Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Night of the Execution
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Introduction
"Night of the Execution" was originally broadcast on 29/Dec/1957 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
D.A. Warren Selvey learns that he's on bad political ground beause of his low conviction rate. He decides to vigorously prosecute a man named Rodman. He wins the murder case and Rodman is sentenced to die. After the sentence, howeber, Selvey meets a man named Barnes who claims to have committed the crimes. Selvey is now being considered a candidate for Congress. Fearing the reprecussions of having convicted an innocent man, Selvey frightens Barnes into silence. The night Rodman is to be executed, Barnes shows up and urges Selvey to call the governor. Selvey refuses and in an ensuing struggle Barnes is killed. Selvey's political ambitions are ruined. Days later Selvey learns that Barnes was a fake. He was a crazy retired judge who would study the evidence of a case and then confess to the crime. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Three - Universal (USA, 2007) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Written by:
- Bernard C Schoenfeld
- Henry Slesar - story
Starring:
- Russell Collins - cast: Ed Barnes
- Vinton Haworth - cast: Sidney
- Pat Hingle - cast: Warren Selvy
- Harry Jackson - cast: Vance
- Georgann Johnson - cast: Doreen Selvy
- Frank Marlowe - cast: Dean
- Edward Schaaf - cast: Rodman
- Alfred Tonkel - cast: Judge