"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
The Horse Player (1961)

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Henry Slesar (adaptation)
Henry Slesar (story)

TV Series:

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)

Original Air Date:

14 March 1961 (Season 6, Episode 22)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Father Amion discovers that the large amounts of money turning up on the collection plate come from a grateful horse player who has hit a winning streak.

Plot Keywords:

Shocking | Black Humor | Twist | Murder | Morbid

Cast

Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself - Host
Claude Rains	...	Father Amion
Ed Gardner	...	Sheridan
Percy Helton	...	Church sexton
Kenneth MacKenna	...	Bishop Cannon
Holly Bane	...	Mr. Cheever (as Mike Ragan)
William Newell	...	Second Bank Teller
David Carlile	...	First Bank Teller
Ada Murphy	...	Elderly Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jackie Carroll	...	Altar Boy #2
John Yount	...	Altar Boy #1

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1