The Star Juror (15 Mar. 1963)

After killing a woman, a man is chosen to be a juror for the trial of the man accused of her murder.

Director:

Herschel Daugherty

Writers:

James Bridges (teleplay), Francis Didelot (novel)

Stars:

Alfred Hitchcock, Dean Jagger, Betty Field

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself - Host
Dean Jagger	...	George Davies
Betty Field	...	Jenny Davies
Will Hutchins	...	J.J. Fenton
Crahan Denton	...	Sheriff Walter Watson
Harry Harvey	...	Dr. Vince
Katherine Squire	...	Mrs. Fenton
George Mitchell	...	Judge Higgins
Don Hanmer	...	Leo Lloyd
Ray Hemphill	...	Deputy Pete
Jennifer West	...	Alice Morse
Sammy Reese	...	Martin Hendrix (as Sam Reese)
Lew Brown	...	The Prosecuting Attorney
William Challee	...	Jess Bartholomew
Martine Bartlett	...	Flossie

Storyline

After killing a woman, a man is chosen to be a juror for the trial of the man accused of her murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | juror | foreign language adaptation | guilty conscience | woman strangled to death | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 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?

Connections

Version of Le septième juré (1962)

User Reviews

Dean Jagger and Will Hutchins

"The Star Juror" stars Dean Jagger as mild mannered George Davies, out on a lakeside picnic with his sleeping wife Jenny (Betty Field), who comes upon the flirtatious Lola (Cathie Merchant, "The Haunted Palace"), and unwittingly strangles her when she spurns his advances. Luckily for George, the sheriff (Crahan Denton) arrests Lola's boyfriend, J. J. Fenton (Will Hutchins), who spent that afternoon in a rowboat, thinking his girl was asleep. Wracked with guilt, George decides to phone an anonymous tip to the sheriff about the real killer, but cannot bring himself to actually confess to his crime. The innocent J. J. ends up on trial for murder, with the guilty George a member of the jury! Interesting to see Will Hutchins cast against type, best remembered for his starring role in the recently cancelled TV Western SUGARFOOT.