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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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There Was an Old Woman

  • Episode aired Mar 18, 1956
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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7.1/10
1.1K
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Charles Bronson and Estelle Winwood in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Dark ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.

  • Director
    • Robert Stevenson
  • Writers
    • Marian B. Cockrell
    • Jerry Hackady
    • Hal Hackady
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Estelle Winwood
    • Charles Bronson
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Marian B. Cockrell
      • Jerry Hackady
      • Hal Hackady
    • Stars
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Estelle Winwood
      • Charles Bronson
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Host
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Monica Laughton
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Frank Bramwell
    Norma Crane
    Norma Crane
    • Lorna Bramwell
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Theodore the Milkman
    Emerson Treacy
    Emerson Treacy
    • Deli Manager
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Marian B. Cockrell
      • Jerry Hackady
      • Hal Hackady
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The title is the first line of the nursery rhyme about the woman who lived in the shoe.
    • Goofs
      In the kitchen scene where "Frank" and "Lorna" are eating out of the pan, there are moving shadows on the wall to the left of the screen that are not from the actors.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening. I have a request for those of you who are not watching television... Please turn on your set. I'm sure I look much worse in the flamboyant Technicolor of your imagination than I do in the austere black and white of television. Thank you. I'm sure that's much better. Although it may still be one color too many. Black and white are very fitting this evening. As a matter of fact, we considered edging the entire picture in black, but we gave that up. It would have been decidedly unfair to those of you with very small picture tubes, or narrow imaginations. Tonight's fable is about Monday Laughton. A nice little old lady with a penchant for funerals. You shall learn more about Miss Laughton after our sponsor gives this brief but heartfelt eulogy in behalf of his product.
    • Soundtracks
      Funeral March of a Marionette
      Written by Charles Gounod

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 18, 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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    Tech specs

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

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