Martha Mason, Movie Star story
Mabel McKay believes that her husband Henry is in the way of her dreams of glamour, so she kills and buries him in their garden. She sets up a story that Henry left her for another woman; the police investigation reveals that there was indeed another woman, but she has no idea where Henry is. This prompts the police to check Mabel's house, and they discover Henry's body. Directed by: Justus Addiss. Story by: Raymond Mason, Robert C. Dennis.
7 total · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| escape from reality | major | Mabel lived in a world of her own were she half imagined herself to be a famous movie star that she fancied she resembled. |
| extramarital affair | major | Mabel claimed the late Henry had run off with a woman she made up; it is later revealed that he had, in fact, carried on an affair unbeknownst to Mabel. |
| female stereotype | major | Mabel was a stereotypical spoiled and selfish 1950s American housewife. |
| husband and wife | major | Henry was murdered by his unscrupulous dimwit of a wife, Mabel. |
| spouse murder | major | Mabel bashed Henry's head in with a hammer and buried him in his own flower bed. |
| divorce | minor | Mabel asked for a divorce and Henry poo-pooed the idea. |
| young and old romance | minor | Mabel told the police officer that Henry was much older than her. |