Alfred Hitchcock presents

  
 

Place of Shadows

  
     
 
 
     
 

 
     
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Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 26.02.56

Filmlänge: 23 Min.

Drehbuch: Robert C. Dennis

Musik: Bernard Herrmann. Zusätzliche Musik von Charles Gounod ("Funeral March of a Marionette").

Kamera: Reggie Lanning

Regie: Robert Stevens

Produzent: Alfred Hitchcock - executive producer, Joan Harrison - associate producer.

Darsteller: Everett Sloane (Father Vincente), Mark Damon (Ray Clements), Sean McClory (Brother Gerard), Everett Glass (Brother Charles), Claude Akins (Cop), Joe Downing (Floyd Unser), Harry Tyler (Train Ticket Agent), Steve Mitchell (Joey), Harve Presnell (Mitch).

Gastgeber: Alfred Hitchcock.

Inhaltsangabe: Ray Clement geht in ein entferntes Kloster und gibt vor, ein Freund eines Mannes mit dem Namen Rocco zu sein. Der liegt im Kloster nachdem er einen nahezu tödlichen Autounfall hatte. Ray will Rocco ermorden, weil Rocco ihn betrogen hatte. Vater Vincent verhindert den Mord und gibt das Geld zurück, das Rocco gestohlen hat. Ray beschließt, Rocco zu verzeihen. Später erfährt er, dass Rocco schon tot war. Er starb an Verletzungen, die er sich beim Autounfall zuzog.

Info: Schnitt: Edward W. Williams, Bauten/Dekorationsbau: Martin Obzina, Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter: James S. Redd, Kostüme: Vincent Dee, Maske: Jack Barron, Regieassistent: Richard Birnie, Ton Stab: Earl Crain Sr., costume supervisor: Vincent Dee, music supervisor: Stanley Wilson, supervising editor: Richard G. Wray.

Präsentation der TV-Show durch Alfred Hitchcock:
(Opening narration)
Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening and thank you for allowing me to come into your living rooms. Well, I'm not easily shocked, but I did expect people to dress a bit more formally before sitting in front of their sets. Now that two way television is here. Apparently, not everyone was aware of the incessant march of progress. The next improvement should be more to your liking. I understand that scientists will soon make it possible for any object thrown at the television screen to actually hit the performer. All of which reminds me of a story.
(Closing narration)
Alfred Hitchcock: Well, That was a bit of a snapper. wasn't it? The murder on tonight's program was, as usual, completely unrehearsed. In fact, we hadn't planned on having a killing at all. Our story was intended to be about a man found guilty of parking in front of a policeman. But the actors seem to have gotten out of hand. There they go again. a wild, unruly lot, those actors. I hope we have some of them left when we return with our next play, because ah... we'd be some what handicapped without actors. Until then, good night.

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