The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Terror at Northfield
Introduction
"Terror at Northfield" was originally broadcast on 11/Oct/1963 as part of the second season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
When his teenage son Tommy is found murdered in the town of Northfield, John Cooley sets out to avenge the boys death. John is a religious fanatic who believes he is on a mission from God. When he finds a piece of car headlight at the murder scene, he seeks out and kills the car's original owner Frency La Font and an elderly librarian who had some connection to the car. With all the murders, the residents of Northfield are unstandably shaken. They demand that Sheriff Will Pearce solve the case. Unfortunately, Pearce's girlfriend Susan Marsh falls under Cooley's suspicions since she bought the car from La Font. His attempt to kill her, however, is foiled at the last second by the timely arrival of Sheriff Pearce. Pearce explains that La Font murdered Tommy and confessed to it in his last will and testament. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete Second Season - Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2013) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
- Norman Lloyd - executive producer
- Charles Russell - producer
Written by:
- Leigh Brackett - teleplay
- Frederic Dannay - short story (as Ellery Queen)
- Manfred Lee - short story (as Ellery Queen)
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Dick York — cast: Sheriff Will Pearce
- Jacqueline Scott — cast: Susan Marsh
- R.G. Armstrong — cast: John Cooley
- Katherine Squire — cast: Mrs. La Font
- Peter Whitney — cast: Bib Hadley
- Dennis Patrick — cast: Frenchy La Font
- Curt Conway — cast: Dr. Buxton
- Gertrude Flynn — cast: Flora Sloan
- Jim Boles — cast: The Grocer
- Harry Harvey — cast: Mayor Sanford Brown (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
- Raymond Guth — cast: The Farmer
- Bryan O'Byrne — cast: Mr. Smith
- Gail Bonney — cast: Mrs. Hayes
- Hal Bokar — cast: The 3rd Man
- William Newell — cast: Mr. Jones
- Harry Antrim — cast: The Councilman
- Robert Reiner — cast: Mr. Brown
- Hinton Pope — cast: The 2nd Man
- Dee Carroll — cast: The Woman
- Kenner G. Kemp — cast: Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- William Margulies - director of photography
Edited by:
- Bud S. Isaacs
- Douglas Stewart (as Douglas Steward)
Original Music by:
