The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

I Saw The Whole Thing

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 11.10.62 (Staffel 1, Folge 4)

Filmlänge: 50 Min. 32 Sek.

Drehbuch: Henry Cecil Leon nach einer Geschichte von Henry Slesar

Musik: Lyn Murray

Kamera: John L. Russell

Regie: Alfred Hitchcock

Produzent: Joan Harrison, Gordon Hessler (Associate Producer)

Darsteller: John Forsythe (Michael ‘Mike’ Barnes), Kent Smith (Jerry O’Hara), Evans Evans (Penelope ‘Penny’ Sanford), John Fiedler (Malcolm Stuart), Claire Griswold (Joanne Dowling), Philip Ober (Colonel John Hoey), John Zaremba (Richard Anderson, the prosecutor, plaintiff) , Barney Phillips (Lieutenant Sweet), William Newell (Sam Peterson, the drunk), Willis Bouchey (Judge B. Neilson), Rusty Lane (Judge R. Martin), Billy Wells (George Peabody), Robert Karnes (The Police Sergeant), Maurice Manson (Doctor Palmer), Ken Harp (The Bailiff), Anthony Jochim (Foreman), Lou Byrne (Krankenschwester), Mel Jass (The Court Recorder), Marc Cavell (The Young man), Freddy Drew, Ronnie R. Rondell (Motorradfahrer), Harold Brady, Ben Pollock (The Court Clerk), Alfred Hitchcock (Moderator).

Inhaltsangabe: Ein Motorradfahrer stirbt beim Zusammenstoss mit einem Sportwagen, der Autofahrer flüchtet. Fünf Zeugen haben den Unfall beobachtet. Einen Tag später meldet sich Michael Barnes, der Eigentümer des Sportwagens, bei der Polizei. Gegen ihn wird ein Verfahren wegen fahrlässiger Tötung eingeleitet. Der Fall scheint klar: ein Toter, fünf Zeugen sowie der gefasste Täter. Trotz seiner aussichtslosen Lage will sich Barnes vor Gericht selbst verteidigen. Es gelingt ihm, die Zeugenaussagen zu zerpflücken, die samt und sonders sehr ungenau ausfallen: Seine Frau saß nämlich am Steuer des Wagens.

Info: Gedreht in den Revue Studios (23.-27. Juli 1962)

Präsentation der TV-Show durch Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening. I am organizing a key club. It seems to be the thing to do. For the uninitiated a key club is one which members can enter only if they possess a key. These clubs are terribly exclusive since membership is limited to men. My club is completely different, it is for women. Inside the club is everything a woman could want, including me. You see, I am the clubs only bunny. (clip) This evenings story is not about key clubs, it is about a man who finds himself in a unique predicament and is called ‘I Saw The Whole Thing’. If you wish to see the whole thing, I suggest you watch this spot closely for the next 60 minutes.

(middle announcement) We now take time-out to hear from an unscheduled witness, your local station. We´ve asked him to limit himself to the bare facts of the case, but unfortunately he is a garrulous fellow so I´m afraid you´re in for some extraneous details. (clip)
Oh back so soon? I thought you´d become lost among all those commercials, announcements, bulletins and reminders. Just in case you may still remember what happened in the first half of our story, we present one more distraction. (clip)

There is sad news about my new key club. It has become even more exclusive than we planned. The Sheriff is now our only member. We’ve been padlocked. (clip) I shall be back next week with another drama, scenes of which will appear in just a moment.

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