Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Cure
Introduction
"The Cure" was originally broadcast on 24/Jan/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Jeff Jensen searches the Amazon for oil with a middle-aged man and his wife Marie. One night, Jensen is startled to discover Maria holding a knife on him. His servant Luiz stops her before she can do anything. Jeff tells Luiz and his business partner Mike to take her to a head shrinker. Maria likes this idea since she hopes to talk Mike into killing Luiz. Later Luiz returns and reveals that he had been forced to kill Mike. He also adds that everything else went smoothly. He proudly displays Marie's shrunken head. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five - Universal (USA, 2012) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Robert Bloch - story
- Michael Pertwee - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Nehemiah Persoff — cast: Jeff Jensen
- Peter Mark Richman — cast: Mike (as Mark Richman)
- Cara Williams — cast: Marie Jensen
- Leonard Strong — cast: Luiz
- Jhean Burton — cast: Chita
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by:
