A young woman betrays the brother of a gangster while he is in prison. She lives in abject terror of his return, knowing that these will be her last days. When he comes to kill her, he realizes that she is so guilt ridden she doesn't even care. He says as much. He wants her to beg, to plead, to get on her knees. Then a strange turn of events. Instead of doing her in, he offers her a business partnership. Of course, we think he is fronting some illegal operation and she will be victimized by it. It is, after all, Alfred Hitchcock. Still, she begins to design clothes and create a very successful dress shop. She is the happiest she has ever been. She is walking on air. There is a lot of byplay with some real noir characters such as Elijah Cook. Gene Barry is quite good as the cold calculating gangster. This is really a solid episode.
20 Reviews
"Are you really happy now?"
ackstasis4 February 2009
The best episode since the Hitchcock-directed pilot, "Salvage" (Season 1, Episode 6) is an excellent addition to series. Television has always been a distinct artistic medium from film, mostly with regards to running times. While sitcoms or TV dramas may have hours to develop characters and plot lines, anthology series such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" had just under thirty minutes to unfold a complete standalone story. In many cases, as in "Don't Come Back Alive" (Season 1, Episode 4), this restriction hindered the quality, but here it serves as a positive. "Salvage" jumps full-swing into its story, with its shifty female protagonist (Nancy Gates) already fearing the arrival of a paroled gangster (Gene Barry, his second appearance in the series) whose brother she betrayed to the authorities. It's this sort of efficient storytelling that produces the best half-hour episodes most of the characters' back-story can be filled in automatically by the viewer, allowing a considerable amount of drama to unfold in an otherwise limited running-time.
Both of the leads deliver strong performances. Nancy Gates, not an actress I'm familiar with, convincingly plays a shivering emotional wreck, a wretched woman who both understands and accepts that her time is up. Usually, a leading lady can be expected to be innocent and virtuous (as was Patricia Hitchcock in the previous episode, "Into Thin Air"), but Lois Williams is pretty much rotten from the beginning, a cowardly and unrepentant opportunist. Is this the developing mould of Marion Crane, an anti-heroine who deserved everything she got? Gene Barry has an excellent presence, a smouldering ex-convict who's always contemplating his next move. Also look out for film noir stalwart Elisha Cook Jr. as a ratty criminal associate. Hitchcock has some fun in the episode introduction, taking the viewer on a "behind the scenes" tour of the television studio, and narrowly avoiding being pulverised by a heavy object. Hitchcock's droll sense of humour would be the death of him!
Both of the leads deliver strong performances. Nancy Gates, not an actress I'm familiar with, convincingly plays a shivering emotional wreck, a wretched woman who both understands and accepts that her time is up. Usually, a leading lady can be expected to be innocent and virtuous (as was Patricia Hitchcock in the previous episode, "Into Thin Air"), but Lois Williams is pretty much rotten from the beginning, a cowardly and unrepentant opportunist. Is this the developing mould of Marion Crane, an anti-heroine who deserved everything she got? Gene Barry has an excellent presence, a smouldering ex-convict who's always contemplating his next move. Also look out for film noir stalwart Elisha Cook Jr. as a ratty criminal associate. Hitchcock has some fun in the episode introduction, taking the viewer on a "behind the scenes" tour of the television studio, and narrowly avoiding being pulverised by a heavy object. Hitchcock's droll sense of humour would be the death of him!
"Salvage" has the usual surprise for viewers
chuck-reilly7 March 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Gene Barry plays Dan Varrel, a gangster just released from prison in this early entry in the series. He's in a mostly foul mood and determined to make poor Lois Williams (Nancy Gates) pay for his brother's death. Seems she ratted him out to the police and they subsequently shot him down. Knowing that she's now completely doomed, the frantic Lois decides to kill herself because she has nothing to live for. It's all over for her until...Varrel gets a change of heart at the last moment. He now feels sorry for Lois and decides it's best for her to live. He even gives her a big fat loan to start her own business. Then to further prove his sincerity, he sets her up to marry the man of her dreams. What a nice guy he is!
"Salvage" is a typical Hitchcock episode of this period and does its best to lead the viewing audience astray as to Varrel's true motives. In that regard, it succeeds very well. Although only a half hour in length, the story has plenty of twists and turns and both Barry and Ms. Gates are excellent in their respective roles. Famous character actor Elisha Cook Jr. is also in the cast as one of Varrel's mean-spirited associates. The violent ending isn't a complete surprise, but the trip there is worth the ride. And wouldn't you know it, Varrel isn't really a nice guy after all.
"Salvage" is a typical Hitchcock episode of this period and does its best to lead the viewing audience astray as to Varrel's true motives. In that regard, it succeeds very well. Although only a half hour in length, the story has plenty of twists and turns and both Barry and Ms. Gates are excellent in their respective roles. Famous character actor Elisha Cook Jr. is also in the cast as one of Varrel's mean-spirited associates. The violent ending isn't a complete surprise, but the trip there is worth the ride. And wouldn't you know it, Varrel isn't really a nice guy after all.
A Fine, Unsung Actress
dougdoepke18 January 2009
Pity poor Lois Williams (Gates)she's at wits end. Depressed and out of work, she's blamed by everyone for the death of Dan Varrel's brother. Worse, Varrel (Barry) is one tough mug, no one to mess with, and now he's out of jail and blaming her. So why not just give up, let him put her out of her misery. Please do it, she tells him, which is what we expect him to do as an act of revenge. But, surprise, surprise, he doesn't. Instead he does everything he can to help her out of her misery. Now it looks like he's rewarding her for killing his brother. So, what's going on with this guy?
My real purpose here is to point out what a wonderful little actress Nancy Gates is. Scope out those early scenes where she's an emotional wreck. She's convincing as all get out. Remember, nobody in 1955 expected these transitory half-hours to still be shown 50 years later. That's one reason many actors didn't try so hard for episodic TV. But Gates delivers in spades, even in the later scenes where she's bubbly happy. It's that emotional gamut that lends what force there is to this half-hour. She may not have been the prettiest girl in Hollywood, but she is surely among the many fine unsung actresses.
My real purpose here is to point out what a wonderful little actress Nancy Gates is. Scope out those early scenes where she's an emotional wreck. She's convincing as all get out. Remember, nobody in 1955 expected these transitory half-hours to still be shown 50 years later. That's one reason many actors didn't try so hard for episodic TV. But Gates delivers in spades, even in the later scenes where she's bubbly happy. It's that emotional gamut that lends what force there is to this half-hour. She may not have been the prettiest girl in Hollywood, but she is surely among the many fine unsung actresses.
A story of Revenge
AvionPrince169 January 2022
A story about Revenge but some events will make them business partner. A pretty interesting story and we still wondering how it will end. A story also about reputation also. A nice episode as always. The end is pretty surprising.
"I'm the happiest woman in the world!"
classicsoncall11 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Gene Barry is back in another 'Hitchcock' episode after just having appeared in the third one of the series run. To my mind that was pretty quick, but it couldn't beat Constance Ford's record when she showed up in the first and third episodes of Boris Karloff's 'Thriller" program when it aired in 1960. Just a little trivia note that I happened to remember from doing those reviews.
Well, if this story was to have any kind of credibility at all, you had to know how it was going to end, even after Dan Varrel (Barry) decided to back Lois Williams (Nancy Gates) in the dress shop business. But why would he have to go fifty grand in hock to do it, that's where the show loses all common sense. I could see setting Lois up with a false sense of security, but he could have played out a romantic angle and it wouldn't have cost him half as much, if anything at all.
What it comes down to is a different sort of showdown for Barry's character than the one against Darren McGavin in "Triggers in Leash". For Miss Williams, she didn't avert a disaster like Alfred Hitchcock did in the program's opening segment, 'behind the scenes' so to speak. At least he played a good hand at looking nervous.
Well, if this story was to have any kind of credibility at all, you had to know how it was going to end, even after Dan Varrel (Barry) decided to back Lois Williams (Nancy Gates) in the dress shop business. But why would he have to go fifty grand in hock to do it, that's where the show loses all common sense. I could see setting Lois up with a false sense of security, but he could have played out a romantic angle and it wouldn't have cost him half as much, if anything at all.
What it comes down to is a different sort of showdown for Barry's character than the one against Darren McGavin in "Triggers in Leash". For Miss Williams, she didn't avert a disaster like Alfred Hitchcock did in the program's opening segment, 'behind the scenes' so to speak. At least he played a good hand at looking nervous.
Really solid performances, despite being a little predictable!
b_kite6 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Episode 6 has Lois Williams (Nancy Gates) at the end of her rope after discovering that tough guy Dan Varrel (Gene Barry) is being released from prison primarily due to the fact that she ratted out his brother, and caused his death and Dan took the blame and jail time. After trying to get failed help from he former lover Tim (Peter Adams), Lois is ready to die and when Dan comes calling she is ready for him to do her in, but, surprisingly Dan helps Lois back on her feet, gives her a job, and even helps mend her relationship with Tim, but, why is Dan doing all this, and what are his motives???
First of all I want to commend actress Nancy Gates, she is very good here and even tho she wasn't a well known Hollywood actress she still had the chops to get the job done, her and Gene Berry of "Bat Masterson" and "Burke's Law" fame, he also played in the 4th episode "Triggers in Leash" as well. This one is an interesting story of a strange sort of revenge were everyone is slimy and you really don't know who to root for its very Noir and I liked that about it, however, sadly the whole thing is rather predictable and you know from the start that this woman is going to get hers in the end, and I thought she went along with the whole thing rather easily, I mean one minute shes scared to death that this man is going to kill her and the next when he offers her a job she puts full trust in him and goes right along with it, the whole 25 minutes builds to her gradually turning her life around as your quietly waiting for the twist. However the performances are strong here and Berry and Gates carry the episode excellently that it gets a solid rating despite its predictability! Also Hitchcock's opening and closing segments are among his best as well.
First of all I want to commend actress Nancy Gates, she is very good here and even tho she wasn't a well known Hollywood actress she still had the chops to get the job done, her and Gene Berry of "Bat Masterson" and "Burke's Law" fame, he also played in the 4th episode "Triggers in Leash" as well. This one is an interesting story of a strange sort of revenge were everyone is slimy and you really don't know who to root for its very Noir and I liked that about it, however, sadly the whole thing is rather predictable and you know from the start that this woman is going to get hers in the end, and I thought she went along with the whole thing rather easily, I mean one minute shes scared to death that this man is going to kill her and the next when he offers her a job she puts full trust in him and goes right along with it, the whole 25 minutes builds to her gradually turning her life around as your quietly waiting for the twist. However the performances are strong here and Berry and Gates carry the episode excellently that it gets a solid rating despite its predictability! Also Hitchcock's opening and closing segments are among his best as well.
A whole lotta trouble just for revenge!
planktonrules15 February 2021
Lois (Nancy Gates) is desperate. She was responsible for pushing her boyfriend unmercifully for more money and he ultimately was killed trying to rob some place in order to afford her. The dead man's brother, Dan (Gene Barry), is in prison but he's due to be released soon...and she and those that know her expect him to kill her. But oddly, when he's about to kill her, he changes his mind and actually helps her turn her life around for the better. Why? Why is this tough guy helping out the woman who helped ruin his brother?
This is a very good installment of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"...well written, exciting and with a nice twist. Well worth your time.
This is a very good installment of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"...well written, exciting and with a nice twist. Well worth your time.
Riveting little tale
gridoon202420 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
First of all, the Alfred Hitchcock introduction for this one is hilarious! It actually reminded me of something Monty Python would do in their "Flying Circus", 15+ years later. Sir Alfred was truly ahead of his time. The tale itself is pretty riveting, with a predictable yet still effective (particularly for how "far" it goes) ending. Terrific performances by Gene Barry and - especially - Nancy Gates. *** out of 4.
Sweet Revenge
DKosty12318 April 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Gene Barry & Nancy Gates carry a very solid episode. Early on in the show, we find out Nancys character has rated out Barry's brother to the police. Naturally the brother is dead as a result. Then Barry gets out of prison. Is he going to go for immediate revenge? Nope, instead he tries to make Nancy as happy as she can possibly be. He helps her set up a successful business. He does everything he can to make her happy. He even finds the man she is in love with & sends him after her. Then, when she is at the apex of her life, when everything is where she has everything to live for, he pulls out a gun and shoots her.
The story here was worked on by Fred Friedberger who later would work with Gene Roddenbury on STAR TREK. I am sure that is a piece of why it is well done.
The story here was worked on by Fred Friedberger who later would work with Gene Roddenbury on STAR TREK. I am sure that is a piece of why it is well done.
Salvage
coltras3511 May 2022
Gangster Dan Varrell, just released from prison, goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death. An edgy thriller that boasts fine performances from Nancy Gates and Gene Evans. You really root for Varrell for trying to change Nancy Gate's character's life instead of killing, but not everything is simple as that.
An underrated hidden gem in season one!
joey_isham19 April 2022
I just LOVE this episode. Not often mentioned as a top Hitchcock Presents episode. It truly is perfectly done. Gene Barry is outstanding as the gangster who's looking to punish the woman (Nancy Gates) who's responsible for his brother's death. Only when he sees that she's very depressed and more than willing to get whacked by him, he flips the script on her. Everything then looks fine and dandy. Could there even be a love affair developing between the two? Not so fast! Prepare for an unexpected surprise twist at the end. For me, it's a top 10 episode because of the rollercoaster of emotions squeezed into a 30 minute show.
Don't miss this one!!
Don't miss this one!!
Salvage
Prismark1014 November 2022
Some time you need to wait a little more while before exacting your revenge.
Dan Varrel (Gene Barry) is out of jail and everyone thinks he is going to kill Lois Williams (Nancy Gates.)
Even pathetic Lois realises that she has nothing to live for. She has already hit rock bottom when Dan finds her. She is even rejected by her lover who has moved on to his next gravy boat.
Lois ratted out Dan's brother to the cops after a failed robbery. He later died in a shootout.
So imagine everyone's surprise when Dan takes pity on her. Opens up a clothes shop so Dan can use it to launder money.
Dan just wants Lois to be happy. He even sets her up to be engaged.
By the end the twist is obvious. Only the schmuck Lois does not see it coming.
There is a nice introductory gag from Alfred Hitchcock about a falling set light.
Dan Varrel (Gene Barry) is out of jail and everyone thinks he is going to kill Lois Williams (Nancy Gates.)
Even pathetic Lois realises that she has nothing to live for. She has already hit rock bottom when Dan finds her. She is even rejected by her lover who has moved on to his next gravy boat.
Lois ratted out Dan's brother to the cops after a failed robbery. He later died in a shootout.
So imagine everyone's surprise when Dan takes pity on her. Opens up a clothes shop so Dan can use it to launder money.
Dan just wants Lois to be happy. He even sets her up to be engaged.
By the end the twist is obvious. Only the schmuck Lois does not see it coming.
There is a nice introductory gag from Alfred Hitchcock about a falling set light.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Salvage
Scarecrow-8816 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
"Salvage" will perhaps be more memorable for the opening introduction (with Hitchcock showing us a moment "behind the scenes" while in and out of the director's chair, surviving a falling set light!) than the episode itself which is okay although the ending shouldn't come as a surprise. Nancy Gates is Lois, a no good liar who initiated a failed robbery with Gene Barry's Dan's brother, killed when she ratted him out to the cops. Doing it all for a womanizing prick named Tim (Peter Adams, only after women for their money so he can live large), Lois cared only for him, betraying Dan's brother when it appeared as if she would be arrested. A shootout had ensued and Dan's brother, Richie, was dead. So Dan gets out of prison after taking a rap for his brother in regards to another robbery with revenge on his mind, but because Lois doesn't care what he does to her, it wouldn't achieve the gratification he so desires. So instead Dan foots cash towards Lois so she can start a "petticoat" business, dealing with the latest fashions, and he watches as her miserable life turns around
while Richie's crook pals consider Dan's partnership with Lois is sorry and lowdown, could there be a reason for doing so? Elisha Cook Jr. has a small part as one of Richie's buddies, confronting Dan regarding his negligence in getting revenge against Lois. I don't think there's a doubt regarding Dan's motivations which puts a damper on the ending as I think it is just too telegraphed and expected. Lois' life is turning around for the good thanks to Dan, and her happiness, as he tells her, seems to be all that is important to him
but why? Nancy is first rate as a woman love bitten for a sorry piece of work in Tim, at the beginning so exhausted from the worry of what would happen to her and eventually the rejection of her lover that Dan's murder of her would be considered a relief. Unable to shake Tim, Dan actually goes to him, appealing to him (in Dan's intimidating way) to marry Lois. The whole episode builds based on Lois' gradual life turnaround, so that when she is at the height of her joy Dan has a nice surprise for her.
Mark Missed
darbski30 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
**SPOILERS** No way to not have at least one spoiler, here. See, Dan wanted to pay back Lois for squealing on his brother, which resulted in him getting killed. Well, he missed. SPOILER Oh, sure, he wasted her at supposedly her moment of greatest happiness, right? well, he missed the point. She'd told him that she really loved Tim. He is also terrified of Dan, as well he should be.
Of course, Tim, at least, is honest with Lois, and tells her he doesn't love her, and will not marry her. She knows that she's done for, and will not even take the dough Tim offers her to run away on. She's given up. Later after everything is just humming along (thanks to Dan fixing Lois up in business), when Dan asks her to marry him, she turns HIM down, telling him about loving Tim, and Dan goes to Tim, tells him to marry Lois. Tim's so scared of Dan, that he'll do anything he says.
Lois is happy. Here's where Dan goes wrong, Instead of killing Lois (at her moment of greatest happiness), he should have had Tim die in a hail of bullets, like his (Dan's), brother, Thus, taking away forever what has made Lois happy. Removing from her life the one person that she loved, confining her in her grief and miserable depression for the rest of her life. A life sentence for getting his brother killed. Of course, Hitch would have to show Dan smiling, when he sees her total loss. She can keep the successful business, it won't mean anything without the man she loved. A better ending, and a better revenge.
Of course, Tim, at least, is honest with Lois, and tells her he doesn't love her, and will not marry her. She knows that she's done for, and will not even take the dough Tim offers her to run away on. She's given up. Later after everything is just humming along (thanks to Dan fixing Lois up in business), when Dan asks her to marry him, she turns HIM down, telling him about loving Tim, and Dan goes to Tim, tells him to marry Lois. Tim's so scared of Dan, that he'll do anything he says.
Lois is happy. Here's where Dan goes wrong, Instead of killing Lois (at her moment of greatest happiness), he should have had Tim die in a hail of bullets, like his (Dan's), brother, Thus, taking away forever what has made Lois happy. Removing from her life the one person that she loved, confining her in her grief and miserable depression for the rest of her life. A life sentence for getting his brother killed. Of course, Hitch would have to show Dan smiling, when he sees her total loss. She can keep the successful business, it won't mean anything without the man she loved. A better ending, and a better revenge.
Film Noir Candy
Joropukki20 June 2006
Caught this one on Late Night TV. As a child of mid-fifties, I'm naturally prone to like ladies and gents from that epoch, as they bring to mind mom and dad. The men's dresses were smart and the ladies looked like a woman should.
This episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents gives the extra bonus of seeing Gene Barry before the classic Bat Masterson times. Man, do I love the epoch! Yes I do, and this Film Noir Candy gets an eight for that. It's a sign of true cinematic art that this part of a TV series has stood the test of time.
As I don't like giving away spoilers, I just point to the Hitchcockean cruelty in the storyline. Sir Alfred didn't seem to believe in Christian values. He'd been immensely popular in Ancient Rome.
Cold and nice as a water melon in a fridge -- stabbed with a fruit knife.
This episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents gives the extra bonus of seeing Gene Barry before the classic Bat Masterson times. Man, do I love the epoch! Yes I do, and this Film Noir Candy gets an eight for that. It's a sign of true cinematic art that this part of a TV series has stood the test of time.
As I don't like giving away spoilers, I just point to the Hitchcockean cruelty in the storyline. Sir Alfred didn't seem to believe in Christian values. He'd been immensely popular in Ancient Rome.
Cold and nice as a water melon in a fridge -- stabbed with a fruit knife.
Salvages the series
TheLittleSongbird26 January 2022
Although hardly novel, the idea for "Salvage" was great. Despite not caring for Gene Barry in his first 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' episode "Triggers in Leash" (one of the episodes that did little for me overall as well), he is an actor who has been good in other things with his 'Columbo' guest star turn being my introduction to him. While this series is a very interesting and well worth watching most of the time, it is uneven with the unevenness already apparent in the previous episodes.
"Salvage" to me is a very good entry in the series and definitely recommended. Yes there is little new here and not many surprises, but it is so much better than the previous three episodes that ranged between just slightly above average to lacklustre ("Triggers in Leash" being the weakest of the three). In my view, it is the best 'Alfred Htchcock Presents' episode since "Premonition", if not quite as good as that episode or quite a return to form for the series.
It could have done with more surprises and more consistent suspense and is a little too on the short side.
However, so much is done very well. Nancy Gates is unsettling and movingly vulnerable, her emotional wreckage not being melodramatic. Barry is also much better here than he was in his previous appearance in the series. Elisha Cook Jr is suitably ratty and one of the standouts of a strong supporting cast. Hitchcock's intro is a lot of fun and one of the best of the early episodes.
Furthermore, "Salvage" is a very well made episode visually with a lot of atmosphere in the photography. The music doesn't come over as over-emphasised or intrusive and matches the atmosphere well, the theme tune still is great. The script is intriguing and flows naturally, the psychological element handled in a way that doesn't feel confused.
Even if the story is not a perfect one, it goes at a good pace (personally was involved), doesn't feel over-stretched or cluttered and has a lot less credibility straining than particularly "Don't Come Back Alive". The ending is nicely executed, rings true at least and doesn't come over as abrupt. It's directed solidly.
Overall, very good on the whole though not a high point of the series. 8/10.
"Salvage" to me is a very good entry in the series and definitely recommended. Yes there is little new here and not many surprises, but it is so much better than the previous three episodes that ranged between just slightly above average to lacklustre ("Triggers in Leash" being the weakest of the three). In my view, it is the best 'Alfred Htchcock Presents' episode since "Premonition", if not quite as good as that episode or quite a return to form for the series.
It could have done with more surprises and more consistent suspense and is a little too on the short side.
However, so much is done very well. Nancy Gates is unsettling and movingly vulnerable, her emotional wreckage not being melodramatic. Barry is also much better here than he was in his previous appearance in the series. Elisha Cook Jr is suitably ratty and one of the standouts of a strong supporting cast. Hitchcock's intro is a lot of fun and one of the best of the early episodes.
Furthermore, "Salvage" is a very well made episode visually with a lot of atmosphere in the photography. The music doesn't come over as over-emphasised or intrusive and matches the atmosphere well, the theme tune still is great. The script is intriguing and flows naturally, the psychological element handled in a way that doesn't feel confused.
Even if the story is not a perfect one, it goes at a good pace (personally was involved), doesn't feel over-stretched or cluttered and has a lot less credibility straining than particularly "Don't Come Back Alive". The ending is nicely executed, rings true at least and doesn't come over as abrupt. It's directed solidly.
Overall, very good on the whole though not a high point of the series. 8/10.
Heatless & Uninvolving
callanvass1 November 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Lois Williams (Nancy Gates) sets up Richie to die in a robbery so she can make her love interest, Tim Grady happy. It ends up backfiring when Tim isn't appreciative of her efforts. Richie's brother, Dan Varrel (Gene Barry) is out of prison, and out for revenge against her. Dan decides to give Lois a new lease on life when he decides he needs to run a legitimate business. What a disappointment this episode was! I'm not a fan of gangster story lines, but I figured Hitchcock could put an interesting spin on it. This was very sub-par and not up to Alfred's standards. For all the praise this show gets, I've not been that impressed with the early episodes of this show. They lack the creativity that Alfred is known for, and I have yet to see one truly great episode. This episode lacks tension and more importantly, suspense. I saw this two days ago and I have largely forgotten it. The ending was extremely predictable and I saw it coming a mile away. Nancy Gates makes for a wooden female lead. Her character is pitiful, selfish, and very annoying. Gene Barry fares better as Dan Unless you're a die-hard fan of Hitchcock, I'd skip this one.
5.2/10
5.2/10
Excellent work by Gates and Barry
bnelso-2379318 October 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Spoilers.
The story is very well-done. Almost too heavily plotted in the first three minutes but you get into it very well. Miss. Gates is beautiful to look at and highly appealing in her role as a suicidal gangster-girlfriend. Her great character is the central. In comes Mr. Barry as the man who horribly wants to kill this beauty for obviously causing his brother's death.
This episode is almost all brilliantly done and it's ending is not known until just 30 seconds before its climax. An unusual filmed shot of Gates being shot. OTOH it is a total shame that a pretty girl gets murdered and the climax should have had Gates nearly get murdered by Barry but him deciding that he has grown to easily love her and the Two live-on together for good.
About Hitch's opening and closing narrations. I have seen them over the years and they are just filler space and I hardly care about them. The stories always matter more than them.
The story is very well-done. Almost too heavily plotted in the first three minutes but you get into it very well. Miss. Gates is beautiful to look at and highly appealing in her role as a suicidal gangster-girlfriend. Her great character is the central. In comes Mr. Barry as the man who horribly wants to kill this beauty for obviously causing his brother's death.
This episode is almost all brilliantly done and it's ending is not known until just 30 seconds before its climax. An unusual filmed shot of Gates being shot. OTOH it is a total shame that a pretty girl gets murdered and the climax should have had Gates nearly get murdered by Barry but him deciding that he has grown to easily love her and the Two live-on together for good.
About Hitch's opening and closing narrations. I have seen them over the years and they are just filler space and I hardly care about them. The stories always matter more than them.
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