A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNearly became a "lost episode" when a sponsor deemed it unsuitable. It was subsequently never given a network airing, and it was not seen by television viewers until the series got sold into syndication.
- Quotes
[introduction]
Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening. I'm looking to see what lies ahead. The old Romans used to tell the future by cutting animals open and examining their entrails. Due to some objections by anti-vivisectionists, we have to omit the butchery. But through the wonders of modern science, we are not denied a glimpse into the future. Besides, it's much more tidy this way. This is an x-ray of a goat, an animal which the ancients found to be full of strange portents. Hm, it looks like rain. I can see this will also give one insight about the past. For example, I now know what happened to those car keys I lost last summer. As to the immediate future, either this x-ray plate wasn't properly developed, or else we are in for a very dismal time of it for the next minute.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (2013)
- SoundtracksThe Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314)
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Written by Johann Strauss- carnival music heard at the beginning of the story
I am pretty sure the biggest reason the network balked at showing this one is its insensitive way it portrays a person with a severe intellectual deficit. It's also pretty grisly for early 1960s TV. It did finally get released when it came out as an extra on DVD sets as well as on various Roku channels. Regardless, it's only a fair episode (at best) and the folks back in 1962 didn't miss all that much.
- planktonrules
- Apr 21, 2021
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1