Alfred Hitchcock presents

Deathmate

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 18.4.61

Filmlänge: 23 Min.

Drehbuch: Bill S. Ballinger nach einer Geschichte von James Causey

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Regie: Alan Crosland, Jr.

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Darsteller: Gia Scala (Lisa Talbot), Lee Philips (Ben Conan), Les Tremayne (Peter Talbot), Russell Collins (Alvin Moss), Ann Staunton (Woman).

Inhaltsangabe: Ben Conant (Lee Philips) is a con artist sleeping with a married woman (Gia Scala), whose wealthy husband has turned into an alcoholic. Ben is startled one day when he discovers a detective (Russell Collins) following him. Believing Lisa's husband Peter (Les Tremayne) is to blame, he informs her, and the two decide to kill the drunk. To make his death look natural, Ben tries to bring on a second heart attack by starting a confrontation that surprisingly leads to a fight. After knocking Peter out Ben drags his body to the bathroom and puts him in a filled bathtub. making plans to tell the police that he had a heart attack and drowned. The detective arrives and doesn't fall for the story, as it was Lisa who actually hired him. It also turns out that Lisa's husband never had a previous heart attack. With Lisa now set to inherit her husband's fortune, it seems that she out-conned the con man.

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Neuverfilmungen:
Deathmate 1987

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