Where the Woodbine Twineth

Episode aired Jan 11, 1965
TV-PG
48m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

477

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Eileen Baral in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

Crime Drama Horror

After Eva Snyder becomes an orphan, she comes to live with the elderly Mississippi riverboat Captain King Snyder and his old-maid daughter Nell. While the Captain is piloting his boat, Nell ... Read allAfter Eva Snyder becomes an orphan, she comes to live with the elderly Mississippi riverboat Captain King Snyder and his old-maid daughter Nell. While the Captain is piloting his boat, Nell finds it difficult to govern Eva, who constantly talks to imaginary friends whom Eva belie... Read allAfter Eva Snyder becomes an orphan, she comes to live with the elderly Mississippi riverboat Captain King Snyder and his old-maid daughter Nell. While the Captain is piloting his boat, Nell finds it difficult to govern Eva, who constantly talks to imaginary friends whom Eva believes are real, including Mingo and her father Mr. Peppercorn. When the Captain returns, he ... Read all

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Trivia
This episode is based on the short story "You Never Believe Me" by Davis Grubb (1919-1980), best known for writing The Night of the Hunter (1955).

Goofs
There are 2 Eva dolls. The first one shown in the box looks eerily like the little blonde girl. The 2nd one, when Neil hugs her on the ground outside, looks nothing like the young actress. The blonde "Eva" dolls change back and forth between shots.

Quotes
Himself - Host: This evening, in addition to a pie-eating contest, we are presenting a story entitled "Where the Woodbine Twineth" or, as our network insists on calling it, "WT2."

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10/10

Decades later, still recall this one

Like others here, I was a small child when I saw this and it has stayed with me forever. I was in love with The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, but only a handful of Hitchcock episodes, this being one of those. Superbly played by the child actress, this was a scary and profound supernatural cautionary tale with a poignant little message at the end, about the price of intolerance and mean-spiritedness. Perfect for the '60s, when it was released. This would have made a super Outer Limits episode; kudos to Hitchcock for doing it instead.

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