The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Death of a Cop
Introduction
"Death of a Cop" was originally broadcast on 24/May/1963 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
When policeman Philip Reardon is killed in drug bust, his police officer father feels responsible because his son joined the police force to follow in his father's footsteps. In order to set things right, Philip's father strives to brings his son's killers and their mob boss Herbie Lane to justice. The plan leads to his own death at the hands of the criminals, but in death he is able to fulfill his goal. Before the murder he had stationed a fellow officer nearby to witness the killing and bring the entire gang to justice. (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:
- Joseph M. Newman (as Joseph Newman)
Produced by:
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
- Norman Lloyd - producer
Written by:
- Leigh Brackett - teleplay
- Douglas Warner - novel
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Victor Jory — cast: Det. Paul Reardon
- Peter Brown — cast: Det. Philip Reardon
- Paul Hartman — cast: Trenker
- John Marley — cast: Det. Ed Singer
- Richard Jaeckel — cast: Boxer
- Paul Genge — cast: Lt. Tom Mills
- Jean Willes — cast: Eva
- Wilton Graff — cast: George Chaney
- Read Morgan — cast: Freddie Arnold
- Rex Holman — cast: Jocko Hanlin
- Shirley O'Hara — cast: Alice Reardon
- Bob Okazaki — cast: Wong
- Rees Vaughn — cast: Sammy Garrison
- Marc Rambeau — cast: Alec Malloy
- Joseph Ruskin — cast: Gabby Donovan
- Hari Rhodes — cast: The Patrolman
- Tenen Holtz — cast: The Druggist
- Rita Conde — cast: Mrs. Dominguez
- Lawrence Tierney — cast: Herbie Lane
- Kenner G. Kemp — cast: Tall Precinct Cop (uncredited)
- Jeffrey Sayre — cast: Precinct Cop (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by:
