The Derelicts

Episode aired Feb 5, 1956
TV-14
30m

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6.8/10

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Cyril Delevanti and Robert Newton in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner, Alfred Sloane, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow who witnessed the crime.Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner, Alfred Sloane, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow who witnessed the crime.Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner, Alfred Sloane, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow who witnessed the crime.

Director
- Robert Stevenson
Writers
- Robert C. Dennis
- Terence Maples
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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

929

YOUR RATING

Director
- Robert Stevenson
Writers
- Robert C. Dennis
- Terence Maples
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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The two crooks are played by Johnny Silver, born John Silver, whose height was 4'11.5" (rather short) and by Robert Newton, whose best-known role was that of the pirate Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950).

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[first lines]
Himself - Host: [Alfred Hitchcock appears in coattails and top hat. He removes the hat, places it upturned on a table, and proceeds to remove cutlery including a knife, a tea cup and saucer, and a pair of salt and pepper shakers from it] Oh, good evening. I hope you don't mind but I have to eat on the job tonight. We're terribly rushed. But no matter how busy, I think the least one can do is to dress properly. Tonight's supper show is called "The Derelicts." And there isn't much to tell you about it. Naturally, we shall, uh, populate our stage with a few delinquents. Ah... Rabbit. I could have pulled that out of the hat.

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Funeral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod

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5/10

The Derelicts

The Derelicts are Fenton Shanks (Johnny Silver) a gambler and Peter Goodfellow (Robert Newton.) Both are homeless hobos but their luck is about to change.

Goodfellow saw businessman and inventor Ralph Cowell (Phillip Reed) murder his silent business partner Sloane in the park. Cowell could not pay him his share of the profits because of his grasping greedy wife Herta.

Now both have moved into Cowell's home, drink his booze, pawn his valuables and demand a monthly allowance. They have with them a note of the business relationship that Cowell had with Sloane.

Herta is not happy that her fur coats have gone. Now with the urging of Herta, Cowell plots to kill both of them.

The episode is less of a mystery with a twist. More a slight amusing morality tale. Maybe Cowell would have been better off without his greedy spoilt wife.