One More Mile To Go is a superb episode of Hitchcock's half-hour series, and this comes as no surprise, as it was directed by the Master himself. As the plot revolves around a man driving along lonely roads in the dead of night with the body of his wife, whom he murdered in the opening scene, in the trunk, and Mr. Hitchcock didn't drive, it seems an odd choice of subject matter.
For all this, the director knows the rules of the road where suspense and directing are concerned. The killer is, as is so often the case in Hitchcock's tales, a rather sympathetic sort, especially as played by David Wayne. His smiling and often too helpful nemesis, a motorcycle cop, as played by Steve Brodie, makes for a nice contrast in character types. Both actors are good without drawing too much attention to themselves.
I see no reason to give away or even hint at how the story ends except to say that while it doesn't come as the least bit shocking it's so low key, almost unemphatic, as to come as somewhat of a surprise. For those who like their films and TV shows dark this one should come as a treat: everything happens at night.
For all this, the director knows the rules of the road where suspense and directing are concerned. The killer is, as is so often the case in Hitchcock's tales, a rather sympathetic sort, especially as played by David Wayne. His smiling and often too helpful nemesis, a motorcycle cop, as played by Steve Brodie, makes for a nice contrast in character types. Both actors are good without drawing too much attention to themselves.
I see no reason to give away or even hint at how the story ends except to say that while it doesn't come as the least bit shocking it's so low key, almost unemphatic, as to come as somewhat of a surprise. For those who like their films and TV shows dark this one should come as a treat: everything happens at night.