ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS: THE GLASS EYE (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. In this episode, a young man and his wife are cleaning out the home of the man's late sister Julia when he stops to recount a story involving a mysterious glass eye. A flashback sequence shows how Julia, a lonely spinster, became infatutated with Max Collodi, a celebrated -- but oddly immobile -- ventriloquist. As time went on, Julia grew increasingly obsessed with the reclusive puppeteer, following him all over Europe and writing him letters asking for a meeting. At last, the voice-thrower agreed to a brief rendezvous in his hotel room. Overcome with emotion at finally meeting the only man she ever loved, Julia reached out to touch him -- and discovered the surprising truth about Max Collodi. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: October 6, 1957 Sunday 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:25:58
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:05958
- GENRE: Drama, mystery/suspense
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, mystery/suspense; Ventriloquism
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1955-1960; 1962-1964 / NBC - 1960-1962; 1964-1965
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joan Harrison … Associate Producer
- Robert Stevens … Director
- Sterling Silliphant … Writer
- John Keir Cross … Based on a story by
- Jessica Tandy … Cast, Julia Lester
- Tom Conway … Cast, Max Collodi
- Rosemary Harris … Cast, Dorothy Whitely
- William Shatner … Cast, Jim
- Pat Hitchcock … Cast, Saleslady
- Billy Barty … Cast, George
- Colin Campbell … Cast, Old Man
- A.E. Gould-Porter … Cast, Hotel Manager
- Nelson Welch … Cast, Emcee
- Paul Playdon … Cast, Allan