S2E24

The Cream of the Jest

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

calendar_todayMar 10, 1957 schedule26 min

An alcoholic has-been actor tries to blackmail a producer into casting him in a new play.

broadcast_on_home Networks

NBC
CBS

star Guest Stars

James Gregory

James Gregory

Wayne Campbell

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Nick Roper

Joan Banks

Joan Banks

Lee

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Charles Gresham

Johnny Silver

Johnny Silver

Jerry the Bartender

person

Don Garrett

Pete

person

Carol Shannon

Mrs. Campbell

person

Thomas Martin

Hood

person

Lillian O'Malley

Library patron (uncredited)