Note the remarkable long take/sequence shot from 3:00-5:34. It's not just a long take for the sake of a long take but contrasts the tedium of police work with the excitement of it as the long take becomes a sequence shot, leading to the police leaving the station to answer the call. I like the little detail of Friday transferring the call, but has to do it twice. At end, is it realistic that a police office would conk someone who has his gun cocked to the head of his partner? If the gun fired?
Oddities in this great episode. Is it plausible Friday & Frank would not touch the widow until she collapses, though Friday has known the deceased cop for a long time and presumably knows the family too? Yet the scene is staged as if she were a stranger. Police are very supportive of members of their force and families. Then Frank's "Happy New Year" is incredibly strange. Who's going to wish that to a new widow? Note the stunning long take (actually sequence shot) before the call comes in.
Adapted from a March 8, 1951 radio episode. Future TV producer Aaron Spelling has a small role as "'Bigs' Donaldson".
fromthesidelines 3 weeks ago
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Man Slaughter! Not to exceed 10 years! Here the guy kills a cop,
because "he was a cop" and this is all he gets as a punishment?!
What an outrage!!!!
9675775 1 month ago
@9675775
Not enough evidence to convict him of murder. Only enough for manslaughter.
TVLubber 1 month ago
@TVLubber
Either that or it was a script error.
witwicsfan3 1 month ago 4
Note the remarkable long take/sequence shot from 3:00-5:34. It's not just a long take for the sake of a long take but contrasts the tedium of police work with the excitement of it as the long take becomes a sequence shot, leading to the police leaving the station to answer the call. I like the little detail of Friday transferring the call, but has to do it twice. At end, is it realistic that a police office would conk someone who has his gun cocked to the head of his partner? If the gun fired?
Richard40171 3 months ago
Oddities in this great episode. Is it plausible Friday & Frank would not touch the widow until she collapses, though Friday has known the deceased cop for a long time and presumably knows the family too? Yet the scene is staged as if she were a stranger. Police are very supportive of members of their force and families. Then Frank's "Happy New Year" is incredibly strange. Who's going to wish that to a new widow? Note the stunning long take (actually sequence shot) before the call comes in.
Richard40171 3 months ago