Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre The Fatal Mistake (Season 4, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Fatal Mistake (Season 4, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

An accountant is visited every month by a "friend," who bestows gifts upon his family, then collects a monthly blackmail check from the accountant. Weary of it, the accountant plans a neat little mishap for the extortionist.

Director

Mark Rydell

Writer

Jacques Gillies (teleplay)

Producer

Gordon Hessler

Composer

Bernard Herrmann (music score)

Cinematographer

John L. Russell

Editor

Howard Epstein

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Updated Nov 30, 1966

Release date

Nov 30, 1966 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 16 nominations

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Roddy McDowall Harry Carlin Harry Carlin See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Arthur Hill Donald Hammond Donald Hammond See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Michael Wilding Major Tucker Major Tucker See fewer	The Law and the Lady (1951)
Marge Redmond Nancy Hammond Nancy Hammond See fewer	Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Laurence Naismith Gordon Knight Gordon Knight See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Alice Rawlings Julia Hammond Julia Hammond See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Gilchrist Stuart Campbell (uncredited) Campbell (uncredited) See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)