Out There – Darkness story
Elderly widow Miss Fox mistakenly accuses her dog walker, Eddie, of having robbed her. She learns her error after a year, during which Eddie has been in prison and his lover has died in the hospital. Miss Fox tries to make it up to Eddie when he is released, but he murders her as revenge. Directed by: Paul Henreid. Story by: William O'Farrell, Bernard C. Schoenfeld.
14 total · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | major | Eddie was distraught because his lover was gravely ill and in need of a serious operation. |
| great need vs. breaking the law | major | The story hinged on the idea that Eddie had robbed Miss Fox in order to save his gravely ill girlfriend. It transpires that he had not. |
| master and servant | major | Miss Fox and her dog walker Eddie were at the heart of this story. |
| murder | major | The story culminated in Eddie avenging himself on Miss Fox by strangling her to death. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | The story culminated in Eddie avenging himself on Miss Fox by strangling her to death. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | major | Eddie was wrongfully sent to prison for a year after Miss Fox falsely accused him of theft. |
| coping with aging | minor | Miss Fox chided her pet dog, telling it to "never mention age". Miss Fox didn't appreciate being called "ma'am" by her dog walker, Eddie. |
| coping with the death of a lover | minor | Eddie was understandably upset that his girl had died while he was in prison. |
| human emotion | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock mentioned the feeling of being trapped, likened to being in an elevator stuck between two floors. |
| law enforcement | minor | Sergeant Kerby apprehend arrested Eddie, wrongly it turned out, for the mugging of Miss Fox. |