"The Impossible Dream" is not a particularly good episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" for two reasons. First, it's very depressing to watch two famous actors playing total has-beens or losers. Second, it's just a very interesting script and the show is kind of dull.
The show finds Oliver Mathews (Franchot Tone) at the low point in his acting career. Long gone are his glory days as a leading man and now he's bitter and reduced to playing bit parts. To make things worse, he's been blackmailed for years by his ex- sister-in-law, Grace, and he's also broke and unable to pay her any more. As a result, he's contemplating suicide.
Depressing, depressing, depressing. Seeing Tone this way as well as Mary Astor being made up to look old and unattractive isn't the way I wish to remember the two....though I at least admire their willingness to do this.
The show finds Oliver Mathews (Franchot Tone) at the low point in his acting career. Long gone are his glory days as a leading man and now he's bitter and reduced to playing bit parts. To make things worse, he's been blackmailed for years by his ex- sister-in-law, Grace, and he's also broke and unable to pay her any more. As a result, he's contemplating suicide.
Depressing, depressing, depressing. Seeing Tone this way as well as Mary Astor being made up to look old and unattractive isn't the way I wish to remember the two....though I at least admire their willingness to do this.