"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Salvage (1955)

Director:

Jus Addiss

Writers:

Fred Freiberger (teleplay) &
Richard Carr (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)

Original Air Date:

6 November 1955 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A gangster, just released from prison, goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death.

Plot Keywords:

Release From Prison | Dressmaker | Gangster | Death Of Brother | Revenge

Cast

Gene Barry	...	Dan Varrel
Nancy Gates	...	Lois Williams
Maxine Cooper	...	Mary
Peter Adams	...	Tim Grady
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Shorty
Paul Bryar	...	Lou Henry
Edit Angold	...	Hilda
Virginia Christine	...	Model
Ralph Montgomery	...	Drunk
Billy Wayne	...	Bartender

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Company:

Shamley Productions

Film Noir Candy

Caught this one on Late Night TV. As a child of mid-fifties, I'm naturally prone to like ladies and gents from that epoch, as they bring to mind mom and dad. The men's dresses were smart and the ladies looked like a woman should.

This episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents gives the extra bonus of seeing Gene Barry before the classic Bat Masterson times. Man, do I love the epoch! Yes I do, and this Film Noir Candy gets an eight for that. It's a sign of true cinematic art that this part of a TV series has stood the test of time.

As I don't like giving away spoilers, I just point to the Hitchcockean cruelty in the storyline. Sir Alfred didn't seem to believe in Christian values. He'd been immensely popular in Ancient Rome.

Cold and nice as a water melon in a fridge -- stabbed with a fruit knife.