I'll be Judge - I'll Be Jury.
I caught this chore of an episode last night on DailyMotion (which has a number of the
Hitchcock Hours that Youtube does not).
An interesting premise, and directed by the powerful Norman Lloyd. But the whole thing
is undermined by the bland, one-note Peter Graves, who possessed all the emotion of
a doorknob. Worse, he was paired off with the brilliant Albert Salmi, who only made Mr.
Cardboard look more wooden. Graves was totally miscast.
I thought (and still think) "Mission: Impossible" was ultra cool, and Graves presented a
cool image, but, like his brother, James Arness, the man was a one-trick pony.