After reading the reviews of this episode I think the viewers are missing one important point in this episode. Rather than bemoaning a steadily paced story line, one may have overlooked an important facet of early 1960's t.v. This episode is, in part, a throwback to 1950's television theater, circa 1964-'65. The BEST part of the episode was the interaction between the family and friends within the hotel room. The parents and wedding guests had a palpable interaction amongst themselves in one room! I loved the writer's forethought in letting each character within the room fully develop his/her role! This technique is EXACTLY the way early t.v. Drama shows played out in the '50's. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall of the hotel room scenes, during the filming of the hotel room scenes just to feel the mood of the worried family and guests as they each had an opinion about the whereabouts of the missing bride Sally. Caradine's role as Edward Clarke (with a hint of a British accent) must have been a career launching role as Caradine's character depicted the soft-spoken "psychopath" who ended up revealing his mental illness to Tommy, the detective (and bridegroom) . The plot also involved adding other would-be suspects in order to build the suspense and send the viewer into a true detective story mindset. Each of the would-be suspects easily appearing to be mildly insane in his own way. The bridegroom Tommy is to be commended for handily investigating a disappearing bride-to-be who is in fact, HIS bride-to-be. While others may find this episode to be one that plods along, I think the episode allowed time for character development which was cleverly designed by the writer - hardly seen in modern t.v.
Review of Thou Still Unravished Bride
