The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Star Juror
Introduction
"The Star Juror" was originally broadcast on 15/Mar/1963 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
George Davies is mild mannered store-keeper who makes a pass on the town floozie. When she rejects him, he accidentally kills her. Unfortunately, the girl's boyfriend is arrested for the crime and put on trial. When George is appointed to the jury for the case, he finds a way to get the boy off without having to confess his own guilt. George manages to get the boy off, but the decision enrages the townspeople who boycott George's store and treat him like an outcast. The townspeople also hound the boy, who commits suicide because he cannot convince anyone that he is not a murderer. Eventually George confesses his crime to the police, but they refuse to believe him. They think he has suffered a nervous breakdown because of the harrassment and the boy's suicide. (TV.com)
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
- Norman Lloyd - producer
Written by:
- James Bridges - teleplay
- Francis Didelot - novel
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Dean Jagger — cast: George Davies
- Betty Field — cast: Jenny Davies
- Will Hutchins — cast: J.J. Fenton
- Crahan Denton — cast: Sheriff Walter Watson
- Harry Harvey — cast: Dr. Vince
- Katherine Squire — cast: Mrs. Fenton
- George Mitchell — cast: Judge Higgins
- Don Hanmer — cast: Leo Lloyd
- Ray Hemphill — cast: Deputy Pete
- Jennifer West — cast: Alice Morse
- Sammy Reese — cast: Martin Hendrix (as Sam Reese)
- Lew Brown — cast: The Prosecuting Attorney
- William Challee — cast: Jess Bartholomew
- Martine Bartlett — cast: Flossie
- Cathie Merchant — cast: Lola Penderwaller
- Dennis Guernsey — cast: Bob
- Mark Murray — cast: Jack
- Kathryn Card — cast: Elsie Grissom
- Josie Lloyd — cast: Pauline Davies
- Burt Mustin — cast: Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by:
