The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Terror in Northfield (1963)
This episode is based on a mystery story penned by no less than Ellery Queen. When his son is mysteriously murdered, religious fanatic John Cooley (R.G. Armstrong) embarks upon a "mission from God" to wreak vengeance for the boy's death. Using a fragmentary clue found at the murder scene, Cooley heads to the small town of Northfield, where he holds the populace in a grip of terror. Hoping to prevent Cooley from destroying the town, Northfield sheriff Will Pearce (Dick York) sets about to solve the murder himself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dick York, Jacqueline Scott, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harvey Hart
Synopsis of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Terror in Northfield
This episode is based on a mystery story penned by no less than Ellery Queen. When his son is mysteriously murdered, religious fanatic John Cooley (R.G. Armstrong) embarks upon a "mission from God" to wreak vengeance for the boy's death. Using a fragmentary clue found at the murder scene, Cooley heads to the small town of Northfield, where he holds the populace in a grip of terror. Hoping to prevent Cooley from destroying the town, Northfield sheriff Will Pearce (Dick York) sets about to solve the murder himself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Terror in Northfield
- Dick York - Sheriff Will Pearce
- R.G. Armstrong - John Cooley
- Gertrude Flynn - Flora Sloan
- Harry Harvey, Jr. - Mayor Sanford Brown
- Katherine Squire - Mrs. LaFont
- Rob Reiner - Mr. Brown
- Bryan O'Byrne - Mr. Smith
- Dee Carroll - Woman
- Jim Boles - Grocer
- Harry Antrim - Conductor
- Jacqueline Scott - Susan Marsh
- Dennis Patrick - Frenchy La Font
- Peter Whitney - Bib Hadley
- William Newell - Mr. Jones
- Curt Conway - Dr. Burton
- Gail Bonney - Mrs. Hayes
- Raymond Guth - Farmer
- Hinton Pope - 2nd Man
- Hal Bokar - 3rd Man
- Director(s):
- Harvey Hart
- Writer(s):
- Leigh Brackett
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