A poor, loving, farmer's wife discovers just how evil a hired drifter is, and how much of a coward her husband is too.A poor, loving, farmer's wife discovers just how evil a hired drifter is, and how much of a coward her husband is too.A poor, loving, farmer's wife discovers just how evil a hired drifter is, and how much of a coward her husband is too.
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- TriviaPat Buttram plays a semi-inept farmer in this show. A year later he would be cast as Mr. Haney, the neighborly foil to inept farmer Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) on the show Green Acres.
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ITS TOUGH TO GET GOOD HELP THESE DAYS?
Harvey Hart, who went on to direct PEYTON PLACE, headed this intriguing episode, which is basically a three actor play. And what a story. Tight-fisted farmer Pat Buttram and has wife (played by Teresa Wright) need a hired hand -- fast and cheap. In walks the atypical Hitchcock
"man with a problem," memorably played by young Bruce Dern. He accepts the $3 dollars a day job. Both get what they deserve. Only Dern, even at an early age, could have handled this role as he had the talent right off the bat. Dern would next play the "victim" in the cult Bette Davis film HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE.
This is as much an exercise in suspense as it is a character study, particularly Buttram (as Emery), who is strictly business, and as long as Dern gets the job done and his frightened wife keeps quiet its all in a days work. Right? And, after all, there are people like this who somehow make it through the day... but this is Hitchcock.
Wright (fondly remembered for Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT), is a bit older here, but just as convincing as a woman scared out of her wits, and what to do about it? There is more to this outstanding story, so let's leave it at that. Let's just say that the conclusion is well worth the price of admission. Wright at the time was doing work on Broadway, but had time for some tv roles and chose wisely with this. She would return to the wide screen in the late 60s.
Pat Buttram, long a western side-kick, of course would go onto tv fame as the cheap, hilariously crooked Mr. Haney on GREEN ACRES, and to tell you the truth, this part may have been instrumental in his securing the role the following year.
One thing though, some reviewers seem to be insulted by Hitch's comments between scenes and at the close. Remember, it's just a tv show, and if you made as many iconic movies as he did, you are most welcome to do as you please! It is always an honor to laugh at the learned gentleman, and he loved the attention. Should you ever have a chance to take the Universal City tour, Alfred Hitchcock is so fondly remembered, who actually was their best PR man when the attraction began in the mid 60s. There is a fun short film narrated by Hitch announcing the tour package also, and you probably could find it on YOUTUBE.
Sit back and enjoy the insanity. SEASON 3 EPISODE 6 CBS restored dvd box set.
This is as much an exercise in suspense as it is a character study, particularly Buttram (as Emery), who is strictly business, and as long as Dern gets the job done and his frightened wife keeps quiet its all in a days work. Right? And, after all, there are people like this who somehow make it through the day... but this is Hitchcock.
Wright (fondly remembered for Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT), is a bit older here, but just as convincing as a woman scared out of her wits, and what to do about it? There is more to this outstanding story, so let's leave it at that. Let's just say that the conclusion is well worth the price of admission. Wright at the time was doing work on Broadway, but had time for some tv roles and chose wisely with this. She would return to the wide screen in the late 60s.
Pat Buttram, long a western side-kick, of course would go onto tv fame as the cheap, hilariously crooked Mr. Haney on GREEN ACRES, and to tell you the truth, this part may have been instrumental in his securing the role the following year.
One thing though, some reviewers seem to be insulted by Hitch's comments between scenes and at the close. Remember, it's just a tv show, and if you made as many iconic movies as he did, you are most welcome to do as you please! It is always an honor to laugh at the learned gentleman, and he loved the attention. Should you ever have a chance to take the Universal City tour, Alfred Hitchcock is so fondly remembered, who actually was their best PR man when the attraction began in the mid 60s. There is a fun short film narrated by Hitch announcing the tour package also, and you probably could find it on YOUTUBE.
Sit back and enjoy the insanity. SEASON 3 EPISODE 6 CBS restored dvd box set.
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- tcchelsey
- Jul 6, 2023
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