The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
An Unlocked Window
Genre: Thriller
Erstausstrahlung: 15.2.65
Filmlänge: 48 Min. 27 Sek.
Drehbuch: James Bridges nach einer
Geschichte von Ethel
Lina White
Musik:
Kamera:
Regie: Joseph M. Newman
Produzent:
Darsteller: Dana Wynter (Sheila), Stephen Roberts (Boris Crispis), Louise Latham (Maude), John
Kerr (Glendon Baker), Cathie Merchant (Frieda Little), E.J. Andre (Sam),
John Willis (Newscaster), T.C. Jones (Nurse Betty Ames).
Inhaltsangabe: A third murder in the
last two weeks is reported over the television, and police confess they
have a psychotic madman on the loose, preying only on live-in nurses. One
dark stormy night nurse Stella Crosson (Dana Wynter) and Nurse Betty Ames
(T. C. Jones) are tending to their employer (John Kerr), a man with a
heart condition who needs constant attention. Their only company is an
alcoholic housekeeper and her husband, the handyman. Shortly after the
handyman goes out for a fresh oxygen tank for the patient, the power fails,
the lights go out, and the women start feeling uneasy. Maude hears a man's
voice and footsteps in the house, but the nurses don't believe her, since
the woman has been known for taking one drink too many. A phone call from
the murderer informs the women that he knows they're alone, and intends to
pay them a visit before the night is over. Checking to make sure all the
doors and windows are locked, Stella finds that she over-looked a basement
window, a mistake that might prove all too costly...
Info: "An Unlocked Window" is one of
the most memorable and terrifying of all of the episodes of "The Alfred
Hitchcock Hour", debuting 2/15/1965. Trivia: Bernard Herrmann's score is
outstanding and very effectively sets the mood. For Hitchcock fans, this
episode marked the appearance of the house built and filmed for "Psycho",
but using only the outside view, not the inside.
Neuverfilmungen:
An Unlocked Window
1985
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