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Marian B. Cockrell (teleplay)
Jerry Hackady (story) ...
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Original Air Date:
18 March 1956 (Season 1, Episode 25)
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A dishonest couple visits the home of a wealthy, eccentric woman, with the intention of robbing her. full summary | add synopsis
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Very Good Macabre Humor more (3 total)
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(Episode Complete credited cast) | Alfred Hitchcock | ... | Himself - Host |
 | Estelle Winwood | ... | Monica Laughton |
 | Charles Bronson | ... | Frank Bramwell |
| Norma Crane | ... | Lorna Bramwell |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Milkman |
| Emerson Treacy | ... | Deli Manager |
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USA:30 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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The title is the first line of the nursery rhyme about the woman who lived in the shoe. more
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Alfred Hitchcock: Good evening. I have a request for those of you who are not watching television: Please turn on your set. I'm sure I look much worse in the flamboyant Technicolor of your imagination than I do in the austere black and white of television. more
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"There Was An Old Woman" devotes its entire screen time to the kind of macabre humor that was such an enjoyable part of so many episodes of this television series. The deceptively light feel of the episode conceals some grim truths that lie underneath, and it succeeds very well in carrying off some markedly offbeat story ideas. The writing, production, and acting are all of very good quality.
Estelle Winwood is wonderful as a very pleasant but decidedly delusional woman, with the habit of planning imaginary funerals. Charles Bronson and Norma Crane work well together as an unscrupulous couple who hear about her wealth and invade her home, only to find it necessary to respond to a weird and unexpected situation. Bronson is particularly effective in sometimes showing scorn and incredulity towards the elderly woman's delusions, and at other times trying to think along with her, to turn the situation to his advantage.
The story is written and told with careful pacing, and it includes a simple but plausible explanation for everything. The ending is gruesomely ironic, and the main story is framed very neatly by the two visits from the stoic milkman (played by Dabbs Greer), which contain some clever parallels. It's a very offbeat episode, and it would be understandable if it is not to everyone's taste. But for those with a morbid sense of humor, it could prove quite enjoyable.