"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" Portrait of Jocelyn (1956)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Robert Stevens

Writers:

Harold Swanton (teleplay)
Edgar Marvin (story)

TV Series:

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)

Original Air Date:

8 April 1956 (Season 1, Episode 28)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

When Mark Halliday and his new wife unexpectedly see a portrait of Halliday's first wife, it is only the first in a series of disturbing developments.

Plot Keywords:

Portrait | Brother | Art Gallery | Disappearance | Second Marriage

Cast

Philip Abbott	...	Mark Halliday
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself - Host
Nancy Gates	...	Debbie Halliday
John Baragrey	...	Arthur Clymer
Raymond Bailey	...	Jeff Harrison
Olan Soule	...	Art Dealer
Harry Tyler	...	Motel Manager

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Shamley Productions

It's the Old Pygmalion Thing

This is the old plot where a group of men become enamored with a woman whose beauty drives them nuts. It begins when an artist paints a portrait and totally upsets the marital apple cart of a seemingly loving husband and his wife. Through a series of obsessional movements by a couple characters, we are led to their confronting their passions, but not before a great deal of angst and madness have been expended. The acting is over the top, and so little is revealed to us that it doesn't quite work. Still, it has its archetypal being and draws on the past to tell a story: Part Dorian Gray and part "Portrait of Jenny." There's just something lacking about the presentation. Maybe it's actually a little short on suspense and long on emotion.