Norman Bel Geddes was also the co-writer of this 1936 play of the same name, and the set designer for this movie.Ģ0 years later, Hitchcock met Barbara Bel Geddes, Norman’s daughter for lunch. Her father accompanied the leading lady Sylvia Sidney to this event. Back then, her father industrial designer, Norman Bel Geddes, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma attended the Dead End (1937) premiere. This leading lady’s links to the Master of Suspense appear to go back to 1937. This actress is now known – to my generation – as Miss Ellie (Ewing Farlow) in TV’s Dallas (1978-91). The episode also stars one of Hitchcock’s most popular leading ladies in this series, Barbara Bel Geddes. The icing on the cake, for this particular Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode, was that it was directed by the Master of Suspense himself. Dahl was an author best remembered for writing the Bond film, You Only Live Twice (1967) and penning those children’s books including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Through the series episodes’ storylines, I read about a crime of passion tale named Lamb to the Slaughter (1958) that had all the right ingredients.īoth the story and screenplay were written by Roald Dahl. ![]() Opening to The Best of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Volume One 1986 VHS, MrServoRetro and photos © NBCUniversal Television DistributionĪfter I watched the Dead Weight(1959) episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-62), this story immediately whetted my appetite for more of this TV suspense series.
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