Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Avon Emeralds
Introduction
"The Avon Emeralds" was originally broadcast on 22/Mar/1959 as part of the fourth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Inspector Benson follows Lady Gwendolyn Avon. It is believed that Avon intends to smuggle a valuable emerald necklace out of England in order to sell it. Benson tries to convince her to put the necklace in a vault, but she refuses. The emeralds are latter stolen. Avon has an alibi and heads to France. Benson follows and talks to the French police who are uninterested in the affair. Benson later meets up with Avon and reveals that their plan worked. He stole the necklace and now they can sell it at a hefty profit. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four - Universal (USA, 2009) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
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Alfred Hitchcock Präsentiert: Teil 2 - Koch Media Home Entertainment (Germany, 2009) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - producer
- Norman Lloyd - associate producer
Written by:
- William Fay - teleplay
- Joe Pidcock - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Roger Moore — cast: Inspector Benson
- Hazel Court — cast: Lady Gwendolyn Avon
- Gertrude Flynn — cast: Aunt Catherine Sedley
- Alan Napier — cast: Sir Charles Harrington
- Ralph Clanton — cast: Mr. Saunders
- Richard Lupino — cast: Ives
- Barry Harvey — cast: Police Sergeant Hodges
- Louis Mercier — cast: Commissionaire Jouin Clement (as Louis G. Mercier)
- Leonard Mudie — cast: Assayer (uncredited)
Cinematography by:
- Lionel Lindon - director of photography
Edited by:
