Richard Paine decides to steal money from his boss that he has owed him for months, and it turns into an unnecessary and ironic murder.Richard Paine decides to steal money from his boss that he has owed him for months, and it turns into an unnecessary and ironic murder.Richard Paine decides to steal money from his boss that he has owed him for months, and it turns into an unnecessary and ironic murder.
- Charlie
- (as Billy Newell)
- Martin the Janitor
- (as Frank Krieg)
- Man at Bus Stop
- (as John Lehmann)
- Motorist
- (as Joseph Gilbert)
- Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the few times where Hitchcock does not end with "goodnight".
- GoofsDuring Richard's ride in the taxi cab, inside shots show the gear shift lever in the "park" position while being driven.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Alfred Hitchcock: Did you ever have the feeling that you were being watched?
[Hitchcock glances behind at a large eye above him on the wall]
Alfred Hitchcock: Observe closely. No eyelid. He never sleeps. Obviously, an ideal audience. Unfortunately, he doesn't watch television. That's true. He isn't watching me, he's watching you, to see if you're watching me. Please don't misunderstand. I love television, as a performer, that is.
[gestures briefly with his finger]
Alfred Hitchcock: But I feel the wrong person is being paid. Actors receive salaries, but their viewers, the people who do the really hard work, don't make a cent. It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun.
[Hitchcock pulls out a revolver and points it at the camera]
Alfred Hitchcock: Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you're on.
[holds the gun in both hands]
Alfred Hitchcock: Tonight, we plan to tell a story about this gun and what a very ordinary man did with it in the course of 24 hours.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Who knows why Richard tries borrow some money of a gabling bartender, which lost the bet in the wrong horse, the he head to his Boss's house decided to asking the money for all means, when he reach there, his Boss is talking to someone and gave a sum of money withdrawn from a iron box at his home-office, Richard hidden around the house waiting for the guest leaves the house, the he enters stealthily through the window in order to takes his money from there.
Sadly his Boss caught him in the act with a gun and tries call the police, Richard then holds him, in this struggles the Boss is deadly shot by his own gun, Richard in panic disappears and go back at his apartment having mind an escape to Mexico, even Beth trying tells him something the freak out Richard is out of control and is suspicious of everyone, sending his wife waiting him at bus station, when someone knock at his door another misunderstanding gonna happen, letting Richard deadly wounded, when he finally reach at bus station a whole thing is clarified, however too late.
Hitch in this tragic story allude the rush by survival that ravages the mankind in its lifestyle like a Rat's race.
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First watch: 2022 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.25.
- elo-equipamentos
- Dec 23, 2022
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1