The Glass Eye (6 Oct. 1957)

While cleaning out the apartment of his dead sister Julia, Jim Whitely comes across a strange glass eye and tells to his wife the story of how his sister acquired it. Julia had fallen in ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Stevens

Writers:

Stirling Silliphant (teleplay), John Keir Cross (story)

Stars:

Alfred Hitchcock, Jessica Tandy, Tom Conway

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself - Host
Jessica Tandy	...	Julia Lester
Tom Conway	...	Max Collodi
Rosemary Harris	...	Dorothy Whitely
William Shatner	...	Jim Whitely
Patricia Hitchcock	...	Saleslady (as Pat Hitchcock)
Arthur Gould-Porter	...	Hotel Manager (as A.E. Gould-Porter)
Billy Barty	...	George
Nelson Welch	...	Emcee
Colin Campbell	...	Old Man
Paul Playdon	...	Allan

Storyline

While cleaning out the apartment of his dead sister Julia, Jim Whitely comes across a strange glass eye and tells to his wife the story of how his sister acquired it. Julia had fallen in love with a famous ventriloquist named Max Collodi. She had been to all his performances and had sent letters requesting to meet him. One day, Max agreed to meet her. She arrived to his hotel room and found him sitting in darkness with his small dummy George. As they talked, Julia tried to touch Max. She screamed as his body fell to the floor and one of his glass eyes fell rolling on the carpet. George stood up and angrily asked her to leave. It was Max who was the dummy and George was the ventriloquist.

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Plot Keywords:

dummy | glass eye | ventriloquist | theater poster | tip | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1957 (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

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Twilight Zone: The Dummy (1962)

User Reviews

Beware the Glass Eye

What's the story behind the glass eye? In fact, it's an entertaining one that blends a poignant human theme with a couple moments of outright horror. Jessica Tandy gives an ace performance as a lonely spinster who becomes something of a 19th century groupie, following the handsome ventriloquist Tom Conway on his theatrical tours. However, she gets more than she bargained for. The entry would have been more memorable had the producers been willing to cast a genuinely plain-faced woman in the role, instead of the attractive Miss Tandy. Nonetheless, the episode is really distinguished by a touching script from up-and-coming TV writer Stirling Silliphant, who would later win an Emmy and make his mark with the ground-breaking series Route 66. Solid Hitchcock entry.