Watching “Hitch Hour” And “Mannix”

It is tough, leading to waking up, however, superb “Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Mannix” episodes helped early yesterday morning.

Colleen Dewhurst, before true recognition as the superb actress she was/is, is fantastic as nurse “Ellen Hatch,” in “night,” which aired on May 3, 1965. Herb Coleman a big cog in the “Hitch wheel,” directed and produced.

Nice performances by eventually well known Joe De Santis and a so young Peggy Lipton, 3 years before Mod Squad the ’65 “ep” airing just past Bruce Alexander/Weinstein’s 65th and he “marshalled” a party, charging for pizza. (What would each of our mothers say, Fletcher mean lit the screen, but mean and how to avoid it?!).

I am proud to say I cried watching the tenderness shown by Gail Fisher’s “Peggy” toward her boss “Joe Mannix” played by Mike Connors.

Sadly, never romance, a la Mason (Perry) and Della Street–Peggy is Peggy Fair and we get “Street Fair.” It is too bad they could not have gone to one, as couples).

Recently Connors was praised by “Dr. Ike,” 71 today. Happy birthday.

Click above for some beautiful memories in pictures of the great actress Colleen Dewhurst and others.

“Hooce,” who “won” all 3, yet others did and deserve worse–far worse.