Even though this story was building up to something nefarious, I thought the ending was somewhat of a cop-out. Granted, Norman Frayne (James Best) didn't have a lot of options dealing with his old buddy Al Revnel (Steve Brodie), but suicide is too much of a final outcome to get a measure of revenge. The sleazy Al got pinched for violating his parole, but that couldn't have been much of a comfort for the dead guy. The weird thing about the ending was how Norman rigged the front car in his garage to explode instead of the one behind it that he and Al drove up in. I guess either way Norman would have been on the hook one way or another if it was Al who got blown away.
I always liked James Best as a character actor. My first look at him was when I was watching the Twilight Zone as a kid with my Dad. He made an impression on me in the episode "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank". Every now and then he got a chance at a lead role, and for a real hoot, you should catch him in 1959's "The Killer Shrews". You'll never be the same again.
I always liked James Best as a character actor. My first look at him was when I was watching the Twilight Zone as a kid with my Dad. He made an impression on me in the episode "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank". Every now and then he got a chance at a lead role, and for a real hoot, you should catch him in 1959's "The Killer Shrews". You'll never be the same again.