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Banquo’s Chair

Synopsis
Television drama by Francis Cockrell based on Rupert Croft-Cook’s original story. In order to get a murderer to confess, a detective hires a famous Shakespearean actress to play the ghost of the dead man, and assembles the suspect and others for a banquet.
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery

Credits

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock; Joan Harrison
Cinematographer
John L. Russell
Writer
Frank Cockrell
Production Design
George Milo
Cast
John Williams (2) 
Kenneth Haigh 
Max Adrian 
Reginald Gardiner 

Production Company

Name

Shamley Productions

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email
arsc@ucla.edu
Web
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Phone
(310) 206 5388
Fax
(310) 206 5392
Address
Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
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