"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
The Baby Sitter (1956)

Director:

Robert Stevens

Writers:

Sarett Rudley (teleplay)
Emily Neff (story)

TV Series:

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)

Original Air Date:

6 May 1956 (Season 1, Episode 32)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

When a woman for whom she was working is murdered, baby-sitter Lottie Slocum is excited to be the center of attention, and she also hopes to become closer to the dead woman's husband.

Plot Keywords:

Police Detective | Murder Suspect | Questioning | Strangulation | Murder

Cast

Thelma Ritter	...	Lottie Slocum
Mary Wickes	...	Blanche Armstaedter
Carole Mathews	...	Clara Nash (as Carol Mathews)
Theodore Newton	...	Mr. Nash
Rebecca Welles	...	Janie (as Reba Tassel)
Michael Ansara	...	Mr. DeMario
Ray Teal	...	Police Detective

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

Unwatchable

Over-acting ridiculously as always, thoroughly classless mess Thelma Ritter ruins any potential this one may have had. I did watch it to the end, though, so I must be some sort of masochist. Since I have to fill up more space in order for this comment to be accepted, I'll talk about "AH Presents" in general, making this observation: When the episodes are bad on this show, they are spectacularly bad, not simply cruddy. Another episode I loathe is "Shopping for Death." Not only was it awful, but the title is totally irrelevant. However, the series on the whole is quite good, and Hitch is often hilariously funny in his intros, and when he pokes fun of the 'sponsors.' Delightful, really.