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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 5, Episode 15Man from the South (3 Jan. 1960)In a Las Vegas casino, an unpleasant little man hopes to use a young man's wish to impress the young woman he has just met to pressure the young fellow into accepting a macabre bet. Director:Norman Lloyd |
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Himself - Host
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Gambler
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| Peter Lorre | ... |
Carlos
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Neile Adams | ... |
Woman
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Katherine Squire | ... |
Carlos' Wife
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Tyler McVey | ... |
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Marc Cavell | ... |
Bellhop
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Phil Gordon | ... |
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Peter Lorre makes a bet with Steve McQueen that Steve McQueen can't light his cigarette lighter ten times in a row. If he does, he wins Peter Lorre's new car. if he doesn't, Peter Lorre gets to chop off Steve McQeen's little pinky. Written by John Adams
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hammer | reference to venus de milo | betting on a horse | nail | stockings |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 January 1960 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.33 : 1
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Gambler: My what?
Carlos: Is that so strange? He wins - he takes the car. I win - I take his finger. Is that so strange?
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Neile Adams, who plays the woman that the Gambler (Steve McQueen) meets in the bar, was married to McQueen when this episode was made. See more »Goofs
Moving shadow of boom mic is visible on curtain behind McQueen right after he is asked "You ready?" by the referee. See more »Quotes
Carlos: [in a Las Vegas cocktail lounge, proposing the stakes of a bet] Well, I'm thinking of some small thing that you could afford to give away, and if you lose, why, you won't have to feel so bad - such as the little finger on your left hand.Gambler: My what?
Carlos: Is that so strange? He wins - he takes the car. I win - I take his finger. Is that so strange?
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Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre star in this subversive little horror tale from the pen of Roald Dahl. Lorre and McQueen meet in a casino restaurant., and a casual boast by McQueen about his cigarette lighter leads to a grim be: If McQueen can make his lighter work 10 times in row, Lorre will hand him the keys to his car. If he fails, Lorre gets to chop off McQueen's pinky. Veteran director Norman Lloyd milks this baby for all the suspense it was worth. Lorre is suitably creepy, and McQueen demonstrates the casual charm that would stand him in good stead in the years ahead. The only sour note is struck by the actress who plays McQueen's new gal pal. She is rather odd-looking and can barely handle her lines. Surprise! She was McQueen's wife at the time.