....that's what Judy and Steve (Joanna Moore (mother of Tatem O'Neal) and Steve Forrest) want - if only they had the money. They have already gone through the insurance money left Judy by her late husband. With the addition of some comical background music, Cornell Woolrich's suspenseful short story has been turned into a quirky mystery. In the original story naive Mrs. Archer suddenly realises that the winning sweepstake ticket bought by her late husband is in the suit he was buried in and with the help of a policeman posing as a reporter they exhume the body (the new husband wants no part of it) - and the cop immediately calls for a post mortem. Archer is an untrustworthy type who, from the start, has been trying to kill his new wife with the aid of a sunlamp.
It was a pretty clumsy plot and I think that Hitchcock really tightens the story by having Judy and Steve as lovebirds but then having Steve realising if he can dispose of Judy then all the money will be his!! She has big plans for the money - a big house (including a heated bathroom), flashy car etc and Steve realises he will have to account for every cent - and he is not happy.
This episode is neatly finished with Westcott (James Gregory) stepping in to foil an attempt on Judy's life. If you are familiar with the story and it is one of Woolrich's good ones, you will be disappointed with this episode.
It was a pretty clumsy plot and I think that Hitchcock really tightens the story by having Judy and Steve as lovebirds but then having Steve realising if he can dispose of Judy then all the money will be his!! She has big plans for the money - a big house (including a heated bathroom), flashy car etc and Steve realises he will have to account for every cent - and he is not happy.
This episode is neatly finished with Westcott (James Gregory) stepping in to foil an attempt on Judy's life. If you are familiar with the story and it is one of Woolrich's good ones, you will be disappointed with this episode.