A rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.A rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.A rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.
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- TriviaIn real life, actor Vince Edwards (29 years old) was just shy of being twice Carol Lynley's age (a mere 15 years old).
- GoofsJanice removes her shoes before going upstairs. When she enters the bedroom, her shoes are on. When she returns downstairs, her shoes are off again.
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[introduction]
Alfred Hitchcock: [Hitchcock is standing at a table which has several 'weapons'] Good evening, and thank you for being so prompt. I detest being kept waiting. I thought you might be interested in this collection of gift selections.
[waves his hand over the table]
Alfred Hitchcock: They range from conventional to rare.
[picks up a gun]
Alfred Hitchcock: Here is the ever popular revolver. It is an excellent means of establishing credit in a strange city. It is equally useful in the removal of unwanted or unsightly persons.
[puts down gun and picks up a jar]
Alfred Hitchcock: Here is a jar of poison mushrooms for those smart alecks who know toadstools when they see them.
[puts down jar and picks up an axe with both hands]
Alfred Hitchcock: Here we have a weapon that is primitive, but effective. It is guaranteed to be 50% painless. You see, it takes two men to operate it, and the one at this end
[holds haft of axe in one hand]
Alfred Hitchcock: doesn't feel a thing.
[puts down axe and picks up a pitcher of cream with both hands]
Alfred Hitchcock: And for the Hausfrau whose aim with the family china is not what it used to be, here is a very handsome item, an exploding cream pitcher.
[studies pitcher]
Alfred Hitchcock: Says on it: "God Bless Our Happy Home."
[puts down pitcher]
Alfred Hitchcock: As for tonight's story, I won't tell you whether or not any of these weapons were used. You'll have to watch and see.
[cut to close-up of Hitchcock]
Alfred Hitchcock: I did think I had an example of a blunt instrument to show you.
[looks down briefly, then smiles]
Alfred Hitchcock: Er, ah yes, what could be more blunt than the following?
[Commercial]
- ConnectionsFeatured in In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
When the story begins, Janice is on a date with her boyfriend. The waiter brings them lemonades....after Janice tried ordering alcohol! And, she responds by whining about how unfair it is that they have rules and how they shouldn't apply to her. She then begins flirting with a much older (Vince Edwards). When she gets home, she continues along the same vein--complaining and whining to her aunt about how she wants to be treated like a woman. She's pretty hysterical, very annoying and you can't help but think that Janice is in for a terrible fall if she continues this way. Later, she returns to the bar at the beginning of the show and once again starts trying to vamp the man in the bar, Tex (Edwards). What's next for this brat? See the show for yourself.
While I don't think the big twist was all that wonderful, this is a wonderful portrait of an Antisocial (or perhaps Borderling) personality. Sadly, there are folks like Janice in the world and the scriptwriter sure did a good job here, as did an amazingly good Lynley.
- planktonrules
- Mar 8, 2021
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1