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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Water's Edge (1964)
Makes the 1971 movie WILLARD look like THE YEARLING
I remember seeing this on television right around the time WILLARD came out in 1971. First of all this was done 7 years earlier with rats. Second, I don't know how it could have even aired. There was an episode of EASTSIDE WESTSIDE starring George C Scott that dealt with a baby in a tenement during a garbage strike that gets severely bitten by rats. James Earl Jones guest starred. The network had to cut footage with the rats, so we had to depend on Mr. Jones' excellent acting skills. Because the network chose to sugarcoat the episode, this led to Mr. Scott becoming angry about doing network television. I am surprised that no fans of the show ever singled this episode out. It is truly eery and chilling, and again I don't know how it could have aired. The acting was outstanding.