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The Test

  • Episode aired Feb 20, 1962
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
484
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Brian Keith and Rod Lauren in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A lawyer defending a 17-year-old who's on trial for stabbing a man to death wants to use a controversial chemical test to show if the weapon ever had blood on it.A lawyer defending a 17-year-old who's on trial for stabbing a man to death wants to use a controversial chemical test to show if the weapon ever had blood on it.A lawyer defending a 17-year-old who's on trial for stabbing a man to death wants to use a controversial chemical test to show if the weapon ever had blood on it.

  • Director
    • Boris Sagal
  • Writer
    • Henry Slesar
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Brian Keith
    • Eduardo Ciannelli
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    484
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Boris Sagal
    • Writer
      • Henry Slesar
    • Stars
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Brian Keith
      • Eduardo Ciannelli
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Host
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Vernon Wedge
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Mr. Marino
    Rod Lauren
    Rod Lauren
    • Benjy Marino
    William Bramley
    William Bramley
    • Dr. Hagerty
    Steve Gravers
    Steve Gravers
    • Wickers
    Rusty Lane
    Rusty Lane
    • The Judge
    Eve McVeagh
    Eve McVeagh
    • Mrs. Archer
    Tenen Holtz
    Tenen Holtz
    • Sol Dankers
    Dee J. Thompson
    • Olga
    Kenneth Harp
    Kenneth Harp
    • The Bailiff
    • (as Ken Harp)
    Dick Hilleary
    • Jury Foreman
    Arline Bletcher
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cherney
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Lillian O'Malley
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Raisch
    Bill Raisch
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Raven
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Boris Sagal
    • Writer
      • Henry Slesar
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    • Trivia
      Eduardo Ciannelli, who plays the father in The Test (1962), played the priest in the previous episode Strange Miracle (1962).
    • Goofs
      Mr. Wedge states that if the result of the test is negative, Mr. Marino would be guilty. Since the test is searching for the presence of blood, the test would need to be positive for Mr. Marino to be proven guilty.
    • Quotes
      • [afterword]
      • Self - Host: Those of you with a passion for peripheral detail will be interested in knowing that the actual killers in this case were ultimately brought to justice. As for this next detail, it is a television commercial, an item for which I have a passion. Frankly, I like them because I feel so wonderful when they're over, which is when I shall next see you.
      • [commercial]
      • Self - Host: I hope you have enjoyed singing along with Hitch. It is the best way I know to indulge in a community sing without actually having to rub elbows with one's neighbors. Next week, we shall be back, myself and all the gang. Until then, good night.
    • Connections
      Spoofs Sing Along with Mitch (1961)
    • Soundtracks
      Funeral March of a Marionette
      Written by Charles Gounod

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 20, 1962 (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
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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