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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" The Glass Eye (1957)


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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 1 -- A lonely woman falls madly in love with a ventriloquist and follows him around the country.

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Original Air Date:
6 October 1957 (Season 3, Episode 1)
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While cleaning out the apartment of his dead sister Julia, Jim Whitely comes across a strange glass... more | add synopsis
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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
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USA:30 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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9 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Beware the Glass Eye, 11 June 2006
7/10
Author: dougdoepke from Claremont, USA

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.

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