An adulterous husband plans to kill his invalid wife. He thinks that he has the perfect alibi, but an alert detective unravels his story.
I was sure I recognised that alert detective and a quick check told me he was played by Elwyn Brook-Jones. Another quick check and it turned out that he was The Voice in the children's TV series Garry Halliday which ran from 1959 - 1962. That's why I recognised him.
My memory isn't particularly good, but I'll admit to being mildly gratified that I'd remembered seeing Elwyn Brook-Jones decades ago. Only mildly gratified because most of that 'remembering' came about because I could look him up so easily. Still - I remember Garry Halliday and The Voice. Just about.
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I remember my everyday life right back to the age of two, (confirmed by my amazed parents when they were middle aged), but it has availed me nothing - it has no practical use except perhaps to a child psychologist, but I've never met one.
In the days before the internet, you would have had a vague conversation with your wife or someone down the pub: "You know, thingummy, I knew his voice from that kid's programme that was on around 1960...no, not him... he was Scottish, and was in early Z-Cars..." and then you would have just given up and thought about something else. I remember my parents and grandparents talking like this all the time.
Truly, we are a fortunate generation!
Oddly enough, none of this rings any bells...
The one film I do remember where a light was shone in the fugitive's face, was 'The mysterious Mr Malpas', and I had nightmares over that for ages...
All new to me, too. My childhood terrors were "Journey into Space"and "Lord of the Flies" on auntie in the fifties. Mind you, Uncle Mac did play me a record request which may have been the beginning of my interest in world music. (At the age of 10) I requested "Uskudara" by Eartha Kitt!
Tammly - sounds like hyperthymesia, the actress Marilu Henner has it. I'd like a better memory but not quite that retentive.
Sam - we may be more fortunate than we know too. My mother used the word 'whatname' for those missing bits of memory. Now I'm tempted to adopt it myself.
Scrobs - an Edgar Wallace Mystery - I'll look out for it. Talking Pictures is broadcasting some of them on Wednesday evenings.
Jannie - interesting. I looked up "Journey into Space" and apparently David Jacobs did the voices of 22 different characters. That's something I didn't know about him. All I remember is Juke Box Jury.
Journey into Space: Good Lord, I remember that. Charles Chilton show. A character was called "Lemmy".
Given how little I remember of childhood that's a triumph of recall.
Hyperthymesia you say? Well looking up about it on Wikipedia, it certainly sounds like I have one of the versions of it. It doesn't debilitate me in any way nor is it intrusive, but it does contribute to my 'take' on the world as I can see how people behaved say, sixty years ago. Pity it's not of more practical use, though it's currently useful in writing about a period of my working life in my twenties when I worked at the British Museum.
dearieme - I don't recall Journey into Space at all although it sounds like the kind of thing I'd have enjoyed and we certainly listened to the wireless fairly regularly.
Tammly - writing about my early working life wouldn't be easy because I do forget things, although once started no doubt I'd find I remember more than I now assume.
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