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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Second Verdict

  • Episode aired May 29, 1964
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Frank Gorshin and Harold J. Stone in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
  • Crime
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  • Horror
An ethical lawyer becomes very disturbed about what to do when the client he just got acquitted of murder brags that he committed the crime.An ethical lawyer becomes very disturbed about what to do when the client he just got acquitted of murder brags that he committed the crime.An ethical lawyer becomes very disturbed about what to do when the client he just got acquitted of murder brags that he committed the crime.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
275
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lewis Teague
  • Writers
    • Alfred Hayes(teleplay)
    • Henry Slesar(story)
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Martin Landau
    • Frank Gorshin
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  • Director
    • Lewis Teague
  • Writers
    • Alfred Hayes(teleplay)
    • Henry Slesar(story)
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Martin Landau
    • Frank Gorshin
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    • 6User reviews
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    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Ned Murrayas Ned Murray
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • Lew Rydellas Lew Rydell
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Melanie Rydellas Melanie Rydell
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Tony Hardemanas Tony Hardeman
    Nancy Kovack
    Nancy Kovack
    • Karen Ostermanas Karen Osterman
    Harold J. Stone
    Harold J. Stone
    • Mr. Ostermanas Mr. Osterman
    Richard Hale
    Richard Hale
    • Judge Arthuras Judge Arthur
    Michael Beirne
    • Tom Baileyas Tom Bailey
    Richard Guizon
    • Bailiffas Bailiff
    • (as Richard F. Guizon)
    William Remick
    • The Jury Foremanas The Jury Foreman
    Helen Mayon
    • The Maidas The Maid
    • Director
      • Lewis Teague
    • Writers
      • Alfred Hayes(teleplay)
      • Henry Slesar(story) (teleplay)
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    Attorney Ned Murray wins traveling salesman Lew Rydell a not guilty verdict in a murder trial. An hour later, Rydell tells Murray that he murdered the victim, a delivery boy, because he flirted with his wife, Melanie. Murray wants justice and threatens to go to the D.A., contrary to the admonishment of his senior partner, H.E. Osterman, and Osterman's daughter, Karen, Murray's fiancée. Murray also confronts Melanie about Lew's guilt, inflaming Lew's jealousy. Murray has a rather shady friend, Tony Hardeman, who offers to personally administer capital punishment to Lew. Murray discusses the case with Judge Arthur, and decides to leave Lew alone, but rushes to the Rydell apartment, only to discover that Lew has killed Tony. Murray offers to defend Lew at his next murder trial. —Lew Amack
    • teleplay adapted by author
    • based on short story
    • murder trial
    • jealousy
    • capital punishment
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    • Trivia
      This story was retold on the popular radio drama The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. That radio drama was called "After the Verdict" and was first broadcast on February 6, 1974. CBS frequently re-used stories from its television dramas in CBSRMT.
    • Goofs
      During the car ride through the theater district immediately following the courtroom scene at the beginning of the story, identical marquees are repeatedly seen through the rear windows as the car travels.

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    What a thrilling, very clever, brilliant story and so in the typical AH series style. It would remind me Richard Marquand's JAGGED EDGE back in 1986. But just a little, a lawyer defending a finally guilty innocent man... This scheme has although been used before, I assure you. I won't tell much more, than the other two guys have already said about this episode. Just one thing is weird: the director: Lewis Teague, you know the B movies director from the seventies and also eighties, who gave us CUJO, ALLIGATOR, a man who worked for Roger Corman enterprises...So I did not know he began his career with a Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode. And in 1964. And if you check his filmography you'll notice that he did absolutely nothing between this time and the early seventies: acting, directing, producing, editing... Nothing. So what the hell did he do during all that time?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 1964 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
      • Shamley Productions
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    • Runtime
      48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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