Thrilling episode! One of the better ones. All the actors in this episode pull in great performances including antagonists played by Trini Lopez and Larry Storch.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series)
The Mystery of the Silent Scream (1977)
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Pretty good episode!
chairmanboard714 August 2020
The Worst of the Hardy Boys
bensonmum28 August 2019
The Quick Pitch: Joe and Frank get mixed-up with a deaf woman who may have "overheard" a plan to blow up a casino.
It's been awhile since I last watched an episode of The Hardy Boys, but I don't remember any being as bad as The Mystery of the Silent Scream. It's just plain old Gawd awful! I'll start with the plot - ridiculous. It makes no sense that these two goofballs were able to solve the mystery behind the bombing so easily or that the police would even let them. And what about the bomber's motivation? Again, it makes no sense. Second, the dialogue is painful. No one in the real world talks like that. The scene where Joe tricks the deaf girl into kissing him - cringy beyond belief. Third, why make the bomber's accomplice a mystery? The reveal isn't much of a surprise when there are only two other people in the episode with speaking parts. Fourth, and this is a problem with the entire series, the ADR is about as bad as you'll see in an American made TV show with English speaking actors. Finally, when your "guest stars" are Larry Storch and Trini Lopez, that pretty much says all you need to know about the quality of what you're watching.
There are several other Hardy Boys episodes I've never seen. I hope they aren't be as bad as this.
2/10
It's been awhile since I last watched an episode of The Hardy Boys, but I don't remember any being as bad as The Mystery of the Silent Scream. It's just plain old Gawd awful! I'll start with the plot - ridiculous. It makes no sense that these two goofballs were able to solve the mystery behind the bombing so easily or that the police would even let them. And what about the bomber's motivation? Again, it makes no sense. Second, the dialogue is painful. No one in the real world talks like that. The scene where Joe tricks the deaf girl into kissing him - cringy beyond belief. Third, why make the bomber's accomplice a mystery? The reveal isn't much of a surprise when there are only two other people in the episode with speaking parts. Fourth, and this is a problem with the entire series, the ADR is about as bad as you'll see in an American made TV show with English speaking actors. Finally, when your "guest stars" are Larry Storch and Trini Lopez, that pretty much says all you need to know about the quality of what you're watching.
There are several other Hardy Boys episodes I've never seen. I hope they aren't be as bad as this.
2/10
Read My Lips
cutterccbaxter10 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
In The Silent Scream we learn that Larry Storch's impression of Columbo isn't nearly as good as Casey Kasem's was in an earlier episode.
This episode also features the world's dumbest cop. The cop thinks a guy (Larry Storch) dressed up in an obvious hippie costume is an actual hippie.
I like how Frank Hardy threw a bottle of finger print ink on Larry's Mercedes to help him track down the vehicle. Frank then went to every casino in town and asked all the valets at the various casinos to look for it. I'm sure that didn't take too long.
Unlike the Bahama episode where it never looked like they were in the Bahamas, at least it sort of feels like the boys were actually doing some of their sleuthing in Vegas in this episode. And it was nice to see Joe find the perfect girlfriend...one who couldn't hear him sing.
This episode also features the world's dumbest cop. The cop thinks a guy (Larry Storch) dressed up in an obvious hippie costume is an actual hippie.
I like how Frank Hardy threw a bottle of finger print ink on Larry's Mercedes to help him track down the vehicle. Frank then went to every casino in town and asked all the valets at the various casinos to look for it. I'm sure that didn't take too long.
Unlike the Bahama episode where it never looked like they were in the Bahamas, at least it sort of feels like the boys were actually doing some of their sleuthing in Vegas in this episode. And it was nice to see Joe find the perfect girlfriend...one who couldn't hear him sing.
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