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The End of Indian Summer

The End of Indian Summer

1957TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-14
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.4
IMDB Rating
719 votes

An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs. Gillespie, who has been widowed twice -- and has twice enjoyed windfalls from her husbands' life insurance.

Director
Robert Stevens
Writers
James P. Cavanagh, Maurice Baudin
Stars
Alfred Hitchcock, Steve Forrest, Gladys Cooper
Release Date
February 24, 1957
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
as Self - Host
Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest
as Joe Rogers
Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
as Marguerite Gillespie
James Gleason
James Gleason
as Howard Fieldstone
Kathleen Maguire
Kathleen Maguire
as Mrs. Rogers
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
as Sam Henderson
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Hal K. Dawson
as Graham
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Ned Wever
as Saunders
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Mason Curry
as Desk Clerk
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
as Maid

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Shamley Productions

🏷️ Keywords

black widowinsurance investigatorengaged couplescotch and sodareflection in a mirror

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Double Indemnity with a twist
by Brian_o_Vretanos2007-04-12
7/10

"A woman takes out a large insurance policy on her husband, who dies shortly afterwards. Everything seems above board, but the senior claims investigator for the insurance company smells a rat. Sound familiar? This story clearly owes a lot to Double Indemnity, though it is not as deadly serious. Joe Rogers' reputation is on the line as he is sent to re-investigate the "femme fatale" who has buried two husbands and made $100,000 in the process. We follow Joe on his journey of discovery. Not a journey of dark psychology, complex plot turns, or even comedy, but one that leads to..."

💡 Did You Know?

The title refers to Indian summer, the informal expression given to a period of sunny, warm weather in late October or early November, after the leaves have turned following an onset of frost but before the first snowfall.

📖 Synopsis

An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs. Gillespie, who has been widowed twice -- and has twice enjoyed windfalls from her husbands' life insurance.