Il ladro (1956)
Manny Ballyster è un povero suonatore di contrabbasso che a stento riesce a mantenere la sua famiglia. Ciononostante è soddisfatto della sua vita dedicata tutta al lavoro e ai suoi affetti. Una sera, rientrando a casa, trova ancora sveglia la moglie Rosa, che a causa di un forte mal di denti non è riuscita ad addormentarsi. Il dentista che viene chiamato a visitarla dichiara che per la cura servono trecento dollari, una cifra altissima per Manny che si trova nella condizione di dover chiedere un prestito. La mattina seguente si reca così presso l'agenzia di una Compagnia d'Assicurazione e qui succede l'imprevedibile: alcune impiegate credono di riconoscere in lui il delinquente che qualche giorno prima aveva commesso una rapina nell'agenzia. Da quel momento tutto sembra mettersi contro il povero suonatore finchè?...
Direttore:
Alfred Hitchcock
Scrittori:
Angus MacPhail, Maxwell Anderson.
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Henry Fonda as Manny Balestrero |
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Vera Miles as Rose Balestrero |
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Anthony Quayle as Frank D. O'Connor |
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Harold J. Stone as . Bowers |
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Charles Cooper as Matthews |
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John Heldabrand as Tomasini |
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Esther Minciotti as Mama Balestrero |
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Doreen Lang as Ann James |
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Laurinda Barrett as Constance Willis |
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Norma Connolly as Betty Todd |
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Nehemiah Persoff as Gene Conforti |
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Lola D'Annunzio as Olga Conforti |
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Kippy Campbell as Robert Balestrero |
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Robert Essen as Gregory Balestrero |
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Richard Robbins as Daniel |
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Dayton Lummis as Judge Groat |
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Peggy Webber as Miss Dennerly |
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Alfred Hitchcock as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Charles Aidman as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited) |
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Mary Boylan as Curious Deli Customer (uncredited) |
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Bonnie Franklin as Young Girl (uncredited) |
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Bernard Herrmann as Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Werner Klemperer as Dr. Bannay (uncredited) |
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Patricia Morrow as Young Girl (uncredited) |
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Harry Dean Stanton as Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited) |
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Tuesday Weld as Giggly Girl (uncredited) |
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Maurice Wells as Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited) |
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Henry Beckman as Prisoner at Arraignment Hearing (uncredited) |
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Paul Bryar as Interrogation Officer (uncredited) |
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David Kelly as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Donald May as Arresting Patrolman (uncredited) |
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Frances Reid as Mrs. O'Connor (voice) (uncredited) |
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Penny Santon as Spanish Woman (uncredited) |
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Clarence Straight as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Emerson Treacy as Mr. Wendon (uncredited) |
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John Vivyan as Detective Holman (uncredited) |
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Ray Bennett as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Dee Carroll as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Writing | Angus MacPhail | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maxwell Anderson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Earl Crain Sr. | Sound |
| Crew | Frank D. O'Connor | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | George Groves | Technical Advisor |
| Writing | Maxwell Anderson | Story |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Art Direction |
| Art | William L. Kuehl | Set Decoration |
| Editing | George Tomasini | Editor |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Camera | Robert Burks | Director of Photography |
| Production | Herbert Coleman | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alfred Hitchcock | Producer |
