Completely Foolproof story
A woman plots to murder her rich, cheating husband. Directed by: Alf Kjellin. Story by: Anthony Terpiloff.
18 total · 6 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| divorce | major | Joe and Lisa discussed divorce both in anger and in cold blooded legal terms. |
| extramarital affair | major | Joe and Lisa were cheating on each other. |
| greed for riches | major | Joe and Lisa were fixated on money, and leach lost their life at the direction of the other in its pursuit. |
| husband and wife | major | Joe and Lisa Brisson were in a loveless marriage. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | In an ironic twist of fate Joe and Lisa ended up having each other assassinated at the same time. |
| spouse murder | major | Bobby Davenport was going to kill Joe Brisson, but Joe persuaded Bobby to go and kill Lisa instead. Lisa was the wife of Joe and lover of Bobby. Lisa had arranged for a private detective to murder Bobby. |
| bad luck signs | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock acknowledged that he realized it was bad luck to open an umbrella indoors. He nevertheless did just that from the cramped confines of his submarine. |
| coping with getting dumped | minor | Anna was in tears when Joe coldly told her their relationship was over. |
| corruption in society | minor | Joe Brisson, a land developer, payed off a government official to resolve a zoning issue. |
| hitman occupation | minor | Joe was shot the private eye George Foyle who evidently was a professional. |