tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post6675135973505422355..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: The Hitchcock Project-Helen Nielsen Part One: Letter of Credit [5.36]John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-17959884043445107282022-10-21T04:42:33.651-07:002022-10-21T04:42:33.651-07:00I agree with you. In regard to this episode, the l...I agree with you. In regard to this episode, the lack of a star, the repeating shots in the flashbacks, and the decision to set most of the show in the one office all seemed like budget decisions and I thought Henreid was doing his best to inject some visual interest with some of his shot choices.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-35757983346866883402022-10-21T00:52:06.211-07:002022-10-21T00:52:06.211-07:00True about the money saving, Jack, but sometimes i...True about the money saving, Jack, but sometimes it can work in an episode's favor, notably in some entries Claude Rains appeared in (and his salary couldn't have been cheap). The Peter Lorre-Steve McQueen Man From The South was cheaply done, or the backgrounds were. Also excellent, The Creeper, with a bravura wild-eyed turn from Harry Townes was a B budget A level Hitch entry. Also, the Roald Dahl adaptation, Poison, very well made, with top quality players, looked like it was filmed on leftover sets from a Jungle Jim episode. I don't associate high budgets with quality drama on the Hitchcock shows, especially the half-hours.john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-1650544564983894752022-10-20T14:16:18.299-07:002022-10-20T14:16:18.299-07:00Thanks, John! I thought it dragged a little and lo...Thanks, John! I thought it dragged a little and looked like a money-saving episode. The changes from the story make it less effective.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-62489097097854308152022-10-20T11:55:29.406-07:002022-10-20T11:55:29.406-07:00Thanks for the review of Letter Of Credit, Jack, w...Thanks for the review of Letter Of Credit, Jack, which I enjoyed, and have watched at least three times, maybe more, on AHP. The story is tough to follow, and the actors all play effectively, especially Robert Bray, whose presence I always find charismatic. His height and aggressive manner suggest that he's ahead of the curve; however, as so often the case with him, as a shady sort, his good looks notwithstanding. He pretty much owns this episode, in which he comes across as the sharpest tool in the shed. Bob Sweeney and Theodore Newton seem too weak to be a match for him, but maybe that's the point. The only downside for me is that it consists of, mostly of back story and exposition, making much of it guesswork for the first time viewer. That aside, it's well made.john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.com