The Other Way Out story
A murderer (Ross Martin) is lured to an isolated house where a cold, calculating avenger (Burl Ives) makes him pay for his crime. Directed by: Gene Kearney. Story by: Gene R. Kearney (t), Kurt van Elting (s).
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmail | major | Bradley received a blackmail note requesting that he drop off $10,000 to a specified location or else. |
| desperation | major | Meredith became increasingly desperate inside the old mansion. |
| extramarital affair | major | Meredith had had an affair with a young dancer. |
| murder | major | Meredith had killed a go-go dancer with who he had had an affair. |
| romantic infidelity | major | Bradley had murdered a young dancer he was romantically involved with after she threatened to tell his wife about their affair. |
| suicide vs. slow death | major | Meredith in the end was given this choice. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Old Man Doubleday lured Bradley to an old mansion under the pretense of blackmail in order to avenge Bradley's murder of his granddaughter. |
| vigilante justice | major | Old Man Doubleday lured Bradley to an old mansion under the pretense of blackmail in order to avenge Bradley's murder of his granddaughter. |
| coping with an intransigent person | minor | Old Man Doubleday let Meredith borrow the car. |
| fear | minor | Old Man Doubleday terrorized Bradley inside the old mansion. |