This episode of 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' aired on Christmas Day in 1955. So as a nifty little tie in, the esteemed host offers his viewers an authentic replica of the titled Cheney vase for a mere forty five thousand dollars. I don't think he had many takers.
It's always cool to watch one of these old TV shows and see who pops up. This one features Darren McGavin of Night Stalker fame, and the Addams Family's Morticia - Carolyn Jones. Their opening romance fades when it becomes clear to secretary Pamela (Jones) that her boyfriend Lyle Endicott (McGavin) is a sleazeball trying to dupe an old widow (Patricia Collinge) out of an expensive heirloom. Ah yes, but the widow Cheney has an ace up her sleeve. I considered what Rod Serling might have done with this episode if he were writing it as a 'Twilight Zone' story; he might have substituted a fake vase in place of the real one. Instead, the writer here, Robert Bleese, substituted shelves full of them!
I'm sorry I missed virtually all of the Hitchcock TV programs back in the day when I was a kid. But that only inspires me to go out and look up as many of them as I can today. I think it would be an exercise quite rewarding.
It's always cool to watch one of these old TV shows and see who pops up. This one features Darren McGavin of Night Stalker fame, and the Addams Family's Morticia - Carolyn Jones. Their opening romance fades when it becomes clear to secretary Pamela (Jones) that her boyfriend Lyle Endicott (McGavin) is a sleazeball trying to dupe an old widow (Patricia Collinge) out of an expensive heirloom. Ah yes, but the widow Cheney has an ace up her sleeve. I considered what Rod Serling might have done with this episode if he were writing it as a 'Twilight Zone' story; he might have substituted a fake vase in place of the real one. Instead, the writer here, Robert Bleese, substituted shelves full of them!
I'm sorry I missed virtually all of the Hitchcock TV programs back in the day when I was a kid. But that only inspires me to go out and look up as many of them as I can today. I think it would be an exercise quite rewarding.