It's been said many times... prisons are filled with folks who were inspired by what they saw either on tv or in the movies?
Enter a guy in a bar, called Tommy (well played by Skip Homeier) who along with his drinking buddy (noneother than William Redfield) toss ideas about committing the perfect crime. As Tommy has it, the perfect murder could be committed when there is absolutely NO motive. So his plan is to basically kill a stranger, with no ties, nothing!
I totally agree with the last reviewer; Hitchcock's famous homicide movie, ROPE (1948), may have inspired this story with a tv slant. There are some stark similarities.
Catch William Redfield in this one, who is drunk at the start, but sobers up very nicely a la Hitchcock, without giving too much away.... Also in the cast is Carl Betz (DONNA REED SHOW), playing the innocent victim of this insane plot. Look for the old LEAVE IT BEAVER house and garage in the background. The house was next door to the home used in later episodes of MY THREE SONS.
Faithfully directed by Robert Stevens, who mastered 44 episodes for Hitch. Rose Simon Kohn wrote this gem, famous for the classic comedy, PILLOW TO POST, starring Ida Lupino and Sydney Greenstreet.
Skip Homeier began his career in the early 1940s as a child actor, best known for westerns. He's perfect for this role as you will see.
One for the crime books. From SEASON 3 remastered dvd box set. 5 dvds. 17 hrs. 2007 release.