"Scream in Silence" is an amazingly violent program for 1958 and it also, at times, a bit hard to watch. And, it holds up very well and is well worth your time.
Mary (Anne Francis) is a pathetic young lady. Her father is a drunk who is abusive....and Frank's systematically made Mary believe that everything rotten in life that happens is her fault. When her mother killed herself some time ago, he blamed her and she's a sad creature to watch.
What Frank doesn't realize is that his new wife is sick of him....and you cannot blame her. But when she and her boyfriend leave, things get violent. Frank grabs a gun and is about to shoot them when Mary enters the room and tries to stop him. He ends up shooting her...wounding her in the arm. The boyfriend grabs the gun and kills Frank.
When the police arrive, Mary surprisingly says she committed the murder! As a result, she's locked up awaiting trial. A nice neighbor (Skip Homier) however, knows that Mary is not capable of murder...and there MUST be more to the story. He works at the hospital's psychiatric ward and pushes hard to get permission to use 'truth serum' on her to find out exactly what REALLY happened.
The murder scene is shocking. Even without blood, it's ultra-violent and realistic...and not very easy to watch...just as Frank's abusive actions are tough to watch when he mistreats Mary. Because of this, you might want to think twice about watching this if you have a history of victimization...it might be particularly difficult to see. But it also is very well done...especially since shows like this were made quite quickly and economically. It's also brilliantly written...very effective and compelling.
Mary (Anne Francis) is a pathetic young lady. Her father is a drunk who is abusive....and Frank's systematically made Mary believe that everything rotten in life that happens is her fault. When her mother killed herself some time ago, he blamed her and she's a sad creature to watch.
What Frank doesn't realize is that his new wife is sick of him....and you cannot blame her. But when she and her boyfriend leave, things get violent. Frank grabs a gun and is about to shoot them when Mary enters the room and tries to stop him. He ends up shooting her...wounding her in the arm. The boyfriend grabs the gun and kills Frank.
When the police arrive, Mary surprisingly says she committed the murder! As a result, she's locked up awaiting trial. A nice neighbor (Skip Homier) however, knows that Mary is not capable of murder...and there MUST be more to the story. He works at the hospital's psychiatric ward and pushes hard to get permission to use 'truth serum' on her to find out exactly what REALLY happened.
The murder scene is shocking. Even without blood, it's ultra-violent and realistic...and not very easy to watch...just as Frank's abusive actions are tough to watch when he mistreats Mary. Because of this, you might want to think twice about watching this if you have a history of victimization...it might be particularly difficult to see. But it also is very well done...especially since shows like this were made quite quickly and economically. It's also brilliantly written...very effective and compelling.