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The Door Without a Key

The Door Without a Key

1962TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-14
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.3
IMDB Rating
545 votes

A man goes to a police station claiming memory loss, followed by a boy who says he was accidentally left behind by his father, but the desk sergeant is suspicious of both their stories.

Director
Herschel Daugherty
Writers
Norman Daniels, Irving Elman
Stars
Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Rains, John Larch
Release Date
January 16, 1962
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
as Self - Host
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
as Leonard Eldridge
John Larch
John Larch
as Sgt. Shaw
Connie Gilchrist
Connie Gilchrist
as Maggie Vanderman
David Fresco
David Fresco
as Dave
Sam Gilman
Sam Gilman
as The Squad Car Officer
Andy Romano
Andy Romano
as The Patrolman
Jimmy Hawkins
Jimmy Hawkins
as Dewey Sims
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Jeff Malloy
as Larry Rowan
Bill Mumy
Bill Mumy
as Mickey Hollins

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Shamley Productions

🏷️ Keywords

memory lossamnesiapolice stationsearching for father

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

The most unusual but heart warming, for sure
by searchanddestroy-12025-10-13

"Another episode which is largely above average, but also not in the mood at all of the AH PRESENTS series. Yes, this plot as no relation, no connection at all with most of the other episodes, let's say ninety five percent. Because I have already seen four episodes more or less like this one, I mean proposing exceptional quality and without any suspense nor murder scheme, all the usual ingredients. It looks like a Frank Capra's film from the thirties. Not naive but just smooth, full of hope and not gloomy at all. That's up to you, folks...."

💡 Did You Know?

John Larch (Sgt. Shaw) and Bill Mumy (Mickey Hollins) previously played father and son Bill and Anthony Fremont in It's a Good Life (1961).

📖 Synopsis

A man goes to a police station claiming memory loss, followed by a boy who says he was accidentally left behind by his father, but the desk sergeant is suspicious of both their stories.