The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Magic Shop

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 10.1.64 (Staffel 2, Folge 13)

Filmlänge: 60 Min.

Drehbuch: John Collier nach einer Geschichte von H.G. Wells

Musik: Lyn Murray

Kamera: John F. Warren

Regie: Robert Stevens

Produzent: Joan Harrison, Gordon Hessler (Associate Producer)

Darsteller: William Sargent (Dr. Stone), Brian Corcoran (Eric), Rolfe Sedan (Old man), Audrey Swanson (Eric's Mother), Paul Hartman (Adams), Peggy McCay (Hilda Grainger), Ted de Corsia (Herlie), John Megna (Anthony 'Tony' Grainger), Leslie Nielsen (Steven Grainger), David Opatoshu (Dulong), Rob Reiner (Intern), Hugh Sanders (First cop), Alfred Hitchcock (Moderator) .

Inhaltsangabe: Tony Grainger is a young boy who gets fifteen dollars for his birthday. He asks his father Steven to take him to an out-of-the-way magic shop so that he can spend it. Mr. Dulong, the mysterious owner of the shop, takes an interest in the boy and agrees to teach him everything he knows about magic. Despite his father's protests Tony is invited to step into a cabinet by Mr. Dulong. Ignoring his father, Tony steps inside and promptly disappears. When Mr. Dulong, himself, disappears Steven is shocked. The next day Tony comes out of the cabinet and acts like nothing happened. Eventually the Grainger's realize that there son has become a master of black magic and that they are helpless in the face of his dark power.

Info: Schnitt: Edward W. Williams. Bauten/Dekorationsbau: Alexander A. Mayer. Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter: John McCarthy Jr. und Mac Mulcahy. Maskenbildner: Jack Barron. Friseur: Florence Bush.

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