Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Cream of the Jest (Season 2, Episode 24)
TV-14
TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Cream of the Jest (Season 2, Episode 24)

TV-14

TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Broken-down actor Charles Gresham, who has a weakness for booze, demands that playwright Wayne Campbell give him a part. When Campbell refuses, Gresham resorts to blackmail.

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Alfred Hitchcock Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Claude Rains Charles Gresham Charles Gresham See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
James Gregory Wayne Campbell Wayne Campbell See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Paul Picerni Nick Roper Nick Roper See fewer	Capricorn One (1977)
Joan Banks Lee Lee See fewer	Cry Danger (1951)
Johnny Silver Jerry the Bartender Jerry the Bartender See fewer	Guys and Dolls (1955)
Don Garrett Pete Pete See fewer	Murder by Contract (1958)
Carol Shannon Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Campbell See fewer	Hot Cars (1956)
Thomas Martin Hood Hood See fewer	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Lillian O'Malley Library patron (intro) (uncredited) Library patron (intro) (uncredited) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)