Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Back for Christmas
"Back for Christmas" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 04/Mar/1956 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
The story was later refilmed for Roald Dahl's UK TV series "Tales of the Unexpected".
Synopsis
Herbert and Hermione Carpenter plan to leave England for a stay in America. Herbert secretly plans to stay there, while Hermione wants to return to England for Chrismas. Before leaving, Herbert kills his wife and buries her in the basement. He then goes to America. There, he receives a letter from England addressed to his wife about her Christmas gift to her husband: a wine cellar. Unfortunately, the construction requires an excavation of the Carpenters' basement. (TV.com)
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DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - associate producer
Written by:
- Francis M. Cockrell - teleplay (as Francis Cockrell)
- John Collier - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- John Williams — cast: Herbert Carpenter
- Isobel Elsom — cast: Hermione Carpenter (as Isabel Elsom)
- Arthur Gould-Porter — cast: Major Sinclair (as A.E. Gould-Porter)
- Lillian Kemble-Cooper — cast: Mrs. Sinclair (as Lily Kemble-Cooper)
- Gavin Muir — cast: Mr. Wallingford
- Katherine Warren — cast: Mrs. Freda Wallingford
- Gerald Hamer — cast: Mr. Hewitt
- Irene Tedrow — cast: Mrs. Hewitt
- Ross Ford — cast: Butler
- Theresa Harris — cast: Elsie the Servant
- Mollie Glessing — cast: Maid
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography (as John L. Russell Jr.)
Edited by:
