Thou Still Unravished Bride story
A police officer suspects that his missing fiancee has been killed. Directed by: David Friedkin. Story by: Avram Davidson (story), Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin.
11 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with cold feet | choice | The premise of the story is that Sally gets cold feet, walks away from her wedding and is presumed to have become the victim of a serial strangler who was known to be afoot in the city. |
| coping with a loved one being missing | major | Tommy and others were mighty concerned for Sally's safety after she vanished into the night in a city in which a serial strangler was on the loose. |
| engaged couple | major | Tommy and Sally were about to be married when both of them, but especially Sally, got cold feet. |
| law enforcement | major | Tommy and Stephen were police investigators. |
| romantic love | major | Tommy and Sally expressed their romantic feelings for each other, tinged with doubt as they were. |
| serial murder | major | A serial strangler was on the prowl in London. A woman, said to be the fourth such victim, was found strangled. |
| bad luck signs | minor | Tommy made a quip about it being bad luck for a groom to see his bride on their wedding day. |
| coping with aging | minor | Sally Benner was a spinster of 31 who was finally about to be married, against all odds in the 1960s. |
| father and daughter | minor | Sally's father rejoiced as his 31 year old daughter was, against all odds, about to be married. |
| husband and wife | minor | Mr. and Mrs. Benner fretted after their daughter went missing on her wedding night. |