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The Opportunity

The Opportunity

1962TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-14
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.6
IMDB Rating
521 votes

Paul Devore is an unhappily married department store manager whose wealthy wife loathes him and refuses to divorce him, unwilling to give him half of her assets as community property. He blackmails a thirty-something shoplifter in...

Director
Robert Florey
Writers
Bryce Walton, Henry Slesar, J.W. Aaron
Stars
Alfred Hitchcock, Richard Long, Coleen Gray
Release Date
May 22, 1962
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
as Self - Host
Richard Long
Richard Long
as Paul Devore
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray
as Mrs. Lois Callen
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Rebecca Sand
as Kate Devore
Olive Dunbar
Olive Dunbar
as Mrs. Ranwiller

🎬 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

managerdepartment storeshoplifterblackmailsuffocated with a pillow

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Opportunity to spend a good time
by searchanddestroy-12025-10-20

"A really amazing little tale this AH PRESENTS plot, and a very exciting twist ending. I won't spoil it further and I hope you'll not blame me for this. Smart, not fun, but black humor is not so far either. A scheme using the usual ingredients of a husband and his wife whom he wishes to get rid of, untile, I repeat, the expected twist, the trademark of the show. Here, it is juicy, delightful, just sit and enjoy...."

📖 Synopsis

Paul Devore is an unhappily married department store manager whose wealthy wife loathes him and refuses to divorce him, unwilling to give him half of her assets as community property. He blackmails a thirty-something shoplifter in...