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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Jar (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 48 min |Crime, Drama, Horror

Charlie Hill is mesmerized by a strange jar at a carnival sideshow. He buys it from the owner, but his wife Thedy Sue is frightened and wants it thrown out. The townspeople come from miles to see it and Charlie becomes a local celebrity.

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Director

Norman Lloyd

Writers

Ray Bradbury (short story) |James Bridges (teleplay)

Producer

Norman Lloyd (producer)

Composer

Bernard Herrmann

Cinematographer

Walter Strenge (director of photography)

Editor

Edward W. Williams

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Status

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Updated 1964 Feb 14

Release date

Feb 14, 1964 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Alfred Hitchcock primary photo Alfred Hitchcock Self - Host Self - Host See fewer Psycho (1960)
Pat Buttram primary photo Pat Buttram Charlie Hill Charlie Hill See fewer Robin Hood (1973)
Collin Wilcox Paxton primary photo Collin Wilcox PaxtonThedy Sue Hill (as Collin Wilcox) Thedy Sue Hill (as Collin Wilcox) See fewer To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
William Marshall primary photo William Marshall Jahdoo Jahdoo See fewer Blacula (1972)
Jane Darwell primary photo Jane DarwellGranny Carnation Granny Carnation See fewer The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Carl Benton Reid primary photo Carl Benton ReidGramps Medknowe Gramps Medknowe See fewer In a Lonely Place (1950)
James Best primary photo James Best Tom Carmody Tom Carmody See fewer The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
George Lindsey primary photo George Lindsey Juke Marmer Juke Marmer See fewer The Aristocats (1970)
Jocelyn Brando primary photo Jocelyn Brando Emma Jane Emma Jane See fewer The Big Heat (1953)
Slim Pickens primary photo Slim Pickens Clem Carter Clem Carter See fewer Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Alice Backes primary photo Alice Backes Mrs. Tridden Mrs. Tridden See fewer Gable and Lombard (1976)
Sam Reese primary photo Sam ReeseMilt Marshall Milt Marshall See fewer In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Marlene De Lamater primary photo Marlene De LamaterEva Ann (as Marlene DeLamater) Eva Ann (as Marlene DeLamater) See fewer The Stripper (1963)
Billy Barty primary photo Billy Barty The Barker The Barker See fewer Masters of the Universe (1987)
Herman Hack primary photo Herman HackTownsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer The Tia Juana Kid (1935)
Joe Ploski primary photo Joe PloskiTownsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

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