Alfred Hitchcock presents

The Horseplayer

Genre: Triller

Erstausstrahlung: 14.3.61

Filmlänge: 23 Min.

Drehbuch: Henry Slesar nach einer Geschichte von Henry Swanson

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Kamera: John L. Russell

Regie: Alfred Hitchcock

Produzent: Joan Harrison

Darsteller: Claude Rains (Pater Amion), Ed Gardner (Mr. Sheridan), Kenneth MacKenna (Bischof Cannon), Percy Helton (Morten, the church sexton), Mike Ragan (Mr. Cheever, the plumber), William Newell (Bank teller), David Carlile (Kassierer, silent role), Ada Murphy (alte Frau "Have mercy on us"), Jackie Carroll (Meßdiener), John Yount (Meßdiener), Holly Bane (Mr. Cheever).

Inhaltsangabe: Der eifrige Rennplatzbesucher Mr. Sheridan spendet einen Teil seines Gewinns in der Kirche, damit sein Glück sich mehre. Pater Amon läßt ihn einen Teil des Gemeindevermögens setzen, bekommt aber ein schlechtes Gewissen und betet darum, daß das Pferd nicht gewinnt.

Info: Edward W. Williams (Schnitt), Martin Obzina (Bauten/Dekorationsbau), Julia Heron und John McCarthy Jr. (Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter), Jack Barron (Maskenbildner), Florence Bush (Friseur), James H. Brown (Regieassistenz), William Russell (Ton), Vincent Dee (Garderobenleitung), David J. O'Connell (Redaktionsleiter), Joseph E. Romero (Leitung Musik).

Gedreht in den Revue Studios (4.-6. Jänner 1961).

Präsentation der TV-Show durch Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Someone had the brilliant idea that I should don this costume in order to dramatize the title of tonights play, it is called ‘The Horseplayer’. Just a moment, you forgot something. I´m sure you want to know, who authored this clever charade. His previous works include the following one-minute audio collage.

The sponsor is being unusually difficult about this matter of the horse costume. I´ve explained the labour-saving advantages of employing a real horse to do the work of two men but he is so enchanted with this pun of his, on the word horseplayer, that he insists on having it out with me. I should be back shortly. It will only take a minute to put him in his place. (clip) (music and two men in horse costume which splits into two)

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