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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S1.E37
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Decoy

  • Episode aired Jun 10, 1956
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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Cara Williams in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
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Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.

  • Director
    • Arnold Laven
  • Writers
    • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
    • Richard Pedicini
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Robert Horton
    • Cara Williams
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Arnold Laven
    • Writers
      • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
      • Richard Pedicini
    • Stars
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Robert Horton
      • Cara Williams
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Top Cast12

    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Host
    Robert Horton
    Robert Horton
    • Gil Larkin
    Cara Williams
    Cara Williams
    • Mona Cameron
    Jack Mullaney
    Jack Mullaney
    • Dave Packard
    Philip Coolidge
    Philip Coolidge
    • Lieutenant Brandt
    David Orrick McDearmon
    • Ben Cameron
    • (as David Orrick)
    Harry Lewis
    Harry Lewis
    • Ritchie
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • Page
    Wallace Earl Laven
    • Secretary
    • (as Eileen Harley)
    Mary Jean Yamaji
    • Mrs. Sasikawa
    Edo Mita
    • Mr. Sasikawa
    Harry Tyler
    Harry Tyler
    • Theater Doorman
    • Director
      • Arnold Laven
    • Writers
      • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
      • Richard Pedicini
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    • Trivia
      Frank Gorshin's TV debut. He plays the uniformed page who shows Gil Larkin into the radio studio where Dave Packard the disc jockey did his show.
    • Quotes
      • Lieutenant Brandt: You know, Larkin, that's as involved a statement as I've ever heard. You don't think you could tell it the same way twice, do you?
    • Soundtracks
      Funeral March of a Marionette
      Written by Charles Gounod

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 10, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Shamley Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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