Photographer David Faulker is frightened by the "hungry eyes" of his new reclusive model that no man can resist.Photographer David Faulker is frightened by the "hungry eyes" of his new reclusive model that no man can resist.Photographer David Faulker is frightened by the "hungry eyes" of his new reclusive model that no man can resist.
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- Robert Malcolm Young
- Fritz Leiber Jr.
- Rod Serling(uncredited)
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- Trivia"The Girl with the Hungry Eyes" was the second adaptation of Fritz Leiber's work on Night Gallery.
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Self - Host: [opening intro] Good evening. Let me welcome you to this parlor of paintings. We offer them to you for your enjoyment and edification. Feel free to dwell on them at your leisure and in your own good fashion-but kindly don't touch, because here they frequently touch back. Our number one painting in tonight's exhibit: this intriguing portrait of a young lady, curiously photogenic and hauntingly familiar. Recall seeing this face? You've seen it-on billboards, in magazine ads, on television commercials. Oh yes, you've seen it-but there are people who, having seen it, wish they hadn't. Our painting is called "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes," and should I have failed to mention it, this is the Night Gallery.
Farentino plays David Faulkner, a photographer whose newest model (Pettet) is an utter mystery. She prefers that people know practically nothing about her, yet she is the perfect image to sell product for a brewing company magnate (Astin). She is utterly bewitching, and gives strict warning that she not be followed around. Meanwhile, various strange murders (the police can't figure out if they ARE homicides or mere heart attacks) occur.
Pettet is at her best as the alluring and yet unsettling beauty, very capably selling the idea of the woman who captivates unwary men and may very well be leading them to their doom. Farentino does a good job, as does Astin. Kip Niven ("Magnum Force") has a small role as Faulkners' friend who is as smitten with the beauty as most unfortunate men in this tale.
This is an intelligent, provocative yarn with a special effects climax that is at least amusing and not as cheesy as some viewers may fear. It goes very far on Pettets' sex appeal and the overall serious tone of the material.
Nine out of 10.
- Hey_Sweden
- Sep 25, 2021
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