A suspected serial killer is put in a jail house with a salesman, while a lynch mob waits outside.A suspected serial killer is put in a jail house with a salesman, while a lynch mob waits outside.A suspected serial killer is put in a jail house with a salesman, while a lynch mob waits outside.
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- GoofsAs Gorwald is taken away by the lynch mob, he has a large wound on the top of his head (right side) with blood coming out of it. In addition, he also has a wound on the left side of his bottom lip. After he is rescued, he still has the wound on his lip, but none on his head, not even a bandage.
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[afterword]
Self - Host: By the way, I wouldn't worry about that female hitchhiker if I were you. That was John Charles Wentworth, the gentleman who later authored a book - "I Was a Girl for the FBI." There was another announcement I was to make, but I can't remember. Give me one minute and perhaps I can.
[commercial]
Self - Host: I now remember the announcement I wanted to make. We should return next week at the same time. Until then, good night.
- ConnectionsRemade as Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Pilot (1985)
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Featured review
THIS IS A CHILLER. 10 PLUS STARS.
Hats off to one of the best, Henry Slesar. He was a master at mystery and suspense as you will see. He wrote dozens of fine scripts for Alfred Hitchcock's tv show, even a few for BATMAN in the 60s. He may hold a record, as he penned close to 3000 episodes for the daytime soap opera the EDGE OF NIGHT.
Hold on! John Fiedler, who specialized in playing meek, harrassed guys, gets ticketed and thrown into the jug for jaywalking in a small town. Of course, he did try to bribe the cop! That said.... his stupid luck and bad timing grows far worse when he ends up in a cell next to a guy suspected of killing a girl --and being a serial killer.
In fact, this episode was one of the first to deal with serial killers, which was a rare in the 50s. As Hitchcock would have it, the townsfolk grow restless, storm the jail and go after Fiedler, believing he's the real killer. Does not get any better than this.
Yes, it's fairly obvious Fiedler's character would have been killed in about two seconds, but he miraculously lives to relay his ordeal to the sheriff. This has to be John Fiedler's very best role.
In short, why Henry Slesar was so good at spinning tales of the weird. He was much in the same category as Robert Bloch, who wrote PSYCHO for Hitch and STRAIT JACKET for Joan Crawford
Watch this one through. It's jawdropping.
Remastered from SEASON 6 Universal dvd box set.
Hold on! John Fiedler, who specialized in playing meek, harrassed guys, gets ticketed and thrown into the jug for jaywalking in a small town. Of course, he did try to bribe the cop! That said.... his stupid luck and bad timing grows far worse when he ends up in a cell next to a guy suspected of killing a girl --and being a serial killer.
In fact, this episode was one of the first to deal with serial killers, which was a rare in the 50s. As Hitchcock would have it, the townsfolk grow restless, storm the jail and go after Fiedler, believing he's the real killer. Does not get any better than this.
Yes, it's fairly obvious Fiedler's character would have been killed in about two seconds, but he miraculously lives to relay his ordeal to the sheriff. This has to be John Fiedler's very best role.
In short, why Henry Slesar was so good at spinning tales of the weird. He was much in the same category as Robert Bloch, who wrote PSYCHO for Hitch and STRAIT JACKET for Joan Crawford
Watch this one through. It's jawdropping.
Remastered from SEASON 6 Universal dvd box set.
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- Oct 31, 2023
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