Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Silent Witness
Introduction
"Silent Witness" was originally broadcast on 03/Nov/1957 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Donald Mason is a married professor who wants to end an affair with one of his students. He visits her while she is babysitting. He tries to end the relationship, but she threatens to expose him. He kills her and leaves a witness: the screaming baby she was watching. Mason later runs into the infant in a carriage on the street. The baby screams and cries after seeing him. Haunted by the child's screams, Mason gives himself up. Later, he discovers that the baby had only been around women his entire life, and that it screamed whenever a man came near. (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:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
Written by:
- Robert C. Dennis - teleplay
- Jeanne Barry - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Don Taylor — cast: Prof. Donald Mason
- Dolores Hart — cast: Claudia Powell
- Patricia Hitchcock — cast: Nancy Mason (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Harry Bellaver — cast: Police Sgt. Waggoner
- Mercedes Shirley — cast: Mrs. Davidson
- William Boyett — cast: Capt. Davidson
- Theodora Davitt — cast: Student
- Katherine Warren — cast: Policewoman
Cinematography by:
Edited by:
