A 5-year-old boy finds his uncle's revolver, partially loads it with bullets, and plays with it in public, unaware of its deadly power.A 5-year-old boy finds his uncle's revolver, partially loads it with bullets, and plays with it in public, unaware of its deadly power.A 5-year-old boy finds his uncle's revolver, partially loads it with bullets, and plays with it in public, unaware of its deadly power.
- Rick Sheffield
- (as Steve Dunne)
- Fred Chester
- (as Biff Elliott)
- Amy Chester
- (as Lucy Prentiss)
- Jackie Chester
- (as Billy Mumy)
- Supermarket Customer
- (uncredited)
- Darlene
- (uncredited)
- Stephen
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaMarta Kristen (Jiffy Snack Girl) would later go on to co-star with Bill Mumy (Jackie Chester) in Lost in Space (1965).
- Quotes
[introduction - HItchcock is in the box office of a movie theater]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host: Good evening and welcome to "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". The feature is about to commence. Please don't be alarmed. We are not charging admission. This is not pay-TV. As usual, all we ask is that on those occasions when you can't view our show, that you let us know so that we can send it to someone else. Please don't be a no-show.
[steps out of the box office with a gun]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host: This is not a holdup. I wish to dramatize the title of tonight's play.
[Hitchcock pulls the trigger and a flag with the word 'BANG' pops out]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host: Tonight's story is called "Bang! You're Dead". Despite the fact this has been introduced with my usual flippancy, it concerns a very serious subject and I would be doing it a disservice if I led you to regard it lightly. Now I must hurry into the theater, for I don't want to miss the beginning. Fortunately, I have a minute to find my seat before the feature starts, for it is preceded by an unselected short subject. It is the management's way of discouraging those who might stay through more than one show.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Svengoolie: Indestructible Man (2021)
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
Hitchcock himself directed as the suspense mounts. When will the impish Mumy pull the trigger for real and who will be on the receiving end. It's a genuine nerve-wracking 20 minutes. Mumy is well cast as the little hellion. (Can't help but note presence of Biff Elliot as the father, long after his one shot at stardom as Mike Hammer in "I, the Jury" fizzled on the big screen.) There's an amusing little vignette as suffering daddy Olan Soule tries to bribe Mumy into letting his annoying little daughter ride the mechanical horsey. Hitchcock's penchant for dark humor is all over that brief sequence. This is one of the few "message" entries of the series, carrying a clear lesson about kids near guns. In fact, Hitch replaces his usual whimsical epilogue with an expressly cautionary message to adults. That aside, a six year-old on the loose with a real gun makes for a very suspenseful and unusual half-hour.
- dougdoepke
- Jun 17, 2007
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1