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An Unlocked Window
Black
& White version
(AHH):
A third murder in the last two weeks is reported over the television, and
police
confess they have a psychotic madman on the loose, preying only on live-in
nurses. One dark stormy night nurse Stella Crosson (Dana
Wynter) and Nurse Betty Ames (T.
C. Jones) are tending to their
employer (John Kerr),
a man with a heart condition who needs constant attention. Their only company
is an alcoholic housekeeper and her husband, the handyman. Shortly after the
handyman goes out for a fresh oxygen tank for the patient, the power fails, the
lights go out, and the women start feeling uneasy. Maude hears a man's voice and
footsteps in the house, but the nurses don't believe her, since the woman has
been known for taking one drink too many. A phone call from the murderer informs
the women that he knows they're alone, and intends to pay them a visit before
the night is over. Checking to make sure all the doors and windows are locked,
Stella finds that she over-looked a basement window, a mistake that might prove
all too costly... "An Unlocked Window" is one of the most memorable and
terrifying of all of the episodes of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", debuting
2/15/1965. Trivia: Bernard Herrmann's score
is outstanding and very effectively sets the mood. For Hitchcock fans, this
episode marked the appearance of the house built and filmed for "Psycho", but
using only the outside view, not the inside. Directed by
Joseph Newman.
COLOR
version
(AHPC):
When the radio reports that the fourth hospital nurse in the past month was
recently
strangled to death, Stella (Annette
O'Toole) and Betty Ames (B.
Davidson), two live-in nurses caring for an elderly patient, lock
all the doors and windows. Sam, the caretaker, leaves to fetch an extra tank of
oxygen for his employer, and Mrs. Kyprianov, an alcoholic housekeeper, begins
hearing a man's voice in the hallways. After the nurses sedate Mrs. Kyprianov,
the power goes out and the phone rings. It's the murderer who says he knows
they're alone. Both nurses double-check the house, and Stella discovers to her
horror that she forgot to lock a basement window. Hearing Betty scream for help,
Stella runs down the hallway with a knife in hand, to find her companion in a
corner, scared, yelling the killer is behind the door. Stella quietly sneaks
over to the door, and stabs the stranger, but... An outstanding remake of the
outstanding black and white original. One of the great endings. Directed by
Fred Walton.
First aired 5/15/1985.
Both versions are of Excellent quality. The cost of DVD set is $14.99. or you may order only the black & white version or the only the color version for $9.99. + US shipping $.99 first class or $5.10 priority. Outside US $3 for air.
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