Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Dip in the Pool (1958)

Date of Original Broadcast: 1 June 1958
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Format: black and white
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CREDITS

SCRIPT
Script: Francis M. Cockrell
Story: Roald Dahl

DIRECTION
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

CAST
Doreen Lang (Emily)
Doris Lloyd (Emily's mother)
Louise Platt (Ethel Botibol)
Keenan Wynn (William Botibol)
Fay Wray (Mrs Renshaw)
Philip Bourneuf (Mr Renshaw)
Judith Brian, Margaret Curtis (passenger)
Ralph Clanton (ship's purser)
Ashley Cowan (Captain)
Owen Cunningham (auctioneer)
Michael Hadlow (waiter)
Barry Harvey (steward)
William Hughes (bidder)
Alfred Hitchcock (himself / host)

PLOT SUMMARY

Compulsive gambler William Botibol bets on the number of miles that the cruise ship he is travelling on will travel during the next 24 hours. Desperate to win, he tries to force the ship to slow down by jumping overboard - but his plan goes horribly wrong...

KEYWORDS

anthologies, gambling. cruise ships, ships

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008