A former nurse learns that when her husband is away on business trips, he's seeing another woman.A former nurse learns that when her husband is away on business trips, he's seeing another woman.A former nurse learns that when her husband is away on business trips, he's seeing another woman.
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- TriviaThe title refers to the last alcoholic drink the patron has before he or she leaves the bar, restaurant or his or her host's residence. Also a line in the song "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" that is a popular song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1943 musical "The Sky's the Limit" (1943) and a standard sung by Frank Sinatra.
- GoofsIn the last scene when she hands him the coffee cup, it is less than half full. When he hands it back and she puts it down on the tray and adds the sugar, it is full again.
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[introduction]
Alfred Hitchcock: [Hitchcock is standing locked in a stockade] Good evening. Methinks I should never have come to the colonies.
[opens hands briefly]
Alfred Hitchcock: Here I am, the producer's dream, a captive audience.
[camera moves in to a tighter shot of Hitchcock]
Alfred Hitchcock: Unfortunately, knowing the producer, I have already seen tonight's story several times. It is called, "One for the Road." They say there are two sides to every question, but tonight's little problem has three sides. For it is that age old bit of marital geometry, the eternal triangle.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
"One for the Road" is not one of the great episodes of Season 2 and of 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' in general. It is also a long way from being among the worst on both counts. Director Robert Stevens (the most prolific director for 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents') is not at his worst or at his best for the series here. "One for the Road" is not a great episode, though the performances fit that definition, but to me it is still a well above average one that is somewhere around solid middle in ranking in regard to this less consistent season.
Much is good here. The production values are suitably moody and professional looking. Have always loved the series' theme tune, with Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette" being for me one of the best uses of pre-existing classical music on television (bravo to Bernard Hermmann for suggesting it).
It is tautly scripted and avoids being too melodramatic, which was a danger with this type of story. The story is crisply paced and there is a lot going on without feeling too over-crowded. Lots is intriguing here. The atmosphere is suitably suspenseful and there is a lot of it. Stevens directs with a sure hand and a steely Louise Platt is the standout in an episode that is extremely well acted.
Having said all of that, "One for the Road" has a few things that could have been better. Hitchcock's epilogue didn't feel necessary and the ending generally felt unsatisfying due to feeling that the wrong person was targeted.
Concluding, good if not great. 7/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 22, 2022
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1