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Night Fever
Black
& White version
(AHH):
Jerry Walsh (Tom
Silcox) and a friend of his killed a
cop in a shoot-out,
making them wanted criminals. Although his partner got away, Jerry wasn't so
lucky, having been shot by the officer's gun. At the city hospital doctors
removed the bullet and then placed him into a quiet room to rest. When two
detectives try to get Jerry to talk, a nurse by the name of Ellen Hatch (Colleen
Dewhurst) objects to their torture
and forces them to leave him alone. The detectives want to move him, but they
can't because of his condition. The detectives finally leave, and the nurse
shows a little pity fore the murderer. Over a couple days Jerry tries smooth
talking the nurse into letting him go, but she won't break hospital rules.
Seeing how she seems strangely kind to him Jerry woos her into helping him to
escape. With Ellen's assistance Jerry gets free and makes for the hideout where
his co-killer is hiding. But Walsh finds that his place of sanctuary holds a
far worse fate than prison! Directed by
Herbert Coleman.
This original Black &White version was an hour-long presentation on The
Alfred Hitchcock Hour, First aired 5/3/1965.
COLOR
version
(AHPC):
Jerry Walsh (Robert
Carradine) talks his girlfriend into
closing the convenience
store
early so they can go to a concert. When she goes to get her purse, she returns
to find Jerry emptying the cash register. The police arrive and Jerry fires his
gun. The law officer returns the shots, wounding Jerry. Both the policeman and
the thief are rushed to the hospital, but Jerry is the lone survivor. It seems
the officer died on the operation table, and now Jerry will be charged with
murder. Since the doctors say he cannot leave the hospital for a few days
because of his wound, security tightens around the cop-killer. Knowing he'll
need help to escape, Jerry befriends a nurse named Ellen (Lisa
Pelikan), and it doesn't take long for the nurse to fall in love with
him. Jerry, ever the smooth-talker, convinces her to plot an escape, which goes
off undetected. After making it safely to her home, Jerry notices a picture on
the dresser - that of the cop he killed. Wha-a-a-at's going on... Directed by
Jeff Kanew.
First aired 10/6/1985.
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