Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Right Kind of Medicine
Introduction
"The Right Kind of Medicine" was originally broadcast on 19/Dec/1961 as part of the seventh season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Charlie Pugh is a burgler who one day kills a policeman in a shootout. Unfortunately, there is a witness and Charlie himself is injured. Charlie visits Dr. Vogel who prescribes pain killers. When he goes to the drug store he hears his own description on the drug store's radio. The pharmacist, Mr. Fletcher, doesn't realize Charlie is the murder and gives him the painkillers. Later Charlie returns to his apartment, but doesn't take the pain killers. He wants to stay alert in case he has to make a run for it. He decides to skip town and heads for the bus station. As he's leaving for the bus station, he sees Vernon, a clerk at the drugstore. Thinking that Vernon knows that he is a criminal, he kills him and leaves. Mr. Fletcher is called to identify Vernon's body. When he arrives, he reveals that he sent Vernon to Charlie's because he made a mistake in his prescription. Instead of giving him painkillers, he gave him a bottle of poison. (TV.com)
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Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- Henry Slesar - story & teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Robert Redford — cast: Charlie Marx
- Russell Collins — cast: Mr. Fletcher
- Joby Baker — cast: Vernon
- Bernard Kates — cast: The Witness
- King Calder — cast: The Police Lt.
- Robert Karnes — cast: The Sergeant (as Bob Karnes)
- Bert Remsen — cast: The Officer
- Gage Clarke — cast: Dr. Vogel
- Harry Swoger — cast: Mr. Grissom
- Gail Bonney — cast: Drugstore Customer (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by:
