Diagnosis: Danger (1 Mar. 1963)

An apparent hit-and-run turns out to be so much more. It leads to an anthrax scare that spreads through Los Angeles, but the perpetrator is elusive.

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writer:

Roland Kibbee

Stars:

Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Parks, Charles McGraw

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself - Host
Michael Parks	...	Dr. Daniel Dana
Charles McGraw	...	Dr. Simon P. Oliver
Berkeley Harris	...	Deputy Sheriff Judd
Rupert Crosse	...	Dr. Mackey
Allen Joseph	...	Dr. Abrams
Dee J. Thompson	...	Miss Nelson
Douglas Henderson	...	Huntziger
Helen Westcott	...	Mrs. Fletcher (as Hellena Westcott)
Marc Cavell	...	Alf
Gus Trikonis	...	Gordie
Marc Rambeau	...	Doug
Clarke Gordon	...	Dr. Miller
Al Ruscio	...	Dr. Taylor
Celia Lovsky	...	The Old Woman

Storyline

An apparent hit-and-run turns out to be so much more. It leads to an anthrax scare that spreads through Los Angeles, but the perpetrator is elusive.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to louis pasteur

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1963 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shamley Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sgt. Boyle: I don't want some stranger calling my house, telling my wife her husband is in the morgue naked.

User Reviews

Michael Parks and Charles McGraw

"Diagnosis:Danger" begins with a dying musician falling out of a fast moving vehicle on the freeway, who was found to have died before falling, a victim of the deadly contagion anthrax, which takes 24 hours to kill. Unbeknownst to the authorities, left behind at the scene was the bongo drum responsible, purchased in Mexico from a street peddler, which is discovered by a sanitation worker who later turns up the second victim, after losing the drum to a trio of delinquents who become the final link. Michael Parks plays the young doctor who occasionally clashes with his superior (Charles McGraw), who does things by the book, through the proper channels, all the while trying to avert a panic. Also featuring Stefan Gierasch, Helen Westcott, and Celia Lovsky.