The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Thanatos Palace Hotel
Introduction
"Thanatos Palace Hotel" was originally broadcast on 01/Feb/1965 as part of the third season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
After Robert Manner's attempt to kill himself is ruined by a fireman's net, he is invited to join a suicide club headquartered at the Thanatos Palace Hotel. The members of the club have agreed to kill each. The catach is that the victim never knows who the killer will be and never knows when the murder will occur. Robert joins the club, but falls in love with one of its members Ariane Shaw. He gets a new lease on life and decides to undermine the club in order to prevent his own death. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete Third Season - Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2013) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Herbert Coleman - producer
- Norman Lloyd - executive producer
Written by:
- André Maurois - story
- Arthur A. Ross - teleplay (as Arthur Ross)
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Angie Dickinson — cast: Ariane Shaw
- Steven Hill — cast: Robert Manners
- Barry Atwater — cast: Borchter (as G.B. Atwater)
- Bartlett Robinson — cast: Mr. J. Smith
- Rex Comeaux — cast: Devereau
- Robert Reiner — cast: The Doctor
- Charles Fredericks — cast: The Big Man
- Gail Bonney — cast: The Gray-Haired Woman
- Pat Renella — cast: The Lean Man
- Adrienne Ellis — cast: The Young Woman (as Adrianne Ellis)
- Nancy Sanderson — cast: The Nurse
- Len Hendry — cast: The Driver
- Henry Wills — cast: The 1st Cowboy
- Lew Brown — cast: The 2nd Cowboy
Cinematography by:
- William Margulies - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by:
- Lyn Murray - music score
Costume Designer: