Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Salvage
Introduction
"Salvage" was originally broadcast on 06/Nov/1955 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Dan Varrel is a gangster who promises revenge on Lois Williams. Lois is a nightclub singer who indirectly caused the death of his brother. When he gets out of prison he finds out that Lois is in economic trouble, the love of her life has left her and she has nothing to live for and welcomes death. Dan decides she is not all bad, and he instead wants to give her a little help. He gets her a job and helps convince her erstwhile sweetheart to marry her. Dan only does this so that his revenge will be all the sweeter as he finally shoots her dead. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One - Universal (UK, 2005) | |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One - Universal (USA, 2005) |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
- Jus Addiss (as Justus Addiss)
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - associate producer
Written by:
- Fred Freiberger - teleplay
- Richard Carr - teleplay (as Dick Carr)
- Fred Freiberger - story
Starring:
- Gene Barry — cast: Dan Varrel
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Nancy Gates — cast: Lois Williams
- Maxine Cooper — cast: Mary
- Peter Adams — cast: Tim Grady
- Elisha Cook Jr. — cast: Shorty
- Paul Bryar — cast: Lou Henry
- Edit Angold — cast: Hilda
- Virginia Christine — cast: Model
- Ralph Montgomery — cast: Drunk
- Billy Wayne — cast: Bartender
Cinematography by:
- Lester Shorr - director of photography
Edited by: