A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.
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Storyline
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- TriviaNearly became a "lost episode" when a sponsor deemed it unsuitable. It was subsequently never given a network airing, and it was not seen by television viewers until the series got sold into syndication.
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[introduction]
Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening. I'm looking to see what lies ahead. The old Romans used to tell the future by cutting animals open and examining their entrails. Due to some objections by anti-vivisectionists, we have to omit the butchery. But through the wonders of modern science, we are not denied a glimpse into the future. Besides, it's much more tidy this way. This is an x-ray of a goat, an animal which the ancients found to be full of strange portents. Hm, it looks like rain. I can see this will also give one insight about the past. For example, I now know what happened to those car keys I lost last summer. As to the immediate future, either this x-ray plate wasn't properly developed, or else we are in for a very dismal time of it for the next minute.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (2013)
- SoundtracksThe Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314)
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Written by Johann Strauss- carnival music heard at the beginning of the story
So here goes. Our characters for this episode are Hugo, Irene and Sandini. Hugo's found passed out and he's very hungry. Sandini is the nice character between him and his wife. He's married to Irene and she's the opposite of what Hugo thinks of her. Likewise Sandini is the opposite of what Hugo thinks of him. Hugo comes to and he's frightened of how Sandini looks. Hugo thinks he looks like the devil! As for Irene, Hugo's got stars in his eyes for her. Hugo thinks she looks like an angel.
Sandini does a lot of nice things for Hugo but it doesn't matter because he's so blinded by Irene. I should mention that Hugo's on the slow side so it's really easy to manipulate Hugo. Hugo sees a magic trick that Sandini's doing and he believes Sandini is hurting Irene. It is explained to Hugo that it's a trick, Irene isn't being hurt and she's even smiling during the trick.
Irene goes full throttle in Hugo. She lies to him and says Sandini is the devil and she's so afraid of him. Irene tells Hugo that Sandini's magic comes from his magic wand he uses during his magic acts. Irene really lays it on thick and unfortunately Hugo believes her. Sandini ends up getting killed and Hugo takes his wand. Everything's about to blow up for Irene because Hugo thinks he can do the magic tricks Sandini could do. Irene's about to be cut into and this time it's no magic trick! Irene honestly got what she deserved.
Loved the episode and thought it was a good way to end AHP. I must say I'm glad the series extended to an hour long format because it gave the writers more time to tell well written stories. Both series deserve more recognition than what they get imo.
- glitterrose
- Jul 6, 2022
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1