The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Dark Pool (1963)
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While on a drinking binge, Dianne Castillejo (Lois Nettleton) accidentally caused the drowning death of her adopted son, but managed to persuade the child's governess to take the blame. Now a recovering alcoholic, Dianne is finally getting her life back in order when she is visited by Consuela Sandino (Madlyn Rhue), who claims to be the dead child's birth mother -- and who demands a huge amount of money to keep her from revealing Dianne's guilt to the police. Ultimately, Consuela is allowed to move into Dianne's home, where she conducts a systematic campaign to drive Dianne back to the bottle -- and to steal Dianne's rich and influential husband, Victor (Anthony George). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lois Nettleton, Anthony George, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jack Smight
Synopsis of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Dark Pool
While on a drinking binge, Dianne Castillejo (Lois Nettleton) accidentally caused the drowning death of her adopted son, but managed to persuade the child's governess to take the blame. Now a recovering alcoholic, Dianne is finally getting her life back in order when she is visited by Consuela Sandino (Madlyn Rhue), who claims to be the dead child's birth mother -- and who demands a huge amount of money to keep her from revealing Dianne's guilt to the police. Ultimately, Consuela is allowed to move into Dianne's home, where she conducts a systematic campaign to drive Dianne back to the bottle -- and to steal Dianne's rich and influential husband, Victor (Anthony George). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Dark Pool
- Lois Nettleton - Dianne Castillejo
- Madlyn Rhue - Consuela Sandino
- David White - Lance Hawthorne
- John Zaremba - Coroner
- Walter Woolf King - Sen. Hayes
- Anthony George - Victor Castillejo
- Doris Lloyd - Mrs. Gibbs
- Eugene Iglesias - Pedro
- Isobel Elsom - Sister Marie-Therese
- Director(s):
- Jack Smight
- Writer(s):
- William D. Gordon, Alec Coppel
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