A man searches for his brain-injured wife who has to walk home from work nightly, in the midst of a serial killer.A man searches for his brain-injured wife who has to walk home from work nightly, in the midst of a serial killer.A man searches for his brain-injured wife who has to walk home from work nightly, in the midst of a serial killer.
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- GoofsAs Madeline Drake is walking down the street, shadows from the crew are seen behind and on her.
- Quotes
The Young Girl: [Joe, hearing giggling, stumbles upon an intimate young couple] Freddie, do you know this guy?
The Young Man: No, I never bombed him before. What's with you, dad?
Joe Drake: I'm sorry. I was looking for someone.
The Young Man: Yeah? Buzz me another. Who do you expect?
Joe Drake: My wife. She didn't come home this evening. Maybe you've seen her. Blonde hair, not too tall, wearing a green waitress uniform.
The Young Girl: We haven't seen anybody. Freddie was just walking me home from a party down the block.
Joe Drake: If you happen to see...
The Young Man: Get lost.
The Young Girl: You heard the man. Get lost.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
There's also Madeline's old flame successful businessman Ralph Morrow, John Lupton, who just happened to show up unexpectedly at her and Joe's shabby apartment to shoot the breeze about old times before Madeline dropped him for Joe. With Madeline late from work and a killer on the loose both Joe and Ralph decide to go but and try to find her before she becomes his next and forth victim!
Very spooky story with the frantic search for Madeline by Joe & Ralph before the killer gets to her first with a very unexpected and shocking ending makes it one of the best of the show's, Alfred Hitchcock Presents,episodes. It was also shot, at the Master's insistence, in a very overcast and dark style making it look more like a dream sequence instead of something out of real life.
***SPOILERS*** In the end Joe finally finds his wife Madeline aimlessly walking in the streets but Ralph isn't around to see it. He instead of Madelibne ended up becoming "The Butcher's" forth victim! And as we soon see it wasn't a random act of murder on "The Butcher's"" part! It was a misguided act of self defense in "the Butcher's" sick and deranged mind!
- sol1218
- Sep 15, 2012
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1