Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Schartz-Metterklume Method
Introduction
"The Schartz-Metterklume Method" was originally broadcast on 12/Jun/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Mrs. Wellington picks up her new governess Miss Hope at a train station. Miss Hope critizes the Wellingtons with regard to their taste. She takes care of the children by using the The Schwartz-Metterklume Method whereby the children are allowed to run completely wild. Eventually, Mrs. Wellington fires her governess. Later, she discovers that Miss Hope is actually the wealthy and eccentric Lady Charlotte. She was not the governess, but when she was mistaken for one she decided to go along to see what would happen. (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:
- Marian B. Cockrell - teleplay (as Marian Cockrell)
- Hector Hugh Munro - story (as Saki)
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Hermione Gingold — cast: Charlotte Hope
- Elspeth March — cast: Mrs. Wellington
- Doris Lloyd — cast: Housekeeper
- Patricia Hitchcock — cast: Rose (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Noel Drayton — cast: Huggins
- Veronica Cartwright — cast
- Angela Cartwright — cast: Irenee Wellington (uncredited)
- Tom Conway — cast: Mr. Wellington (uncredited)
- Harold Innocent — cast: Vicar (uncredited)
- Norma Varden — cast: Jenny (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- John F. Warren - director of photography
Edited by:
