The Kiss-Off story
Ernie Walters is newly released from prison after serving six years for a crime that he was only just proven to be innocent of. In order to get back at the detective and district attorney who convicted him, Ernie robs the tax office and leaves just enough "flaws" in his plan that the detective and DA suspect that he is the culprit, but are unable to pursue a case against him. Directed by: Alan Crosland, Jr. Story by: John P. Foran, Talmage Powell.
9 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the desire for vengeance | choice | Ernie was out to get back at the law officials that had, unjustly, put him behind bars. |
| bank robbery | major | The "tax office" Erine held up was, for all intents and purposes, a bank. |
| law enforcement | major | A district attorney and a police detective were investigating a tax office hold up. |
| legal occupation | major | A district attorney was was outsmarted by a man whom he'd previously successfully prosecuted for a crime he didn't commit. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | major | Ernie had served six years for a gas station robbery of which he was, in fact, innocent. He subsequently manipulated the police into accusing him of a crime that he had committed, but that they could not prove, and he made a pretence that he may not have done it. |
| democracy | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock went on about voting booths and clean government. |
| engaged couple | minor | Ernie proposed to his lady friend and arranged their honeymoon. |
| obesity | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock jested about being too portly to fit in a regular voting booth. |
| reunion with a loved one | minor | Ernie surprised his old flame by showing up out of the blue after having served a six year prison term. |