Alfred Hitchcock Presents : The Gentleman From America (1956)
Directed by Robert Stevens
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Anthology Series [TV] |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
A short story by once-notorious novelist Michael Arlen is the basis for this episode, in which a pair of British practical jokers place a bet with visiting American Howard Latimer (Biff McGuire) that he won't be able to spend an entire night in a supposedly haunted mansion. Though he does not scare easily, Latimer is aghast when he is seemingly confronted by the "ghost" of a young murder victim named Julia. Two years pass before Latimer again crosses paths with the men who made the bet -- and the results aren't pretty. An earlier version of "The Gentleman from America" was released in the U.K. as the 1948 theatrical feature The Fatal Night.