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The Hatbox

  • Episode aired Oct 10, 1961
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
566
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Paul Ford in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A college student tries to make the police believe that a professor has murdered his missing wife.A college student tries to make the police believe that a professor has murdered his missing wife.A college student tries to make the police believe that a professor has murdered his missing wife.

  • Director
    • Alan Crosland Jr.
  • Writer
    • Henry Slesar
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Paul Ford
    • Billy Gray
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    566
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Crosland Jr.
    • Writer
      • Henry Slesar
    • Stars
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Paul Ford
      • Billy Gray
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast5

    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Host
    Paul Ford
    Paul Ford
    • Prof. Jarvis
    Billy Gray
    Billy Gray
    • Perry Hatch
    Frank Maxwell
    Frank Maxwell
    • Lt. Roman
    Jamie Brothers
    • Denny
    • Director
      • Alan Crosland Jr.
    • Writer
      • Henry Slesar
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    • Trivia
      Professor Jarvis asks if Lt. Roman thinks he's "some kind of Crippen or Landru." Crippen refers to Hawley Harvey Crippen. His wife disappeared on January 31, 1910, and he was eventually convicted of her murder when her partial remains were found under the brick floor of his basement. He was hanged in London on November 23, 1910. Landru refers to Henri Désiré Landru. He was a serial killer convicted of the assassination of 10 women and one man (though his true victim total was almost certainly higher) between January 1915 and January 1919. He was executed by guillotine in Versailles, France on February 25, 1922.
    • Goofs
      When the suspect walks to the garbage can to throw away the hatbox, the sound of the footsteps doesn't match the motion of his feet.
    • Quotes
      • Perry Hatch: That crumb. I'd like to kick him in his baggy pants.
    • Soundtracks
      Funeral March of a Marionette
      Written by Charles Gounod

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 10, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
      • Shamley Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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