A Jury Of Her Peers is a first rate Hitchcock entry, adapted from a story by Susan Glaspell, it's a murder mystery that gets solved by the efforts of the women townfolk who live not too far from the farm where the widow of a murdered farmer is found, near catatonic, with the body of her husband still upstairs.
The tale itself reveals the working of the minds of a handful of member of a small, isolated rural community of the sort that scarcely exists today in 21st century America. A Jury Of Her Peers is now a period piece, though when first broadcast it must have felt closer to home for many viewers.
In this, the talk is the story. We hear it told, from different perspectives; and the familiarity of the neighbors of the middle aged, childless widow with her and her husband is the key to understanding what likely happened. Fine acting all-round by the mostly female cast, headed by early talkie leading lady and, for a short while, superstar, Ann Harding, aged, yet still radiantly beautiful.
The tale itself reveals the working of the minds of a handful of member of a small, isolated rural community of the sort that scarcely exists today in 21st century America. A Jury Of Her Peers is now a period piece, though when first broadcast it must have felt closer to home for many viewers.
In this, the talk is the story. We hear it told, from different perspectives; and the familiarity of the neighbors of the middle aged, childless widow with her and her husband is the key to understanding what likely happened. Fine acting all-round by the mostly female cast, headed by early talkie leading lady and, for a short while, superstar, Ann Harding, aged, yet still radiantly beautiful.