The Miracle at Camafeo story
An insurance agent (Harry Guardino) seeks to expose a swindler (Ray Danton) who plans to stage a cure for his fake paralysis at a Mexican shrine. Note: Based on a short story by C. B. Gilford Directed by: Ralph Senensky. Story by: Alvin Sapinsley.
11 total · 7 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blindness | major | In the end, the Lord struck Joe down with blindness. There was a mother who had brought her son to the shrine seeking a cure for his blindness. |
| divine retribution | major | Charlie Rogan was struck down with blindness by the Lord for his having committed insurance fraud. |
| husband and wife | major | Joe Melcor and Gay Melcor. |
| insurance fraud | major | Charlie Rogan was convinced that Joe Melcor faked paralysis in order to scam a corporation out of $500,000 is a court settlement. |
| miracle | major | The story was set near a Mexican shrine where people came seeking miracle cures. |
| poetic justice | major | Charlie Rogan was struck down with blindness by the Lord for having faked paralysis in order to commit insurance fraud. |
| the desire for justice | major | Charlie was intent on bring Joe to justice for having scammed Charlie's insurance company out of $500,000 in compensation. |
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | minor | It seemed initially that Gay Melcor was being romantically pestered by Charlie Rogan at bar. |
| hope | minor | People had faith that God would cure their ailments if they visited the shrine. |
| mobility impairment | minor | The viewer was briefly led to believe that Joe was paralyzed, but it turned out that he was faking it. |