Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Joseph Stefano   Robert Bloch   Cast Anthony Perkins ... Norman Bates Vera Miles ... Lila Crane John Gavin ... Sam Loomis Janet Leigh ... Marion Crane Martin Balsam ... Det. Milton Arbogast John McIntire ... Sheriff Al Chambers Simon Oakland ... Dr. Fred Richman Frank Albertson ... Tom Cassidy Patricia Hitchcock ... Caroline (as Pat Hitchcock) Vaughn Taylor ... George Lowery Lurene Tuttle ... Mrs. Chambers John Anderson ... California Charlie Mort Mills ... Highway Patrol Officer Uncredited Cast Fletcher Allen ... Policeman on Steps Walter Bacon ... Church Member Prudence Beers ... Extra Kit Carson ... Extra Francis De Sales ... Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats George Dockstader ... Extra George Eldredge ... Police Chief James Mitchell Harper Flaherty ... Extra Sam Flint ... County Sheriff Virginia Gregg ... Norma Bates (voice) Alfred Hitchcock ... Man Outside Real Estate Office Paul Jasmin ... Norma Bates (voice) Lee Kass ... Extra Frank Killmond ... Bob Summerfield Ted Knight ... Policeman in Hallway Opening Door Pat McCaffrie ... Police Guard Hans Moebus ... Passerby on Sidewalk Jeanette Nolan ... Norma Bates (voice) Lillian O'Malley ... Landlady Robert Osborne ... Man Don Ross ... Mechanic Fred Scheiwiller ... Extra Helen Wallace ... Hardware Store Customer Produced by Alfred Hitchcock   Original Music by Bernard Herrmann

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