Harry fails to pay up, she grows worried and tells him how she got the money. Harry leaves and comes back with the money. He tells her that he got the money from a customer, but in reality he got it from a loan shark. Later, however, Harry disappears. Helen discovers that Harry was killed when he could not pay the loan sharks back in time. (TV.com)
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Jack Dillon - story
- Allan Gordon - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Betty Field — cast: Helen
- Walter Matthau — cast: Harry Wade
- Karl Swenson — cast: John, Helen's Brother
- Sal Ponti — cast: Carl
- David Fresco — cast: Mr. Parker
- Rusty Lane — cast: Mr. Ivers
- Sam Gilman — cast: Charlie
- William Newell — cast: Mr. Fescue
- Charles S. Carlson — cast: Bank Teller (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by:
