It is scary that Gerald Clarke reacts so strongly to by a gun being pointed at him, since he was in the military in WWII you would think that some of that could be attributed to what they then called "shell shock" except the story pointedly tells us he was never on the front lines.
This story attains more relevance when viewed today (2018) because of the ability to now look over the shoulder of law enforcement with bodycams and 2nd guess officer's actions even though law enforcement generally follows what they have been taught (and the public has not been taught). This story shows a man who over reacts to a gun being pointed at him. SPOILER - Even Hitchcock's comments at the end poke fun at this by saying Clarke was arrested, not for Mrs. Philips' murder, but for emptying his gun into an Uncle Sam poster (presumably one of those with a gun pointed at him).
Unfortunately, violence is not funny and this episode helps drive home that point with a shocking, but easily predicted ending twist.
I did enjoy Hitchcock's own violent tussles at the beginning and ending even though they were of the comic variety.
Well written and acted, in spite of the predictable ending.
This story attains more relevance when viewed today (2018) because of the ability to now look over the shoulder of law enforcement with bodycams and 2nd guess officer's actions even though law enforcement generally follows what they have been taught (and the public has not been taught). This story shows a man who over reacts to a gun being pointed at him. SPOILER - Even Hitchcock's comments at the end poke fun at this by saying Clarke was arrested, not for Mrs. Philips' murder, but for emptying his gun into an Uncle Sam poster (presumably one of those with a gun pointed at him).
Unfortunately, violence is not funny and this episode helps drive home that point with a shocking, but easily predicted ending twist.
I did enjoy Hitchcock's own violent tussles at the beginning and ending even though they were of the comic variety.
Well written and acted, in spite of the predictable ending.