USA, 21 April 1957
30m
35mm film, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
Series: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965) – season 2, episode 30
An American fantasy television episode directed by Jules Bricken and based on the story by A.A. Milne.
Plot Summary
Tired of the constant abuse from his wife Minnie, Ernest Findlater fantasises about a South Seas islander he names Lalage. But Lalage appears to him in real life encouraging him to murder Minnie.
Credits
Crew
Director: Jules Bricken
Shamley Productions for CBS
Associate Producer: Joan Harrison
Teleplay: Sarett Rudley [real name: Sarett Tobias]
Based on a Story by: A.A. Milne
Director of Photography: Reggie Lanning
Editor: Edward W. Williams
Music Supervisor: Stanley Wilson
Sound: Steve Bass [real name: Stephen Bass]
Costume Supervisor: Vincent Dee
Make-up: Jack Barron
Hair Stylist: Florence Bush
Art Director: John Lloyd [real name: John J. Lloyd]
Cast
Alfred Hitchcock (host)
John Williams (Ernest Findlater)
Barbara Baxley (Lalage)
Isobel Elsom (Minnie Findlater)
Walter Kingsford (Dr Manley)
A.E. Gould-Porter [real name: Arthur Gould-Porter] (Rogers)
Mollie Glessing [real name: Molly Glessing] (Bridget)
Raymond Bailey [psychiatrist in introduction]
