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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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The End of Indian Summer

  • Episode aired Feb 24, 1957
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Steve Forrest and Philip Coolidge in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
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An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs. Gillespie, who has been widowed twice -- and has twice enjoyed windfalls from her husbands' life insurance.An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs. Gillespie, who has been widowed twice -- and has twice enjoyed windfalls from her husbands' life insurance.An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs. Gillespie, who has been widowed twice -- and has twice enjoyed windfalls from her husbands' life insurance.

  • Director
    • Robert Stevens
  • Writers
    • James P. Cavanagh
    • Maurice Baudin
  • Stars
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Steve Forrest
    • Gladys Cooper
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    706
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    • Director
      • Robert Stevens
    • Writers
      • James P. Cavanagh
      • Maurice Baudin
    • Stars
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Steve Forrest
      • Gladys Cooper
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Self - Host
    Steve Forrest
    Steve Forrest
    • Joe Rogers
    Gladys Cooper
    Gladys Cooper
    • Marguerite Gillespie
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Howard Fieldstone
    Kathleen Maguire
    Kathleen Maguire
    • Mrs. Rogers
    Philip Coolidge
    Philip Coolidge
    • Sam Henderson
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Graham
    • (as Hal Dawson)
    Ned Wever
    • Saunders
    Mason Curry
    • Desk Clerk
    Hope Summers
    Hope Summers
    • Maid
    Mickey Kuhn
    Mickey Kuhn
    • Bellhop
    • (as Mike Kuhn)
    • Director
      • Robert Stevens
    • Writers
      • James P. Cavanagh
      • Maurice Baudin
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    10tcchelsey

    COULD I HAVE IT ALL IN ONE LUMP SUM?

    Another James Cavanagh classic, possibly taken from real life headlines. Fact is stranger than fiction, and how many bizarre stories come from insurance claims?

    In this case, Gladys Cooper plays sweet, old Mrs. Gillespie who has buried --and very quickly -- two husbands, both insured for $50,000 each, netting her quite a windfall in her declining years.

    What to do about it. Enter Hitchcock favorite Philip Coolidge (as Sam), an insurance company manager and his lead investigator Joe (played by Steve Forrest). Joe naturally pays a visit to Mrs. Gillespie to find out what sort of a lady she is... and does he have his hands full.

    Interestingly, another senior citizen called Howard (played by James Gleason) enters the picture. Watch how all this comes together, which will either surprise the heck out of you or make you laugh out loud.

    Clever take on the insurance industry, and/or human nature at its very worst. You be the judge.

    Dame Gladys Cooper was nominated three times for an Oscar, no doubt a friend of Hitchcock, also born in England. A treat to see James Gleason, a staple in classic mysteries, usually as the detective.

    SEASON 2 EPISODE 22 remastered Universal dvd box set. Released 2007. All seven seasons are now on dvd in a single box set.
    dougdoepke

    Looks Like Crime Does Pay

    Engaging Hitchcock half-hour. Insurance investigator Rogers (Forrest) is ordered to follow up on a life insurance beneficiary (Cooper) who's suspiciously collected big money on two dead husbands. So, did Rogers screw up earlier by letting her collect under suspicious circumstances. Worse, she's taken out a new policy on an intended new husband. So Rogers better get to work fast. But who's that stranger who keeps turning up as Rogers investigates. Since it's Hitch, we know things aren't as they seem.

    I like that opening exchange between Rogers and his boss (Coolidge). Hostility simmers beneath the well-written needling. And what a sweetie is Rogers' wife Katleen Maguire. I kept worrying for her well-being. Anyway, the upshot's a really ironical one. In my book, it's among Hitch's best, and one I certainly didn't see coming. Note that Hitch's epilog doesn't set things right as it usually does. There's not much action, but overall the episode's engaging and well thought out.
    5Hitchcoc

    The Computer Would Have Caught It!

    Very ordinary episode. The insurance company has paid out two claims to a widow whose husbands have died shortly after the honeymoon. Foul play is suspected but cremation has done its job and now she is about to be married again. I don't know what the laws were, but an insurance company wouldn't have to issue a third life policy if they did not want to. The agent who sold the original policies is sent with his wife to do surveillance on the old gal. She is pretty good at all this, but, of course, there is a likely third victim, a nice old man who meets our agent. What do you do? There is a Hitchcock twist at the end which is fairly satisfying and pretty predictable.
    searchanddestroy-1

    Only for the twist ending

    I was not that excited by this plot. It looks like a drama, thriller drama, which is the case for many AH PRESENTS episodes, and only the ending is really surprising. I would have imagined a twist ending, but not this way. This scheme offered the opportunity to propose many many kinds of endings but not this one. Very smart, one of the most brilliant I remember so far in the show. It is not boring however, only interesting enough - not riveting - to keep you awake. I repeat, only the ending is a pure jewel.
    6planktonrules

    Did she or didn't she?

    Joe Rogers (Steve Forrest) is an insurance investigator who is in a bit of hot water. After all, he felt that Mrs. Gillespie's husband died of natural causes. But now that the second husband has died the same way, he's convinced she (Gladys Cooper) is out to cheat the insurance company AND kill again. So, he insinuates himself into her life and he learns, naturally, that she's about to marry husband #3! What's next and what is the twist?

    This is an enjoyable installment of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"....neither a bad nor a great episode. The twist is okay...the acting very nice. Not much more to say about this one without having any spoilers.

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    • Trivia
      The title refers to Indian summer, the informal expression given to a period of sunny, warm weather in late October or early November, after the leaves have turned following an onset of frost but before the first snowfall.
    • Quotes

      [introduction]

      Alfred Hitchcock: [In his customary suit, Hitchcock is wearing a fisherman's hat and holding a fishing rod; he is standing outside a bathtub and fishing in it] Shh! I can't understand it. Of course. How stupid of me. I forgot to put in the water. I must do that at once if I want to catch anything today.

      [steps forward and turns on an imaginary tap; we hear the sound of water running]

      Alfred Hitchcock: All of this is not as absurdly irrelevant as you think. For if you listen very closely, you will hear the words "bath tub" mentioned in tonight's script. Of course, other topics are mentioned which we could have discussed. For example, the story is about marriage. However, I don't feel that marriage should be discussed on television. It's too controversial. No question about it. We are much safer with a bathtub.

      [points downward at it]

      Alfred Hitchcock: And now, in a moment, here is tonight's opéra bouffe, "The End of Indian Summer." Like all stories about marriage it has a great deal of romance in it.

      [gesticulates to the audience]

      Alfred Hitchcock: But watch for that bathtub.

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      Funeral March of a Marionette
      Written by Charles Gounod

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Shamley Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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