The Case of Mr. Pelham
- Episode aired Dec 4, 1955
- TV-14
- 30m
A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.
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- TriviaIn 1956, Alfred Hitchcock was nominated for a Best Director - Film Series Primetime Emmy for this. He lost to Nat Hiken for directing The Phil Silvers Show, best remembered as Sgt. Bilko.
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[first lines]
Himself - Host: [introduction] Good evening. Due to circumstances beyond our control, tragedy will not strike tonight. I'm dreadfully sorry, perhaps some other time. However, I've just witnessed a sneak preview of this evening's story and I found it simply frightening. Sometimes, death is not the worst that can befall a man. And I don't refer to torture or any type of violence. I mean the quiet, little insidious devices that can drive a man out of his mind, like putting bubble gum in someone's coat pocket. Tonight's little frolic is called 'The Case of Mr. Pelham'.
- ConnectionsReferences The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Hitchcock returns again for his 3rd directing credit, taking on another familiar story that much like "Breakdown" has been done about a zillion times since this. The tale of a man who discovers he has a double trying to take over his life and slowly push him out or is he slowly going mad. The out come is usual always the same conclusion and the one here is no different, that's maybe why the impact of this one really didn't hit me to hard because I pretty much knew where this was going after the two Pelham's finally meet. As said before Hitch does his usual great job behind the camera and the cast is excellent here, I could defiantly see how in 1956 this was damn good television as Hitch was apparently nominated for a prime time Emmy for best directing. Not to sound harsh on this episode as it seems to be a favorite among fans of the series, and it is a very fine episode, but, I guess the fact that the story being done to death and seeing this a hundred times on other movies and series since really hurt the out come for me, and personally I believe Hitch should have got the Emmy nod for either "Revenge" or "Breakdown" as I believe those two episodes to be superior to this one. Closing note: Hitchcock's closing narration is the greatest!.
- b_kite
- Oct 2, 2018
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1