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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Horse Player (TV)

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

Original title

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Horse Playeraka

AKA

The Horse Player

Year

1961

Running time

26 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenwriter

Henry Slesar

Cast

Cinematography

John L. Russell (B&W)

Producer

Shamley Productions, NBC

Genre

Mystery | Crime. Horse Riding. Series [Alfred Hitchcock Presents]. TV Episode

Synopsis

Father Amian's church isn't in very good shape and needs an expensive new roof. At a mid-week service, a stranger leaves a'$10 bill in the collection plate. The stranger becomes a regular attendee and continues to make generous donations. Turns out the stranger, Mr. Sheridan, has taken to praying for winners and since doing so has had nothing but success at the track, winning bet after bet. Sheridan convinces Father Amian to place a bet on a sure thing and Amian regret his rash act as soon as it's done. Feelings guilty, he prays for the horse not to win, but with a surprising conclusion.

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1961

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