Henry Slesar spent much of his outstanding career writing for "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," as well as innumerable soap opera hours. His skills are brought to bear here for that great ingenue, Connie Stevens. William Conrad's sensible, unpretentious direction inspires solid performances from the principals, especially Dean Jones, who is well cast and the supremely talented Virginia Gregg. Conrad even engages in a brief walk-on a la Hitchcock. Sam Leavitt's B&W photography and Max Steiner's excellent score keep interest alive for 107 minutes. The charming, persistent young man and the flirtatious but proper young lady are familiar characters in the Hitchcock canon as is, in film history, the damsel in distress chained to the railroad tracks. The talent here is sufficient to validate these old formulas.
Review of Two on a Guillotine
