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| Miriam Hopkins |
This episode of the sixties science fiction show The Outer Limits is of interest primarily because of the excellent performance by guest-star Miriam Hopkins. Hopkins, who is deliberately made up to look grotesque, plays a woman whose husband disappeared on their wedding night back in the 1920's. Where is he? Well, here's where things get strange. An alien creature, that has been imprisoned in a box and is out to play havoc with the universe, has sucked the husband, Harvey (David Frankham), into the same box and won't let him out unless he agrees to help him with his dastardly plans. Out of her mind, not accepting that nearly thirty-five years have gone by, Hopkins plots to find another man to take his place in the box, not that this would necessarily free Harvey.
To say that Joseph Stefano's teleplay for this episode is half-baked is an understatement. We never learn how Harvey has managed to stay sane himself after all these years -- or does time move at a much faster rate for him than for his wife? The little alien looks pretty ridiculous. Stefano throws in a lot of different and even compelling ideas but none of them are developed very well. The whole thing just seems so ridiculous, poorly thought out, and ultimately, quite silly, like a bad comic book story of the fifties. Frankly, Hopkins gives the episode more than it deserves.
Verdict: Not one of the better Outer Limits. **.
OMG, did not know that was Hopkins in that photo. Scary!!!
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Yes, you have to give her credit for allowing herself to look that awful. Sure, she was no youngster at the time but she probably didn't look as grotesque in real life. At least, one hopes not!
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