The Photographer and the Undertaker story
A photographer and an undertaker are assassins who have each been assigned to kill the other. Directed by: Alex March. Story by: James Holding (story), Alfred Hayes teleplay.
13 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| hitman occupation | choice | The story concerned two hitmen and their antics. By daylight, Arthur Mannix was a photographer and Hiram Price was an undertaker. |
| betrayal | major | Arthur concluded that his regular employer had hired another assassin to kill him. Why is not entirely clear but it might have been a test. |
| engaged couple | major | Arthur had a fiancée he intended to marry, but he needed $50,000 to woe her father. |
| murder | major | Arthur assassinated several people in exchange for money. |
| photography | major | Arthur fronted as photographer. Indeed, he reveled in taking photos of his victims. |
| American football | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock gave a satirical account of the rules of American football. |
| arson | minor | Arthur burned down how own photography studio to cover up a murder. |
| coping with the death of a parent | minor | Arthur consoled Sylvia over the death of her father, who'd been murdered, at their her wedding. Little did she know that Arthur was the killer. |
| father and daughter | minor | Ernest vetted his daughter Sylvia's fiancé. |
| human occupational activity | minor | Hiram, hitman by night, was an undertaker by day. [undertaker] |