A couple driving through a rural location discover that the police and judge of the town of Robertsville are more intent on extorting money from them than being honest servants of the people... Read allA couple driving through a rural location discover that the police and judge of the town of Robertsville are more intent on extorting money from them than being honest servants of the people.A couple driving through a rural location discover that the police and judge of the town of Robertsville are more intent on extorting money from them than being honest servants of the people.
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- TriviaAlthough it may seem to be a goof that the power window works in spite of the keys' having been confiscated, such isn't the case. During the 1950's and early 1960's, power windows, cigarette lighters, and radios could be engaged while engines were turned off, regardless of whether or not keys were in the ignition.
- GoofsThere are two mistakes Mr. Adams makes regarding traffic laws. One is that no one is legally allowed to exceed the posted speed limit even if he is in the process of passing another car, so that traffic fine was perfectly legal. What's more, anyone on the road who hears a siren is legally required to pull over and stop, even if the driver believes the police are not after him. This is a safety measure so that any car doesn't interferes with the police in the performance of their duties.
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[afterword - Hitchcock is sitting between the two cops again]
Self - Host: Oh, I'm glad you came. I'm very worried. Things didn't go all well. They liked my first answer, but after that, I'm afraid I said some nasty things about commercials. It seemed to infuriate the gentleman asking the questions. I'm still not sure who he is.
Cop #1: Quiet!
Cop #2: Okay, it's your turn now.
[Hitchcock is led back into the booth]
Self - Host: Did you ever have the feeling you'd been here before?
[Hitchcock walks back into the booth, which now has bars in the window]
Self - Host: It's very close in here. May I open a window?
Off-Screen Announcer: No!
Self - Host: What's going on here and why can't I see you?
Off-Screen Announcer: Here I am. Look!
Self - Host: The sponsor!
[a loud wheezing sound is heard]
Self - Host: What's that? I smell gas.
Off-Screen Announcer: Quiet!
[Hitchcock loses consciousness]
Off-Screen Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, we now offer a special message, after which Mr. Hitchcock will attempt to return.
[commercial break, after which Hitchcock is seen outside the booth]
Self - Host: I'll bet you're surprised to see me. I know I'm surprised to be here. I received a last-minute reprieve. And I learned something interesting about my sponsor. He doesn't like commercials either. But the public demands them, so what's he to do? Next week, he will offer three more which promise to be enormous popular successes. Be the first one in your neighborhood to see them. There'll also be a story. Until then, good night.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Actually, this story is NOT that far from the truth, nevertheless fun as it all takes place in a typical Hitchcock environment; a long empty road leading to some remote town. Enter wiseguy cop Matthau, and I agree with the last reviewer he hams it up. He pulls aside Kiley and his wife (in their sharp, new Lincoln Continental no less) for driving a few miles over the speed limit. Legally, they didn't do anything wrong because they had to speed up to pass Matthau's slow squad car ---but tell that to the judge!
And they do, and he's just as crooked as Matthau, whose also just as crooked as the garage mechanic who works on their car, which was forced off the road. What a Hitchcock dilemma to be in... or is it?
Paul Henreid (CASABLANCA), a favorite of Hitchcock, got the best from this cast, particularly Walter Matthau, who you just love to hate. Henreid started directing later in his acting career, and handled many prime tv shows. At the time of this episode, he directed two films.
Unless you have seen this before... you will never guess the ending, and so righteously fitting.
The best of SEASON 4, EPISODE 4 remastered Universal dvd box set. 4 dvds. 15 hrs 30 min. 2008 release.
- tcchelsey
- Oct 19, 2023
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1