Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Hands of Mr. Ottermole
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Introduction
"The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" was originally broadcast on 05/May/1957 as part of the second season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police. Later, the annoying reporter discovers that the strangler is a policeman. He finds out too late and is killed by the policeman because "Ideas came into his hands". (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (UK, 2007) Amazon (UK) PAL 1.33:1 
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| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (USA, 2006) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Written by:
- Thomas Burke - story
- Francis M Cockrell
Starring:
- Theodore Bikel - cast: Mr. Ottermole
- Rhys Williams - cast: Mr. Summers
- Torin Thatcher - cast: Constable Johnson
- Charles Davis - cast: Reporter
- John Trayne - cast: Policeman Peterson
- Barry Harvey - cast: Whybrow's Nephew
- Arthur Gould-Porter - cast: Herbert Whybrow
- Nora O'Mahoney - cast: Flower Lady
- Nelson Welch - cast: Neighbor
- James McCallion - cast: Bartender Ben
- Hilda Plowright - cast: Mrs. Whybrow
- Gerald Hamer - cast: Jimmy the Blindman