The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Jar

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 16.2.64

Filmlänge: 50 Min. 7 Sek.

Drehbuch: James Bridges nach einer Kurzgeschichte von Ray Bradbury

Musik: Bernard Herrmann

Kamera: Walter Strenge

Regie: Norman Lloyd

Produzent: Norman Lloyd, Gordon Hessler (Associate Producer)

Darsteller: Slim Pickens (Clem Carter), Pat Buttram (Charlie Hill), Sammy Reese (Milt Marshall), Carl Benton Reid (Gramps Medknowe), Collin Wilcox (Thedy Sue), James Best (Tom), Alice Backes (Mrs. Tridden), Billy Barty (The Barker), Jocelyn Brando (Emma Jane), Jane Darwell (Granny Carnation), George Lindsey (Juke Marmer), William Marshall (Jahdoo), Alfred Hitchcock (Moderator).

Inhaltsangabe: At the Heron Swamp, country bumpkin farmer Charlie Hill (Pat Buttram) becomes mesmerized by a strange-looking thing, on display at a traveling circus. Sealed inside the clear jar is a strange concoction that defies everyone's description and eager to impress his neighbors, Charlie offers to buy the jar. With all sales final, Charlie takes it home and invites his friends and neighbors to see it. No one can figure out what is in the jar, and every night they gather to sit and watch. Some envision pure horror while others envision romance. Charlie's young cheating wife, Thedy Sue (Collin Wilcox), hates the evil-looking thing and expresses her desire to have it out of the house. When she has an attempt made on the jar, Charlie succeeds in saving the priceless object in the nick of time. People come from miles around to see the jar and it has won him his neighbors' respect. Jealous over her husband's new toy, Thedy Sue gets into a fight that turns physical. In a fit of rage, Thedy Sue opens the container and destroys the contents, resulting in Charlie taking drastic steps to refill the unusual jar... hmmm...

Info: 1963 Emmy Nomination: This episode garnered James Bridges an emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama (Adaptation).

Edward W. Williams (Schnitt), Alexander A. Mayer (Bauten/Dekorationsbau), Julia Heron u. John McCarthy Jr. (Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter), Larry Germain (Friseur), Bud Westmore (Maskenbildner), Jack Doran (Regieassistenz), J.S. Westmoreland (Ton), Vincent Dee (Leitung Kostüme).

Neuverfilmungen:
The Jar 1986
The Jar 1992

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