Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Night of the Execution
Introduction
"Night of the Execution" was originally broadcast on 29/Dec/1957 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
D.A. Warren Selvey learns that he's on bad political ground beause of his low conviction rate. He decides to vigorously prosecute a man named Rodman. He wins the murder case and Rodman is sentenced to die. After the sentence, howeber, Selvey meets a man named Barnes who claims to have committed the crimes. Selvey is now being considered a candidate for Congress. Fearing the reprecussions of having convicted an innocent man, Selvey frightens Barnes into silence. The night Rodman is to be executed, Barnes shows up and urges Selvey to call the governor. Selvey refuses and in an ensuing struggle Barnes is killed. Selvey's political ambitions are ruined. Days later Selvey learns that Barnes was a fake. He was a crazy retired judge who would study the evidence of a case and then confess to the crime. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Three - Universal (USA, 2007) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Three - Universal (UK, 2008) Amazon (UK) R2 PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
- Jus Addiss (as Justus Addiss)
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Bernard C. Schoenfeld - teleplay
- Henry Slesar - story "The Day of the Execution"
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Pat Hingle — cast: Warren Selvy
- Georgann Johnson — cast: Doreen Selvy
- Russell Collins — cast: Ed Barnes
- Harry Jackson — cast: Hank Vance
- Vinton Hayworth — cast: Sidney
- Murray Julian — cast (as Murry Julian)
- Frank Marlowe — cast: Judge
- Edward Schaaf — cast: Rodman
- Ben McAtee — cast
- Ed Spencer — cast
- Alfred Tonkel — cast: Undetermined Role
- Forbes Murray — cast: Juror (uncredited)
- Jack Perrin — cast: Man Exiting Courtroom (uncredited)
- Arthur Tovey — cast: Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by:
