A remorseful detective vows to find the men who killed his son, who was also a cop.A remorseful detective vows to find the men who killed his son, who was also a cop.A remorseful detective vows to find the men who killed his son, who was also a cop.
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- TriviaThis episode is eerily similar to the real life events involving the abduction of two Los Angeles police officers, Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger, that ended with the suspects murdering Officer Campbell. That incident occurred on March 9, 1963 a couple months before this episode aired. The suspects also wrongly interpreted the law, asking Officer Campbell if he had "heard of the Little Lindberg Law" before shooting him.
- GoofsWhen Paul visits Eva in the middle of the show, he sits down and lights a cigarette. The shots vary between his holding the cigarette in his right hand and his left hand.
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End Of The Season
Death Of A Cop was the final episode of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock's newly expanded hour long anthology series. Its first season wasn't as good as it might of been but it went out with a winner, a no-nonsense crime story, well written by frequent Howard Hawks collaborator Leigh Brackett, expertly directed by Hollywood veteran Joseph Newman, whose work on the series was consistently good, often outstanding.
The title tells us pretty much where the simple story is going; and while the story may be simple the characters feel real, and the father-son relationship is touching. Victor Jory and Peter Brown are fine in the roles. Once things get rolling and we see the consequences of being an honest a cop the episode builds a head of steam, and while it plays almost as if it could be an entry in any number of other anthology shows of its era, this does not detract from it quality.
The production values make the episode feel a bit cramped, as if the producers were trying to save money, but this doesn't detract from the story, which moves along at a good pace, and the ending, while sad, feels just about right.
The title tells us pretty much where the simple story is going; and while the story may be simple the characters feel real, and the father-son relationship is touching. Victor Jory and Peter Brown are fine in the roles. Once things get rolling and we see the consequences of being an honest a cop the episode builds a head of steam, and while it plays almost as if it could be an entry in any number of other anthology shows of its era, this does not detract from it quality.
The production values make the episode feel a bit cramped, as if the producers were trying to save money, but this doesn't detract from the story, which moves along at a good pace, and the ending, while sad, feels just about right.
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- telegonus
- Nov 28, 2013
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- Runtime49 minutes
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