Back in 1961, CBS used "Way Out" as a lead-in to "The Twilight Zone". Either it got horrible ratings or someone at the network didn't get the weird trippy style, but it was canceled after only a little more than a dozen episodes. This is a darn shame, as the episodes I've seen (which are available for free download at archive.org) are pretty good. They are introduced in a WEIRD manner by Roald Dahl that you just have to see for yourself. Perhaps Dahl's bizarre intros were too much for 1961--they did come off as a bit psychotic (seriously), but I liked that! While there are some other actors in "I Heard You Calling Me", 90% of it is performed by Constance Ford--and all within the confines of a single hotel room. So, it is a bit claustrophobic...but still well worth your time. It begins with Ford calling her lover and discussing their running off together. However, soon after, she begins receiving strange phone calls--calls by someone that KNOWS of their affair and is going to put a stop to it. I could say a lot more about it but don't want to spoil it. My only misgivings about the episode is that while I liked the ending, it did seem a bit ridiculous when you think about it. Still, excellent acting and a great creepy factor make this well worth your time.
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The always mesmerizing Constance Ford!
mark.waltz19 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Whether it be Sandra Dee's nasty mother in "A Summer Place" call the stern but loving mother of the character of Rachel on "Another World", or many of her TV Anthology show appearances, Constance Ford was always commanding without deliberately stealing the scene. This tough looking beauty didn't suffer fools on screen or off, and nobody dare victimize her. In this, she's alone in her London waiting for a cab to pick her up to take her to the airport to meet her married lover (Anthony Dawson), and she keeps getting phone calls from a mysterious woman (the voice of Angela Thornton) who insists that they'll never meet. It appears that these phone calls are coming from nowhere as the overly cheerful operator (a hysterically funny Jean Cameron) keeps insisting that no no one has called in to her.
Every time Cameron screeches out "Number Please!", you can feel Ford's blood boiling and your funny bones being tickled. Ford is an expert at on-screen temperamental outbursts, and her anger would frighten any adult, let alone any child, into submission. This is definitely a psychological adult drama where you're never sure even after the conclusion why what happened did happen, and why the final twist would even be pertinent. But it's an interesting and intense half hour for sure, with Ford quite outstanding. Cameron's voice is so hysterically grating that you can't help but be amused by her. Once you see this episode, it is very hard to forget.
Every time Cameron screeches out "Number Please!", you can feel Ford's blood boiling and your funny bones being tickled. Ford is an expert at on-screen temperamental outbursts, and her anger would frighten any adult, let alone any child, into submission. This is definitely a psychological adult drama where you're never sure even after the conclusion why what happened did happen, and why the final twist would even be pertinent. But it's an interesting and intense half hour for sure, with Ford quite outstanding. Cameron's voice is so hysterically grating that you can't help but be amused by her. Once you see this episode, it is very hard to forget.
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