Alfred Hitchcock presents

Pen Pal

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 1.11.60

Filmlänge: 23 Min.

Drehbuch: Hilary Murray nach einer Geschichte von Henry Slesar und Jay Folb

Musik:

Kamera: John F. Warren

Regie: John Brahm

Produzent: Joan Harrison, Norman Lloyd (Associate Producer).

Darsteller: Clu Gulager (Rod Collins), Gloria Ellis (Margie), Katherine Squire (Margaret Lowen), Stanley Adams (Detective Berger), Roy Montgomery (Intern) Alfred Hitchcock (Gastgeber).

Inhaltsangabe: Lieutenant Berger (Stanley Adams) pays Margaret Lowen (Katherine Squire) an unexpected visit, asking the old woman questions about her young niece, Margie. It seems Margie has been corresponding with a young man named Rod Collins (Clu Gulager - photo), who until this morning, was serving a life sentence in the State Penitentiary. Thankfully, Margie is away for the weekend with friends, but the Lieutenant says Collins might be paying a visit to her house. Margaret agrees to contact the lieutenant if Collins shows up, which he does later in the evening, breaking into her house through the window. Serving the young man food, Margaret starts a conversation and he admits that he has fallen in love with her niece, whom he wants to see. Pretending to call Margie, Margaret really phones the lieutenant, and Collins catches on to her trick. When he makes a move toward the old woman, she knocks the boy unconscious with a candlestick. The police come and pick up Collins, and after the authorities leave, Margaret begins writing a...

Info: Edward W. Williams (Schnitt), John J. Lloyd (Bauten/Dekorationsbau), James M. Walters Sr. (Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter), Jack Barron (Maskenbildner), Florence Bush (Friseur), Charles S. Gould (Regieassistenz), William H. Lynch (Ton), Vincent Dee (Leitung Kostüme), David J. O'Connell (Redaktionsleiter), Joseph E. Romero (Leitung Musik).

Neuverfilmungen:
Pen Pale 1988

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