Well, what can we say. If you want the ultimate nerdy, fastidious, wimpy Felix Ungar prototype's fantasy, he would go on a bender and wake up the next morning with Jayne Mansfield next to or near him.
That being said, the casting in this out of place Hitchcock episode of the early 60's is fascinating only for the role pick of Tony Randall.
Is he really the type to go down in psychotic flames awash in endless booze binges? I think not. It should have been Richard Conte or some such serious character actor of that period. (Come to think of it, Conte was excellently cast in one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes) Anyway, I agree with some other reviewers about Jayne M. She looked beautiful in that unusual short-short Italian style hair do. Probably was influenced by Jean Seburg's super cute look in the then recently acclaimed French new wave Jean Loc Goddard film "Breathless".
In any event, yes. She was on the down slope and out of "A" list projects. It was crazy to see her so briefly. I swear though I never saw more of her daughter in her eyes then in those short scenes that existed. Very compelling and of course, given her later destiny, sad.
Tony Randall, you were and shall always be the inimitable Felix Ungar. This earlier project was not a high water mark.
Jack Lemmon was somehow later on in his life able to pull it off amazingly, with "Save the Tiger". This Hitchcock episode remains a curiosity piece. And yes, the hour format in this case was a mistake.
That being said, the casting in this out of place Hitchcock episode of the early 60's is fascinating only for the role pick of Tony Randall.
Is he really the type to go down in psychotic flames awash in endless booze binges? I think not. It should have been Richard Conte or some such serious character actor of that period. (Come to think of it, Conte was excellently cast in one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes) Anyway, I agree with some other reviewers about Jayne M. She looked beautiful in that unusual short-short Italian style hair do. Probably was influenced by Jean Seburg's super cute look in the then recently acclaimed French new wave Jean Loc Goddard film "Breathless".
In any event, yes. She was on the down slope and out of "A" list projects. It was crazy to see her so briefly. I swear though I never saw more of her daughter in her eyes then in those short scenes that existed. Very compelling and of course, given her later destiny, sad.
Tony Randall, you were and shall always be the inimitable Felix Ungar. This earlier project was not a high water mark.
Jack Lemmon was somehow later on in his life able to pull it off amazingly, with "Save the Tiger". This Hitchcock episode remains a curiosity piece. And yes, the hour format in this case was a mistake.