Robert C. Dennis wrote this cult episode, long time writer for Hitch, who later would move on to Warner Brothers/ABC tv to write many classic tv shows, such as 77 SUNSET STRIP. He could spin a tale.
A salute here to Mother Dolores Hart, who a few years later, would set Hollywood upside down and give it all up to become a nun in Connecticut. She said it was her calling, even if one of her leading men was Elvis.
An exercise in shear paranoia, all about a college professor (Don Taylor) who has an affair with a student, resulting in that dreaded soap opera word -- BLACKMAIL. If that would be his only problem of the day. He has no choice but to kill his mistress, and almost gets away with it, if not for a crying baby and his imagination? Watch how all this all unfolds in true Hitchcock style. A work of art.
The opening with Hitch behind bars (and in stripes!) is a hoot.
Pat Hitchcock plays Taylor's wife caught up in the scandal and is very good. Pat was a respected actress in her own right.
Watch her in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951), in a small but excellent role.
Superbly directed by Paul Henreid (CASABLANCA) who gets the most from this cast, even the child in question.
As of (2024) Mother Dolores is now in her mid 80s, and made a special appearance at the 2012 Oscar ceremonies when a short film all about her life was nominated for an Academy Award. She also made a special trip to Hollywood in 2006 to shed light on a neorological problem that affected her in later life.
SEASON 2 remastered Universal dvd box set. 5 dvds. 17 hrs. 2007.
A salute here to Mother Dolores Hart, who a few years later, would set Hollywood upside down and give it all up to become a nun in Connecticut. She said it was her calling, even if one of her leading men was Elvis.
An exercise in shear paranoia, all about a college professor (Don Taylor) who has an affair with a student, resulting in that dreaded soap opera word -- BLACKMAIL. If that would be his only problem of the day. He has no choice but to kill his mistress, and almost gets away with it, if not for a crying baby and his imagination? Watch how all this all unfolds in true Hitchcock style. A work of art.
The opening with Hitch behind bars (and in stripes!) is a hoot.
Pat Hitchcock plays Taylor's wife caught up in the scandal and is very good. Pat was a respected actress in her own right.
Watch her in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951), in a small but excellent role.
Superbly directed by Paul Henreid (CASABLANCA) who gets the most from this cast, even the child in question.
As of (2024) Mother Dolores is now in her mid 80s, and made a special appearance at the 2012 Oscar ceremonies when a short film all about her life was nominated for an Academy Award. She also made a special trip to Hollywood in 2006 to shed light on a neorological problem that affected her in later life.
SEASON 2 remastered Universal dvd box set. 5 dvds. 17 hrs. 2007.