This hour-long drama for 'Suspense' reminds me quite a bit of the 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' 'Breakdown' with Joseph Cotten. We are treated to the spectacle of E.G. Marshall's character finding himself tied up next to a bomb he has set to go off at exactly four o'clock. We agonize along with Marshall, much like Cotten's character in 'Breakdown'. 'Breakdown' sees Cotten character still alive, but totally paralyzed, due to an auto accident.
I don't want to add any spoilers to this review, but these stories are right up Hitchcock's alley. In a truly inspired bit, Hitchcock makes the most of a young boy's fascination with an insect as minutes tick away for Marshall.
Hitchcock learned a big lesson during the making of 'Sabotage' about what to do about bombs, and this story may have been made to rectify what he considered a big mistake on his part during the making of 'Sabotage'. True Hitchcock fans will know what I'm talking about. This episode would stand up quite well among the best of the 'Alfred Hitchcock Hour's.
I don't want to add any spoilers to this review, but these stories are right up Hitchcock's alley. In a truly inspired bit, Hitchcock makes the most of a young boy's fascination with an insect as minutes tick away for Marshall.
Hitchcock learned a big lesson during the making of 'Sabotage' about what to do about bombs, and this story may have been made to rectify what he considered a big mistake on his part during the making of 'Sabotage'. True Hitchcock fans will know what I'm talking about. This episode would stand up quite well among the best of the 'Alfred Hitchcock Hour's.