You Got to Have Luck
- Episode aired Jan 15, 1956
- TV-14
- 30m
During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.
- Willis the Co-Pilot
- (as Bob Patten)
- Pilot
- (as Steve Clark)
- Prison Guard
- (as Bill Pullen)
- Susie Martin
- (as Wendy Winkleman)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSam Cobbett was born in 1929.
- GoofsThe state troopers are flying a Hiller Model 360 when first shown searching for the escapee. In their next flying scene, they are flying a Bell 47.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Himself - Host: Good evening. The, uh, hourglass is a wonderful invention. But I'm afraid it will never replace the sundial. Certainly not in my garden. This one doesn't even work. I sent it to a jeweler's to be cleaned and he removed all the sand.
[puts a small hourglass on top of the big one]
Himself - Host: Fortunately, the second hand still functions. Time is very important to the characters in tonight's story. One of them is doing it. For another, time seems to be running out. Time is also very important in television. We fill it. We must start on it. We must finish on it. And, appropriately enough, we occasionally kill it. I refer, of course, to my own fumbling efforts. Certainly not to the stellar entertainment which follows.
[flips the smaller hourglass]
- ConnectionsRemade as Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Prisoners (1985)
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
I gotta say its always a pleasure when you get to see really good performers in these episodes and here we get John Cassevetes who I always loved from "The Dirty Dozen". While he plays the role pretty good, I have to say I'm a little confused by the ambition of the character he's playing (much like fellow reviewer hitchcoc stated). Cassevettes sorta bumbles his was threw the episode making stupid decisions, taking to long, and ultimately coming off a little to nice. Of course this isn't Cassevettes fault, but, more of that of the writers. The best thing that saves it and helps me bump up its rating is the clever twist which I'll admit I actually forgot all about since my last viewing. Marisa Pavan does a good job as our lead actress as does the the supporting cast led by veteran actor Ray Teal who makes his second appearance in the series as a law authority figure.
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1