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All this talk on Betty's part is starting to get the attention of the local police department as well as D.A's office. Betty has been going around town shooting her mouth off about Williams being a blight and disgrace to the neighborhood.
It's when Williams gives him a contract on his girlfriend Betty, Kathleen McGuire,that Manny backs off a bit. Working for his effeminate and sissy-like crime boss Mr.Vincent Williams, George Macready, Manny always gets the job of knocking off those that Williams orders him to done without as much as blinking an eye. ***SPOILERS*** Clean cut boyish and leather clad hit-man Manny Coe, Dick York, is really making a name for himself in the business of organized crime in the city.
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But what would it be, except as another instance of this cutting-edge series pushing the envelope. Then too, I don't see how the innuendo could have been unintentional on the part of writer and producer, which makes me wonder why such a risk with time and money was taken. Now, I'm sure I saw this Hitchcock entry the first time around, but it was only on recent viewing that the subtext jumped out at me.
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A more obvious censorship example is the A-budget Cat on a Hoot Tin Roof (1958) in which the theme from the Tennessee Williams play is airbrushed from the screenplay, rendering the movie itself darn near incomprehensible. In short, the topic was treated as though it simply didn't exist.
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Younger viewers may not be aware of how forbidden the whole topic of homosexuality was in both movies and TV of the 1950's. Light comedy was York's specialty, so fans of Bewitched (1964-69) may enjoy watching the zany comic as an almost cold-blooded killer, which he manages to bring off in suitably boyish fashion. Even Dick York's showdown with his girl is awkwardly staged. The storyline has potential, but except for the riveting opening scene, the remainder flattens out before reaching an all-too predictable climax. Reviewer rd finch puts the subtext quite nicely, and that subtext remains about the only reason to catch up with this otherwise flaccid episode. The episode leaves us asking this question: why do such awful work? As this episode so explicitly dramatizes, the hitman is merely the agent and is not indispensable. Today the executioner, tomorrow the executed, while those in charge keep control. What goes around comes around, as the saying goes. They will act without hesitation or regrets, based on the belief that they do not bear final responsibility. History is replete with those who will do the most awful things, commit the most heinous crimes, if ordered to do so.
The story has larger political implications. Now, Dick York's character has misgivings and even warns his next victim, in this case his own fiancé, but that does not stop him from obeying orders. In a way, it is study of the mentality of those who will commit murder on command. George Macready also stars in this chilling story about a weak man who cannot say no to his boss, in this case, a criminal. Excellent episode featuring Dick York in a non-comedic role.
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