A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but perhaps she has other plans.A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but perhaps she has other plans.A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but perhaps she has other plans.
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Did you know
- TriviaAnn Todd played the daughter of John McIntire's character even though she was five months older than him.
- GoofsIn his closing monologue, Hitchcock refers to 'Mr Melton' dropping his interference with Sylvia Leeds' life, and vice versa, but there is no character named Melton in the story, unless it is her psychiatrist whose surname is not mentioned but who is listed in the credits as Dr Jason. Judging by the monologue however, it is more likely that 'Melton' may have been the originally scripted name for the Leeds.
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[afterword]
Alfred Hitchcock: [Close shot of Hitchcock] Well, I'm not sure the psychiatrist straightened out Sylvia's mind, but he certainly improved her aim. You will be pleased to know that Mr. Melton stopped interfering with Sylvia's life and her interference with his life was limited to this one culminating stroke. If you found this story amusing, you will be pleased to know that we have prepared another for our next presentation. So, until then, good hyphen night.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
The show begins with the father planning on going on a trip without his adult daughter (Todd). However, he's apprehensive to go because she has a history of depression and suicidal ideation. So, to set his mind at ease, he visits his daughter's therapist to get his recommendation. And, in the process, you learn through flashbacks about the daughter and her marriage to a god-awful jerk of a man who has since divorced her. What's next? See the show.
The ending to this one is appropriately dark for the series and unlike many dark endings, Hitchcock himself doesn't provide some epilogue which says the person was caught for their evil deeds and punished...a MAJOR shortcoming for many shows.
- planktonrules
- Mar 30, 2021
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1