The Throwback story
Enid has two lovers, Eliot Gray and Cyril Hardeen. The two men meet, and the older and more sophisticated Cyril frames Eliot for beating Cyril up. Enid refuses to believe the truth and leaves Eliot for Cyril. Directed by: John Brahm. Story by: Henry Slesar.
10 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| love triangle | choice | Eliot and Cyril were vying for Enid's love. |
| framing someone for a crime | major | The point of the story was that Cyril framed Eliot for an assault. |
| honor | major | Cyril went on about honor but proved to be a devious trickster in the end. |
| love out of pity | major | Enid explained her affection for Cyril in terms of pitying an old frail man. In the end, Cyril appealed to her sense of pity to win her love. |
| romanticization of the past | major | The old fashioned romantic Cyril said he dreamed of medieval times when love was won by conquest. Enid spoke of his chivalry. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | major | The point of the story was that Eliot got accused of having beaten up Cyril. He had not. |
| young and old romance | major | Twenty-five year old Enid maintained a love affair with 59-year-old Cyril because he was frail, kind and gentlemanly. |
| law enforcement | minor | Two ununiformed police officers fell for Cyril's ploy to frame Eliot for assault. |
| master and servant | minor | Cyril had his manservant rough up Eliot. |
| obesity | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock joked about having been lifted out of a predicament by crane. |