Alfred Hitchcock presents

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 3.7.62 (Staffel 7, Folge 39)

Filmlänge: 30 Min.

Drehbuch: Robert Bloch

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Kamera: John L. Russell

Regie: Joseph Leytis

Produzent: Joan Harrison, Alfred Hitchcock, Norman Lloyd (Associate Producer)

Darsteller: Brandon de Wilde (Hugo), David J. Stewart (Sadini), Diana Dors (Irene)Alfred Hitchcock (Moderator).

Inhaltsangabe: Hugo is a retarded boy without a home. He is taken in by a kind carnival magician Sadini. Sadini's deceiful wife, Irene, performs in her husband's act as the woman whose body is, supposedly, sawed in half. Irene manipulates Hugo into killing her husband. She says she wants to start a new act with Hugo and convinces him that he can perform the sawing the woman in half trick because the magic is in the wand. Hugo killes Sadini for her, but then she backs out on her promise. Hugo knocks out Irene in a struggle. He then decides to attempt the trick and ends up sawing Irene in half for real.

Info: This rather grisly episode was denied network broadcast, but is shown in syndication.

Edward W. Williams (Schnitt), Martin Obzina (Bauten/Dekorationsbau), John McCarthy Jr. und James Redd (Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter), Jack Barron (Maskenbildner), Florence Bush (Friseur), Edward K. Dodds (Regieassistenz), John W. Rixey (Ton), Vincent Dee (Leitung Kostüme), David J. O'Connell (editorial department head), Joseph E. Romero (Leitung Musik).

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