Dip in the Pool

Episode aired Jun 1, 1958
TV-14
26m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

566

YOUR RATING

Keenan Wynn in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

William Botibol is a compulsive gambler. While on a cruise he enters a betting pool to guess the number of miles the ship will travel in the course of 24 hours. William thinks he has figured... Read allWilliam Botibol is a compulsive gambler. While on a cruise he enters a betting pool to guess the number of miles the ship will travel in the course of 24 hours. William thinks he has figured out a way to guarantee he will win the bet.William Botibol is a compulsive gambler. While on a cruise he enters a betting pool to guess the number of miles the ship will travel in the course of 24 hours. William thinks he has figured out a way to guarantee he will win the bet.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

566

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Mr. Botibol ends up betting £350 in the pool. Calculating the difference inflation has caused on this amount is difficult to determine due to the fact that the pound has suffered more from inflation and in the exchange rate between the two currencies. Simply put, $980 in 1958 would be equivalent to $10,585 in 2024.

Quotes
[introduction, Hitchcock is on the deck of the S.S. Hitchcock reading a book]
Alfred Hitchcock: Oh, good evening. I'm on vacation from the rigors of television and coming to you by remote pickup. Our cameras are quite ordinary, but they are fastened to the longest extension cords in history. However, I find this vacation quite exhausting. Shuffleboards simply cannot be played from the prone position. Incidentally, the captain informs me that changing channels is not only foolhardy, but also extremely dangerous, so I don't believe you ought to try it. I understand that in my absence, you are to see a play based on the story 'Dip in the Pool'. Having said that, I now return you to our studios.
[leans back in the chair to take a nap as we go to commercial]