A husband gets locked in a secure office with the body of his beautiful young mistress, whom he has just murdered.A husband gets locked in a secure office with the body of his beautiful young mistress, whom he has just murdered.A husband gets locked in a secure office with the body of his beautiful young mistress, whom he has just murdered.
- Party guest
- (as Sanford L. Gibbons)
- Party guest
- (as Bonne Greene)
- Frank - Policeman
- (as Frank Allocca)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActor Sam Buffington, who played Charlie, died two years afterward at the age of 28.
- GoofsA police car responds to the call from the lady with lights flashing and siren blaring, but a police car only uses emergency indicators on an emergency call.
- Quotes
[introduction]
Alfred Hitchcock: [Hitchcock is putting up a display of glasses and bottles of alcohol on an office desk] Good evening, fellow revellers. Tonight, we are indulging in an old city tradition. It is the event that turned a mild-mannered white-collar worker into a four-armed beast of prey.
[shows off the display]
Alfred Hitchcock: The office party. However, we had this room designed especially for the party
[looks back briefly]
Alfred Hitchcock: by the girls in the office. It has no corners. I am in charge of the entertainment which all should enjoy. After most of the hors d'oeuvres have been eaten, we're going to throw a company director to the lions. I realize it isn't much, but the lions are a great deal cheaper than the string quartet we had last year. They don't drink as much either. And now, for the party.
[pours himself a drink]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Altman (2014)
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
When the story begins, Tony (Cotten) is being confronted by his mistress. She is tired of their arrangement and insists that Tony tell his wife about her and get a divorce. However, Tony is pragmatic as well as evil...and his wife is rich...and he doesn't want a divorce to end his high living! So he does what any total scumbag would do...he murders his mistress! But there's a problem...when he tries to leave, his key breaks off in lock and he's stuck in the room with the dead woman!
This is a pretty good episode of the series. My only complaint, and it's not a huge one, is that the story seems to hinge on a very difficult to believe series of events. Still, it is enjoyable and worth seeing.
By the way, the IMDB trivia says that actor Sam Buffington died two years after completing this episode. Sadly, the man did die and it was ruled a suicide....and he was only 28. What a waste.
- planktonrules
- Mar 8, 2021
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1