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The Gloating Place

The Gloating Place

1961TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-14
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
508 votes

Desperate for attention, particularly from the prom king, Susan Harper fabricates a crime. As the requests from the police and press feed her craving, she adds details-never suspecting those details could become a problem.

Director
Alan Crosland Jr.
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alfred Hitchcock, Susan Harrison, Hank Brandt
Release Date
May 16, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
as Self - Host
Susan Harrison
Susan Harrison
as Susan Harper
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Hank Brandt
as Police Investigator
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Erin O'Brien-Moore
as Mrs. Linda Harper
King Calder
King Calder
as Mr. Harper
Marta Kristen
Marta Kristen
as Marjorie Stone
Tom Gilleran
Tom Gilleran
as Tom
David Fresco
David Fresco
as Photographer
Tyler McVey
Tyler McVey
as Sgt. Martin
Monika Henreid
Monika Henreid
as Eva the Student

🎬 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

false accusationlying to the policewhite glovestalking to one's reflectionreflection in a pond

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Teen Years Are Tough
by Hitchcoc2021-05-30
7/10

"A girl who is pretty much ignored by her peers decides to bring attention to herself by pretending to be assaulted. The thing is that she must up her game because her story gets less and less interesting (like all old news). I agree that the ending was obvious and lacked creativity...."

💡 Did You Know?

The high school that Susan comes out of in the first scene is Shamley High School, a reference to Alfred Hitchcock's production company used for the series.

📖 Synopsis

Desperate for attention, particularly from the prom king, Susan Harper fabricates a crime. As the requests from the police and press feed her craving, she adds details-never suspecting those details could become a problem.