A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police.A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police.A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police.
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- Herbert Whybrow
- (as A.E. Gould-Porter)
- Flower Lady
- (as Nora O'Mahony)
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- TriviaThis episode takes place in London in 1919.
- GoofsAlthough set in 1919, Herbert Whybrow walks past a small car from the mid-1930s on his way home.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Himself - Host: [Standing in front of a full-length mirror with a chair to the side, Hitchcock is tying up his dressing gown; he notices the audience in the mirror and turns to them] Good evening. I hope you'll excuse me for not being ready at show time, but my watch is slow.
[Looks at wrist - but there is no watch on it]
Himself - Host: As a matter of fact, it hasn't even gotten here yet. First I would like to announce a change in our program. Shakespeare's Hamlet will not be presented tonight. We don't feel it's suitable to show in the home - all those corpses, you know. Instead we are offering a story entitled, "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole". Most of our stories have taken place in the United States, or one of the other colonies, but tonight we offer a new locale. "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" is laid in a far-off land of mystery and enchantment - England. And now suppose you continue squinting at this little screen while I slip into something more uncomfortable.
[inclines his head slightly and walks off]
- ConnectionsVersion of Suspense: The Hands of Mr. Ottermole (1949)
- SoundtracksGreensleeves
(uncredited)
Whistled by the strangler
Another slightly jarring aspect is some of the weird non sequitur dialogue: 'Maybe the reason for there being no reason is that there is no reason' or 'How did the ham get into the sandwich? Because someone had to put it there' (that particular piece of philosophy bizarrely leading to the mystery being solved). Dostoevsky it ain't!
It appears to have the hands of Mr Hitchcock (as well as Mr Ottermole) all over it, so it was quite a surprise to see Robert Stevens directed. I was getting homage to the big man's early Blighty based catalogue which isn't a bad thing. Overall though, pretty much style over substance with a reveal that's been a staple of many a Hammer Horror/Ripper movie since. Way better than some of the other 'wackier' episodes in series 2 of AHP though.
**Lookalike corner* Anyone else think the murdered couple's nephew looked like a young Roger Daltrey?
- edinburgh_girl
- Aug 25, 2022
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1