Triggers in Leash
- Episode aired Oct 16, 1955
- TV-14
- 30m
A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other.A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other.A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other.
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Did you know
- TriviaDarren McGavin, Gene Barry, and Ellen Corby all appeared in both the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" series.
- GoofsMaggie grabs the handles of hot items such as the skillet and coffee pot with no insulation to protect her from burns.
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[first lines]
Himself - Host: [Alfred Hitchcock loads one bullet into a revolver and spins the cylinder. He aims the gun off stage left while holding it up to his ear and pulls the trigger - click. He spins the barrel again, and pulls the trigger - click. He shrugs] That's precisely why I don't care for Russian roulette. I never seem to win. There are two revolvers, such as this, which play a part in tonight's story. It is what you might call a Western, although there isn't a horse to be seen. We intended to get horses, but they couldn't remember the lines. So you'll be seeing people instead. The cast is a very small one and threatens to become smaller with every passing moment. You see, two of the characters have threatened to eliminate each other on sight. Now, I am sure there are some of you who don't want to see them do that. So, I suggest instead that you listen to our sponsor's message.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
It amounts to two gunfighters having a staring contest. They refuse to take their eyes off of each other and maintain a barrage of taunts that only heighten the silliness. They are seated at a little table covered by a checkered tablecloth; they stab blindly at the food before them and overturn cups of coffee. Grandma Walton keeps running in and out of frame trying to distract them with different things. It felt like an SNL skitch. There's even a comically over-sized prop that plays a crucial part in the "twist ending". This was all MEANT to be funny, right?
Hitch's epilogue, a much-needed acerbic twist upon the twist, was the part of this episode that I enjoyed the most.
- bribabylk
- Oct 15, 2014
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1