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"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" Beyond the Sea of Death (1964)
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24 January 1964
(Season 2, Episode 14)
Plot:
An heiress finally finds a young man who loves her for herself instead of her money. After he dies in a Bolivian mine explosion, she tries to regain contact with him through an Indian mystic. | Add synopsis »
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"Beyond the Sea of Death" is one of Hitchcock's best
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Cast
(Episode Cast) (in credits order) | Alfred Hitchcock | ... | Himself - Host |
 | Mildred Dunnock | ... | Minnie Briggs |
 | Diana Hyland | ... | Grace Renford |
| Jeremy Slate | ... | Keith Holloway |
| Abraham Sofaer | ... | Dr. Shankara |
| Ann Ayars | ... | Lucy Barrington |
| Orville Sherman | ... | Charles |
| Francis De Sales | ... | Lt. Farrell |
| Vince Williams | ... | The Hotel Clerk |
| Ollie O'Toole | ... | 2nd Hotel Clerk |
| Jim Barringer | ... | The Messenger boy |
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Directed by | |||
| Alf Kjellin | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Miriam Allen DeFord | short story | |
| William D. Gordon | teleplay | |
| Alfred Hayes | teleplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Joan Harrison | .... | producer | |
| Gordon Hessler | .... | associate producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Tobey | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Edward W. Williams | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alexander A. Mayer | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Julia Heron | |||
| John McCarthy Jr. | (as John McCarthy) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Barron | .... | makeup artist | |
| Florence Bush | .... | hair stylist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Chuck Colean | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Edwin J. Somers Jr. | .... | sound (as Ed Somers) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Burton Miller | .... | costumes | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David J. O'Connell | .... | editorial department head | |
Music Department | |||
| Stanley Wilson | .... | music supervisor | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Oliver Barrett | story (one episode) | |
| George Bellak | story (one episode) | |
| Andrew Benedict | story (2 episodes) | |
| John Bingham | story (2 episodes) | |
| Nicholas Blake | story (one episode) | |
| Robert Bloch | story (4 episodes) | |
| Robert Branson | story (one episode) | |
| Thomas H. Cannan Jr. | story (one episode) | |
| Avram Davidson | story (one episode) | |
| Lewis Davidson | story (2 episodes) | |
| Amber Dean | story (one episode) | |
| Richard Denning | story (one episode) | |
| Francis Didelot | story (one episode) | |
| Nigel Elliston | story (one episode) | |
| Lee Erwin | story (one episode) | |
| Kenneth Fearing | story (one episode) | |
| Richard Fielder | story (one episode) | |
| Celia Fremlin | story (one episode) | |
| John Garden | story (one episode) | |
| Andrew Garve | story (2 episodes) | |
| C.B. Gilford | story (one episode) | |
| Robert Gould | story (one episode) | |
| Larry M. Harris | story (one episode) | |
| Elizabeth Hely | story (one episode) | |
| James Holding | story (one episode) | |
| Randall Hood | story (one episode) | |
| S.B. Hough | story (one episode) | |
| Clark Howard | story (one episode) | |
| W.W. Jacobs | story (one episode) | |
| Selwyn Jepson | story (one episode) | |
| Veronica Parker Johns | story (one episode) | |
| Henry Kane | story (2 episodes) | |
| Roland Kibbee | story (one episode) | |
| Hilda Lawrence | story (one episode) | |
| Richard Levinson | story (one episode) | |
| William Link | story (one episode) | |
| Marie Belloc Lowndes | story (one episode) | |
| John D. MacDonald | story (one episode) | |
| Margaret Manners | story (one episode) | |
| Max Marquis | story (one episode) | |
| André Maurois | story (one episode) | |
| Margaret Millar | story (one episode) | |
| Emily Neff | story (one episode) | |
| Helen Nielsen | story (one episode) | |
| V.S. Pritchett | story (one episode) | |
| Jack Ritchie | story (2 episodes) | |
| Samuel Rogers | story (one episode) | |
| Arthur A. Ross | story (one episode) | |
| Sidney Rowland | story (one episode) | |
| Mann Rubin | story (one episode) | |
| Charles Runyon | story (one episode) | |
| Henry Slesar | story (7 episodes) | |
| Boris Sobelman | story (one episode) | |
| Julian Symons | story (one episode) | |
| Robert Twohy | story (one episode) | |
| Gabrielle Upton | story (one episode) | |
| Douglas Warner | story (one episode) | |
| H.G. Wells | story (one episode) | |
| Hugh Wheeler | story (one episode) (as Patrick Quentin) | |
| Ethel Lina White | story (one episode) | |
| Cornell Woolrich | story (one episode) | |
| John Wyndham | story (one episode) | |
| James Yaffe | story (one episode) | |
Film Editing by | |||
| David J. O'Connell | |||
Sound Department | |||
| John C. Grubb | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | .... | stunts | |
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1964) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
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Diana Hyland stars as a lonely young and very wealthy woman searching desperately for love in 1964's "Beyond the Sea of Death." She finds just what's she looking for in handsome adventurous Jeremy Slate. He's working his way up through the ranks as a coal mining engineer, and the two fall madly in love. He even recites poems to her about how their love will last forever and "beyond the sea of death." Mildred Dunnock, Ms. Hyland's suspicious aunt, senses that slick Jeremy may be a con-man after her niece's money and is wary of the relationship. She becomes even more distressed when she finds out that the two have married in secret. When the poor fellow is killed in a Bolivian mining accident, however, she sympathizes with the totally bereaved Ms. Hyland. But that's only half of the story.
Inconsolable from her loss, the distraught Ms. Hyland turns to a swami called Doctor Shankara (Abraham Sofaer) who convinces her that he can communicate with her dead husband. Soon he's reading her poems from the beyond, and wouldn't you know it, they're the same exact ones that Jeremy was reciting when he was alive and well. In no time at all, Doctor Shankara has another message for her from Jeremy; he wants her to give huge chunks of money to the good doctor's "foundation." After finding out her niece is signing some gigantic checks over to this charlatan, Ms. Dunnock decides to do some investigating. She discovers that there are a slew of widows who are similarly signing over cash and property to Dr. Shankara at the behest of their late husbands. Likewise, these "beyond the sea of death" husbands were all killed in Bolivian mining accidents. Yes, it's all been a big con job and Ms. Dunnock now has to tell her niece to save what's left of her rapidly dwindling fortune. Mr. Slate isn't even dead, but instead he's in seclusion counting his money and courting new potential "widows." He and the phony doctor have been partners-in-crime from the beginning. When finally confronted with the truth about the whole conniving scenario from her aunt, Ms. Hyland just can't accept it---and displays her displeasure with reality.
"Beyond the Sea of Death" is well-acted by the entire cast and the story serves as a warning to all viewers regarding scam artists and their ilk. Of particular note is the performance of Diana Hyland. As always, she's excellent in this episode and watching her here makes one acutely aware of how tragic her early death was.