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"Altman and Television"

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Together"
June 1, 2014 - 3:00 pm

Robert Altman was a prolific director of series television before achieving fame as a feature filmmaker.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Together"

CBS, 1/12/58

Directed by Robert Altman.

Joseph Cotten stars as a philandering villain with a perfect plan that goes awry.

Screenwriter: Robert C. Dennis. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Christine White, Sam Buffington.

16mm, b/w, approx. 30 min.

Route 66: "Some of the People, Some of the Time"

ABC, 12/1/61

Directed by Robert Altman.

Series protagonists Tod (Martin Milner) and Buzz (George Maharis), driving through rural Pennsylvania, contend with the double-dealing of a small town beauty contest promoter. 

Producer: Leonard Freeman.  Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant.  Cinematographer: Irving Lippman.  Editor: Jack Gleason.  Cast: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Keenan Wynn, Lois Nettleton, Shirl Conway.

Digibeta, b/w, 60 min.