Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Banquo's Chair on AllMovie

One of the true classics of suspense fiction, Rupert Croft-Cooke's short story Banquo's Chair had been adapted for radio and television innumerable times before it was given the Alfred Hitchcock touch in this unforgettable episode. John Williams plays Scotland Yard inspector Brent, who is determined to prove that John Bedford (Kenneth Haigh) is the murderer of one Miss Ferguson. Unfortunately, every effort to break Bedford down has failed, forcing Brent to take drastic measures. Hiring an actress (Hilda Plowright) who looks just like the late Miss Ferguson, the inspector stages a scene whereby the smug Bedford will be confronted by the "ghost" of his victim -- and will thus be so unnerved that he will confess on the spot. Needless to say, the scheme doesn't quite yield the results that Inspector Brent had expected.