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7/10
Really hard to believe...but also kind of cool.
planktonrules17 February 2024
"Scene of the Crime" is an installment of "The US Steel Hour", an anthology series that ran from the 50s into the 60s.

The story is set at a rooming house with several residents. A man (Harry Townes) arrives...asking to rent a room. The owner is gone but one of the residents (Betty White) shows him around and helps him with a room. Soon he tells her why he is there. Apparently, 20 years ago, he lived in this rooming house and left when he was arrested for murdering a woman! But the memory about this is blank and he's trying to piece it all together. What's next?

The story is nearly impossible to believe. But the writer still managed to make an interesting story and it kept my interest. And, fortunately, the ending is quite good and makes it worth seeing.
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Viva Betty!
lor_8 January 2024
Betty White displays her acting range in this fine play for TV broadcast live on the U. S. Steel Hour. A talented ensemble cast bring Brian Clemens' whodunit mystery to life.

The story of a murderer getting out of prison and returning 20 years after to the scene of the crime is a bit hoary, and as produced by The Theatre Guild remains stagey for the small screen rendition, but the acting pulls it off. Harry Townes in the tortured leading role plus Patricia Collinge and Lester Rawlins in the supporting cast give memorable performances leading to Clemens' very clever finale. Yet it is Betty, so warm, outgoing and intelligent in her deceptively simple acting turn that stands out -she makes the subtle creation of many different aspects to her character look easy.
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