A hired killer reluctantly sets out to kill his own girlfriend as ordered by his crime boss, a man who won't tolerate failure.A hired killer reluctantly sets out to kill his own girlfriend as ordered by his crime boss, a man who won't tolerate failure.A hired killer reluctantly sets out to kill his own girlfriend as ordered by his crime boss, a man who won't tolerate failure.
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- TriviaLast role of Mickey Kuhn. Additionally, his two previous roles were also for Alfred Hitchcock Presents in back-to-back showings, all in the same season: The End of Indian Summer (1957) and One for the Road (1957).
- GoofsMr. Williams says that Christmas is the day after tomorrow, so it is December 23rd when he gives Manny a job to complete. In a later scene, he says it has been a week since their last discussion, therefore, it must be December 30th. In this scene, Mr. Williams says that New Years Eve is a few days away when it is actually the next day.
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Vincent Williams: People with rash ideas must be put away for their own good.
Manny Coe: I don't get it.
Vincent Williams: Really, Manny. Come now, you're not that naïve.
Manny Coe: But she loves me, Mr. Williams.
Vincent Williams: That's the beauty of it. To triumph over that little impediment of love. And after it's done, Manny, think of the elation. Free from emotional annoyances.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Younger viewers may not be aware of how forbidden the whole topic of homosexuality was in both movies and TV of the 1950's. In short, the topic was treated as though it simply didn't exist. A more obvious censorship example is the A-budget Cat on a Hoot Tin Roof (1958) in which the theme from the Tennessee Williams play is airbrushed from the screenplay, rendering the movie itself darn near incomprehensible. Now, I'm sure I saw this Hitchcock entry the first time around, but it was only on recent viewing that the subtext jumped out at me. Then too, I don't see how the innuendo could have been unintentional on the part of writer and producer, which makes me wonder why such a risk with time and money was taken. I expect there is an inside story here. But what would it be, except as another instance of this cutting-edge series pushing the envelope.
- dougdoepke
- Jul 5, 2009
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1