Salvage (6 Nov. 1955)

Gangster Dan Varrell, just released from prison, goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death.

Director:

Jus Addiss

Writers:

Fred Freiberger (teleplay), Richard Carr (teleplay),

Stars:

Gene Barry, Alfred Hitchcock, Nancy Gates

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Gene Barry	...	Dan Varrel
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself - Host
Nancy Gates	...	Lois Williams
Maxine Cooper	...	Mary
Peter Adams	...	Tim Grady
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Shorty
Paul Bryar	...	Lou Henry
Edit Angold	...	Hilda
Virginia Christine	...	Model
Ralph Montgomery	...	Drunk
Billy Wayne	...	Bartender

Storyline

Dan has just been released from prison, and Lois is terrified. While he was behind bars, Dan's brother was shot and killed while trying to escape from the police, because Lois had told the police where he was hiding. Everyone whom Lois asks for help knows that Dan holds her responsible, and will not help her. So Dan confronts her in her room alone, prepared to kill her no matter how hard she begs for mercy. Dan is then baffled when Lois tells him to go ahead, since she is in despair and has nothing to live for.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | bar | stoolie | death of brother | shot to death | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1955 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shamley Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A Fine, Unsung Actress

Pity poor Lois Williams (Gates)—she's at wits end. Depressed and out of work, she's blamed by everyone for the death of Dan Varrel's brother. Worse, Varrel (Barry) is one tough mug, no one to mess with, and now he's out of jail and blaming her. So why not just give up, let him put her out of her misery. Please do it, she tells him, which is what we expect him to do as an act of revenge. But, surprise, surprise, he doesn't. Instead he does everything he can to help her out of her misery. Now it looks like he's rewarding her for killing his brother. So, what's going on with this guy?

My real purpose here is to point out what a wonderful little actress Nancy Gates is. Scope out those early scenes where she's an emotional wreck. She's convincing as all get out. Remember, nobody in 1955 expected these transitory half-hours to still be shown 50 years later. That's one reason many actors didn't try so hard for episodic TV. But Gates delivers in spades, even in the later scenes where she's bubbly happy. It's that emotional gamut that lends what force there is to this half-hour. She may not have been the prettiest girl in Hollywood, but she is surely among the many fine unsung actresses.