Alfred Hitchcock was already one of the most celebrated directors working in Hollywood when he was offered the opportunity to do television for NBC in 1955. ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS lasted seven seasons in a hugely successful half hour format, and the Shamley production facilities were used to shoot his most famous feature PSYCHO on a lower budget for greater maximum profit. Boris Karloff's hour long THRILLER apparently stole some of the director's thunder, for in the fall of 1962 his series became THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR for three more seasons, with John Carradine's sole contribution "Death Scene" making its broadcast Monday night March 8 1965 at 10:00. Adapted by the prolific James Bridges from a short story by Helen Nielsen first published in the May 1963 edition of ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE, it's a solid entry in the old Hollywood mold that began with "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" in 1962. The estate of the late William Randolph Hearst served as Mon-Vere, longtime home of silent movie director Gavin Revere (Carradine), confined to a wheelchair since a polo accident left him paralyzed, living with his devoted daughter Nicky (Vera Miles) in a virtual shrine to his late wife's career, having helmed every one of her vehicles. Into this secluded yet valuable estate comes Leo Manfred (James Farentino), one time actor and full time mechanic, whose recent repair of the prized Revere Duesenberg allows him access to the pretty Nicky, a romance developing under her father's watchful eye. Dismissive of any actor who lacks the perseverance to practice his craft, the old man is impressed by Leo's prowess with the car, much less so when it comes to dating his only daughter. Eventually, Revere grants his consent for the two to marry only after Manfred agrees to sign a $50,000 life insurance policy in Nicky's name, guaranteeing her the comfortable lifestyle she deserves. A surprise screening of Revere's masterpiece DEATH SCENE, inspiring gales of laughter between Manfred and his roommate Dancer (Buck Taylor) angers the director to the point of calling off the nuptials. Nicky convinces Leo that together they can get her father to reconsider, with the twist ending adding a second twist that absolutely delighted author Helen Nielsen. Among the first occasions when John Carradine was called upon to play a member of the old Hollywood guard though certainly not the last (a 1958 77 SUNSET STRIP saw him cast as an aging screenwriter), and sadly the only time he worked for Hitchcock, after two episodes for Boris Karloff's THRILLER. Of course, he had previously worked opposite Vera Miles in John Ford's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."