I Killed the Count is a 1957 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Alec Coppel.[1]
| "I Killed the Count" | |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes | |
| Episode nos. | Season 2 Episodes 25-27 |
| Directed by | Robert Stevens |
| Written by | Francis M. Cockrell |
| Original air date | March 17, 1957-March 31, 1957 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
Alec Coppel had worked on the scripts for a number of Hitchcock films including To Catch a Thief and Vertigo. The adaptation was told over three episodes, the only serialised story in the history of the show.[2] This made it effectively a feature-length movie for television.[3]
Cast
edit- John Williams as Inspector Davidson
- Anthony Dawson as Count Victor Mattoni
- Charles Davis as Detective Raines
- Alan Napier as Lord Sorrington
- Pat Hitchcock as Polly Stephens
- Charles Cooper as Bernard K. Froy
- Melville Cooper as Mullet
- Arthur Gould-Porter as Clifton
- Kendrick Huxham as Mr. Martin
- Jered Barclay as Peters
- George Pelling as Johnson
Reception
editThe Baltimore Sun felt "it fits perfectly into the suspenseful pattern" of the series and that Williams was "excellent".[4]
The Plain Dealer called it "an amusing mystery" with a "very good" cast.[5]
The Des Moines Register felt the last episode was "an amusing, leisurely chapter with top performances and production."[6]
References
edit- ^ Erickson, Hal. "I Killed the Count (1939) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ McGilligan, Patrick (2003). Alfred Hitchcock: a life in darkness and light. p. 542.
- ^ Bianculli, David (2016). The platinum age of television: from I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific. p. 498.
- ^ "Look and listen". The Baltimore Sun. March 26, 1957. p. 12.
- ^ "Hitchcock present unique experiment in mystery serial". The Plain Dealer. April 7, 1957. p. 7G.
- ^ "Alfred Hitchcock". The Des Moines Register. March 31, 1957. p. 5.
External links
edit- Part One at IMDb
- Part Two at IMDb
- Part Three at IMDb
- 1957 TV Version at AustLit