Double Death

Episode aired Dec 30, 1957
TV-PG
30m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

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Action Crime Drama

A wrongly-convicted parolee becomes coldly determined to murder the former business partner whose ruse was responsible for his conviction.A wrongly-convicted parolee becomes coldly determined to murder the former business partner whose ruse was responsible for his conviction.A wrongly-convicted parolee becomes coldly determined to murder the former business partner whose ruse was responsible for his conviction.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

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Trivia
Matthews' patrol car is a 1957 Buick Special 2-door sedan. The black car Sgt. Garvey drives is a 1957 Plymouth Plaza 4-door sedan.

Goofs
The bank manager describes Herbert Stewart as, "fifty-three or -four (years old)". But when Matthews gives Sergeant Morse the information to broadcast an APB, he describes Stewart as, "about five-three or five-four [in height]".

Quotes
Lieutenant Piersall: I've been on the force for 25 years. The one nightmare I've always had was sending an innocent man to jail.
Dan Mathews: Yeah, I know how you feel. Well look at it this way: It's your job to find evidence, the D.A.'s to build a case, the jury to bring in a verdict, and the judge to pass sentence.
Lieutenant Piersall: It was my evidence that built the case. Every time Thornton yelled that he was innocent, we yelled back that he was a liar. We called him "The Brain" because we could never collect the rest of the securities and the money. But now I don't know anymore.
Dan Mathews: We're gonna have to find Sylvester before Thornton really becomes a murderer. C'mon!

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Good Human Interest

Except for the implausible last scene where Mathews risks too much, it's a good episode. Seems Thornton (Lyden) has spent 13-years in the lockup for a murder he says he didn't commit. Now money from a crime Thornton and his partner committed has suddenly turned up and the Patrol thinks it's from Thornton who's on parole. They locate him, but he says the money's from his supposedly dead partner. At the same time, the ex-con swears vengeance on his double- crossing partner who's somehow survived after the law said he's dead. So what's going on.

Lyden's excellent as the revenge seeker, looking very much like a tough ex-con. Plot's notable since 50's TV seldom showed the criminal justice system getting guilt or innocence wrong. And check out the smog blanket over LA from atop the hill house. Thankfully most of that has since been cleared up. On the other hand, there're no women at all in the 30-minutes, just a bunch of ugly guys. But it's still an involving human interest entry.