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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour/Memo from Purgatory
| Memo from Purgatory | |
| Season 3, Episode 10 | |
| Airdate | December 21, 1964 |
| Teleplay by | Harlan Ellison |
| Based on | based upon his autobiographical work "Memos from Purgatory" |
| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Produced by | Joan Harrison |
| ← 3x09 Triumph |
3x11 → Consider Her Ways |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Season Three | |
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Memo from Purgatory is the tenth episode of the third season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and the seventy-fourth episode overall.
Starring: James Caan (Jay Shaw), Lynn Loring (Filene), Walter Koenig (Tiger)
Co-Starring: Tony Musante (Candle), Zalman King (Fish)
with Simon Scott (The Defender), Mark Slade (Slats), Michael Lamont (The Trooper), Johnny Silver (Ben), Jacque Palmer (Cherry), Chuck Courtney (Ski), Jimmy Joyce (The Proprietor), Will J. White (The Guard), Leonard P. Geer (The Derelict)
Uncredited: Alfred Hitchcock (Host)
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Plot Overview
An aspiring writer moves to New York and joins a street gang in order to get insight on his story about gangs, but winds up getting in over his head when his cover is blown.
Notes
Trivia
The Show
This episode, a serious look at street gangs and youth violence, is the only episode of the series not to feature a humorous closing from Hitchcock.
