A small town is rocked by a series of murders which begins with the killing of a local farmer's son.A small town is rocked by a series of murders which begins with the killing of a local farmer's son.A small town is rocked by a series of murders which begins with the killing of a local farmer's son.
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Harry Harvey
- Mayor Sanford Brown
- (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
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Did you know
- GoofsNear the beginning, when Sheriff Will Pearce and Susan Marsh are carrying the library books from John Cooley's house to the police car, there are seven books. At the police station, when Susan gets in her car the Sheriff only hands her five books, but when she gets to the library all seven books are carried in.
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Self - Host: My sponsor requested that I dress appropriately for the series and I agree. I'm wearing long underwear. Actually it isn't as long as it is wide.
- ConnectionsReferences The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
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feels like a feature film
Very well shot and directed with lots of nice camera moves and murky lighting. Several crane type shots work really well. Remember these were shot in 4 days! The screenplay changes the who-done-it aspect of the original story into suspense and why-done-it? Which is totally in the zone of Hithcocks's own theories of audience involvement. One aspect lost from the original story, in a bad way, has to do with the murder weapon. In the story it was an object that belonged to the dead son. Why that was changed is odd and not as effective. Another thing odd and occasionally effective is the sparse mono thematic low woodwind Herrmann score. He chooses to underline the horror of the story only, which seems it could play on its own. It's perhaps a bit of a missed opportunity as there are a number of characters and elements that could have used musical support especially Armstrong's strong character's religious obsession and performance. Also the music doesn't propel the sense of panic in the town the way it could have. Then again it perhaps make the episode more grim this way. Nice to see Dick York in this he is well cast and does a good job in a straight drama. Many memorable moments in this show. Faihful to the plot but much different in approach and in most ways superior to the Ellery Queen short story it's based on.
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- HEFILM
- Jun 25, 2013
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- Runtime1 hour
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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