The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Bonfire
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Introduction
"Bonfire" was originally broadcast on 13/Dec/1962 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
Robert Evans is a preacher who on weekdays drives a cab, having come up from the Pennsylvania coal mines. He woos a rich woman named Naomi Freshwater and kills her, to inherit her house. Mrs. Freshwater's niece Laura arrives. His efforts toward her only result in a desire to sort out her own life, the house remains hers. Evans kills her, places her body in a trunk and carries it to a firepit in the yard for burning. Later, as he is preaching to a crowd, it begins to rain. The rain puts out the fire and the contents of the trunk are revealed. The police arrive at the tent meeting. (TV.com)
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Cast and Crew
Director:
Starring:
- Patricia Collinge - cast: Naomi Freshwater
- Craig Curtis - cast: Young Man
- Craig Duncan - cast: Officer
- Peter Falk - cast: Robert Evans
- Dina Merrill - cast: Laura
- Paul von Schreiber - cast: Youth