So ingenious, in fact, that another character in another episode ( Cheap is Cheap) would actually acknowledge it as a very clever method of dispatching somebody, were you so inclined. It is the story of how Mary Maloney attempts to get away with the murder of her husband, with a rather ingenious twist to it. Lamb to the Slaughter is a relatively light tale. Dahl contributed the much-loved Man From The South, featuring Peter Lorre and Steve McQueen, but he also offered this wonderful little murder tale about an especially inventive killing. Robert Altman, Sydney Pollack and William Friedkin were among the other directors to work on the series, and author Roald Dahl contributed some episodes as well. That said, there was just much talent behind the camera. Obviously the director himself was the host and directed seventeen episodes, but he also had a star-studded cast on hand for a great many installments. It’s amazing to think of the talent involved in some of these Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes. It’s a very worthwhile cause and you can donate here. The “For the Love of Film” blogathon this year is raising money to keep one of Hitchcock’s earlier works, The White Shadow (which he wrote, edited, designed and assistant-directed), available on-line and streaming for free. I’ll be looking at some of the episodes of the classic show that he directed.
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