A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.
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- TriviaThe story credit is listed as "Based on a story by Helen Fislar Brooks as published in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine".
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[afterword]
Alfred Hitchcock: [Hitchcock is standing to the right of the pot and looks upset] I've never been so insulted in my life. I've been dropped from the menu. The chef claims I'm not tender enough. But of course, that means I shall be back another time with a new story. Until then, good night, and bon appetit.
[looks glumly to his right as the camera pulls out to reveal a bespectacled young lady with bare shoulders inside the simmering pot reading a book]
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Gerry (Harry Guardino) is on death row and his execution is imminent. So, on what is probably the final day of his life, he asks for a typewriter and begins a long letter to the press. Apparently, he's angry because the murder he was convicted of committing is one he did not commit....and he's really angry at the prosecutor about this. Oddly, because Gerry is a complete sociopath, in this long letter, he DOES admit guilt in three other murders as well as a pattern of his using and blackmailing women! This is weird, how he complaints about the injustice of his conviction while ignoring all the pain he caused so many other times! And, in the end, this long letter comes to bite him on the butt! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!
I liked this episode quite a bit...possibly because years ago I was a therapist who worked with the prison population. I knew folks like Gerry...who would insist how innocent they were about a particular crime....while completely ignoring all the awful things they really DID do! A wonderful portrait of an awful person...and a really nice twist at the end!
- planktonrules
- Mar 7, 2021
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1