Original-Titel: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Perfect Crime
Deutscher Titel: Alfred Hitchcock zeigt: Das perfekte Verbrechen
Genre: Thriller
Studio: Revue Studios, 17.-19. Juli
Erstausstrahlung: 20.10.57
Filmlänge: 25 Min.
Drehbuch: Stirling Silliphant nach einer Geschichte von Ben Ray Redman
Musik: ?, zusätzliche Musik von Charles Gounod (from "Funeral
March of a Marionette") (main theme)
Kamera: John L. Russell
Regie: Alfred Hitchcock
Produzent: Joan Harrison (associate producer)
Darsteller: Vincent Price - Charles Courtney, der Kriminologe, James Gregory - John Gregory, Gavin Gordon - Ernest West, Marianne Stewart - Alice West, Mark Dana - Harrington, Charles Webster - Reporter ?, John Zaremba - Fotograf, Nick Nicholson - Reporter ?, Therese Lyon - West's Housekeeper, Alfred Hitchcock - Gastgeber (Host)
Inhaltsangabe: Der Kriminologe Courtney bringt in Erfahrung, daß er einen Unschuldigen an den Galgen gebracht hat. Der Überbringer dieser Botschaft sieht einem schaurigen Ende entgegen.
Info: Schnitt: Edward W. Williams, Bauten/Dekorationsbau: John J. Lloyd, Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter: James S. Redd, Frisuren: Florence Bush, Maske: Robert Dawn, Regieassistenten: Hilton A. Green, Ton Stab: William H. Lynch, costume supervisor: Vincent Dee, music supervisor: Stanley Wilson, editorial supervisor: Richard G. Wray.
Präsentation der TV-Show durch Alfred Hitchcock: (Smoking a pipe) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and Dr. Watson wherever you are. (blowing bubbles) Tonights case is a ... (blowing bubbles), tonights case is called ‘The Perfect Crime’. I´m not sure who it was who said, a perfect crime is exactly the same as a perfect marriage. Their being perfect (beating bubbles) depends on you not being caught. Tonight we plan ... (beating bubbles) This is exactly why I never take my pipe to bed, if you fall asleep you can be bubbled to death. And now join me, if you will, while we contemplate ‘The Perfect Crime’. (blowing bubbles)
(Hitch in Courtney´s study) I regret to inform you that Courtney did not retain his last trophy very long, he was caught. A charwoman knocked over the precious vase breaking it into pieces. A few of them identifiable as ... bits of Mr. Gregory. You see the gold-fillings in his teeth had resisted the heat of the kiln, but all the good doctors and all the good police couldn´t put Mr. Gregory together again. As for the charwoman, she became the pride of the press. (toast of the tabloids at MoTR and on Ch26) Here is where the real historical significance of the case lies. Ever since, cleaningwomen the world over have been knocking over vases, trying to emulate her success. That´s all until next time when we shall be back with another, though imperfect crime. Good night. (at MoTR and Ch26, there was another ending) And now, less you conclude that crimes against society are in-variably punished, allow me to cite the following example, after which I´ll pop back. (clip) Indeed, there ought to be a law, but one of these days, he´ll be caught. Why don´t you tune in next week and see. Good night.
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