Hitchcock Hour consistently presents Southerners as drawling idiots.
The accents in this episode are horrendous, particularly Kathie Browne's, portraying her "Mavis" character as an excruciating (yet murdering) dimwit.
And George Lindsey has a natural, pleasant accent, yet he is directed to speak in an exaggerated manner. Just annoying, as is his stereotypical performance as "Sam." (It does tone down a bit, as the episode progresses.)
"Bed of Roses" is padded with several pointless, or drawn out, scenes. The timeline makes no sense. George finds his dead "girlfriend" in the middle of the night, and leaves without reporting it to the police, yet the newspapers have a detailed story a few hours later.
The first three-quarters of the episode takes place within 24 hours??
The conclusion is an out-of-the-blue contrivance. And of course, Hitchcock makes the standard "criminals always get captured" wrap-up. Meh.
The three stars are for Patrick O/Neal - always a pleasure to watch.
The accents in this episode are horrendous, particularly Kathie Browne's, portraying her "Mavis" character as an excruciating (yet murdering) dimwit.
And George Lindsey has a natural, pleasant accent, yet he is directed to speak in an exaggerated manner. Just annoying, as is his stereotypical performance as "Sam." (It does tone down a bit, as the episode progresses.)
"Bed of Roses" is padded with several pointless, or drawn out, scenes. The timeline makes no sense. George finds his dead "girlfriend" in the middle of the night, and leaves without reporting it to the police, yet the newspapers have a detailed story a few hours later.
The first three-quarters of the episode takes place within 24 hours??
The conclusion is an out-of-the-blue contrivance. And of course, Hitchcock makes the standard "criminals always get captured" wrap-up. Meh.
The three stars are for Patrick O/Neal - always a pleasure to watch.