We lost one of America's greatest actors this week. Even before his noted portrayal of Boo Radley in his first film, To Kill a Mockingbird, Robert Duvall was giving some great performances on television, as in this 1962 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Directed by John Newland from a "Max Franklin" (Richard Deming) story adapted by Robert Bloch, Duvall plays Bart Collins, a struggling actor who accidently kills a rival for a part. Now what can he do with the body -- especially that pesky head? Charles Robinson plays the unlucky victim; Carole Eastman plays Duvall's girlfriend; and William Schallert is the cop who investigates.
Enjoy.
https://archive.org/details/alfred-hitchcock-presents-s-7e-1-colorized-sd/alfred+hitchcock+presents-s7e14shrt-colorized-sd.mkv
I watched this episode in 1962 and realized Robert Duvall was an actor to watch. And, watch I did over the decades. It's a sad day when you lose such a gifted actor.
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