The Cheney Vase

Episode aired Dec 25, 1955
TV-14
25m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.4K

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Patricia Collinge, George Macready, and Darren McGavin in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Patricia Collinge and George Macready appeared together again in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Ordeal Of Mrs. Snow", which aired in April 1964.

Goofs
The small white sink mounted on the wall in Martha's room has no drain or trap under it.

Quotes
[first lines]
Alfred Hitchcock: [holding a voodoo doll and a hypodermic needle] Oh, oh, good evening. I was just about to send greetings to an old friend. I'm sure modern, civilized methods of homicide are much more efficient, but I don't care for them. I abhor violence. That is why on this program, we use stabbings, shootings, and garrotings only when they are absolutely essential to the plot, or when the whim strikes us. Tonight's play begins in a museum. And the title is "The Cheney Vase." That's all I intend to tell you. You'll have to figure the rest out for yourselves. And now our sponsor wishes to say a few words designed to send you rushing out immediately to buy his products. But please endeavor to restrain yourselves. I don't want you to miss our story.

Connections
Featured in Alfred Hitchcock: More Than Just a Profile (2005)

Soundtracks
Funeral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Out Foxed By The Fox

This is not too bad of an episode. Ms. Chaney out foxed the fox - she is a real clever fox in the end. It took her a bit to realize that she was being used to gain access to the vase but once she did come that realization she found the only way she knew how to get out of it - we hope. It's true this episode ended abruptly and could have had a bit more to it in the end... I wanted to know if Lyle ended up in jail or if he decided to harm Ms. Chaney and run off.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents has always been great to watch, I used to watch the reruns on TV as a teen - loved it. This episode was not directed by Hitchcock nor did he write or help to write this story - he only hosted it but it's a pretty good episode and always fun to watch Alfred's commentary before and after each episode.

7/10