I would have the rated the movie even more, but the ending appeared to be abrupt.
Hitchcock seemed to focus on old ladies caught up in serious situations and this episode is no exception.
Wealthy Adelaide's niece has married a young man who has a gambling problem and begins forging her name to checks that he has written in order to pay off his gambling debts.
When Adelaide finds out what is occurring, he locks her in a room with no ventilation. The rest of the show deals with her desperate attempts to get out, while others are unaware of her plight.
Collinge is very good. I remember her fondly as Aunt Birdie, the alcoholic aunt, in "The Little Foxes." She was nominated along with Teresa Wright for best supporting actress (1941. Both would lose to Mary Astor's "The Great Lie."
Hitchcock seemed to focus on old ladies caught up in serious situations and this episode is no exception.
Wealthy Adelaide's niece has married a young man who has a gambling problem and begins forging her name to checks that he has written in order to pay off his gambling debts.
When Adelaide finds out what is occurring, he locks her in a room with no ventilation. The rest of the show deals with her desperate attempts to get out, while others are unaware of her plight.
Collinge is very good. I remember her fondly as Aunt Birdie, the alcoholic aunt, in "The Little Foxes." She was nominated along with Teresa Wright for best supporting actress (1941. Both would lose to Mary Astor's "The Great Lie."