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Final Escape
Black
& White version
(AHH):
Convicted bank robber John Perry,
Edd Byrnes,
is sentenced to fifteen
years'
hard labor at a state prison lumber camp. Determined to escape, Perry
befriends an alcoholic inmate named Doc (Robert
Keith), who is in charge of the
prison infirmary as well as the burial details. Doc presents the answer: If
Perry will finance an operation for Doc's granddaughter, he will help spring
him. Doc's plan is to hide Perry inside the coffin of the next inmate who dies,
then bury the coffin in the prison cemetery. As soon as the gravediggers and
guards leave, he will then dig up the grave and let Perry out. Together,
they'll refill the grave and Perry will be free to escape. All goes according
to plan, but then Doc doesn't show up on time to dig Perry up. Where is he?
Why is he late? "C'mon, Doc"! Also starred Stephen McNally as the Warden.
This is one of Hitchcock's most memorable TV productions. Directed by
William Witney.
Fabulous! The Black/White version was a full hour production on The Alfred
Hitchcock Hour and first aired 2/21/1964.
COLOR
version
(AHPC):
The color remake was a half-hour production and first aired 10/27/1985. Another
big switch! Lena Trent (Season
Hubley) is sentenced to life in
prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit. Once at Mojave, a Maximum
Security Prison, Lena shows no intimidation by another con, Shirley (Patrice
Donnelly),
who seems to run the prison. Willing to do anything to get out, Lena's first
attempt to escape fails, caught while hiding in the laundry truck and put in
solitary confinement. She meets an older man, Doc (Davis
Roberts),
who works in the infirmary and offers him the money he needs for a desperately
needed eye exam, in exchange for helping her escape. Together they form a
plan. When next time there is a death within the prison walls, a bell signal
will sound and then she can slip into the coffin. After the burial (the
graveyard is outside the prison walls) he will come and dig her up. Soon after
their plans are made, news spreads that one of the inmates dies and eager to set
the plan in motion, Lena hurries to hide in the coffin. Remaining as quiet and
still as she can, the coffin is taken outside and given a respectable funeral.
Hours pass... where is Doc... One of Hitchcock's best - Interesting how they
turn a one-hour script into a half-hour production. Directed by
Thomas Carter.
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