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mossygreen thought this was worth mentioning said Tue, Jan 23rd 2018 at 12:36am ET

…possibly my all-time favorite episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents is on, The Glass Eye.

An achingly young William Shatner introduces the story of his spinster aunt, played by Jessica Tandy, who falls in love from afar with a vaudeville ventriloquist. Plot ensues. Billy Barty makes an appearance. There’s a glass eye. Watch it!

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thismyusername said Tue, Jan 23rd 2018 at 3:30am ET:

here it is on yahoo! view:

https://view.yahoo.com/show/alfred-hitchcock-presents/episode/12632063/the-glass-eye

here it is on hulu:

https://www.hulu.com/watch/48281#i0,p0,s3,d0

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- @thismyusername Thanks for that link. I watched the episode for the first time even though I’ve heard about it for such a long time.
  
  It was great to see Shatner so young. Watched him closely to see if he over acted like he did in Star Trek.
  
  cengland0 said Tue, Jan 23rd 2018 at 8:54am ET
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- @thismyusername Thanks! This moring I thought, gee, I should have mentioned it’s on Hulu. Didn’t even think to check anywhere else.
  
  mossygreen said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 12:05am ET
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- @cengland0 It’s crazy how young he was. That episode is 60 years old!
  
  mossygreen said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 12:08am ET
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- @thismyusername Many thanks for providing the Hulu link. I have an account I seldom use and wouldn’t have thought to look for this program there.
  
  magic_cave said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 3:04am ET
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LaVikinga said Tue, Jan 23rd 2018 at 5:17am ET:

Didn’t realize Shatner is as old as he is. Remarkably well preserved. And speaking of holding up well, have you guys seen Rita Moreno lately? Caught her in a trailer for the new One Day at a Time reboot. Holy smoke! She does NOT look like a woman in her 80’s. Not at all!

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- @LaVikinga He’s truly had an amazing career. And Rita Moreno is a living goddess. She took Norman Lear to the Golden Globes. So cute.
  
  mossygreen said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 12:12am ET
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- Jane Fonda? And Stevie Nicks.
  
  magic_cave said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 1:54am ET
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- @LaVikinga I wouldn’t have recognized Shatner if I hadn’t known to look for him. Even then, I didn’t realize who I was seeing and hearing for the first few seconds. Totally gorgeous at age 26.
  
  magic_cave said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 3:07am ET
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- @LaVikinga Here’s another “She can’t possibly be that age” story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4294556/Meet-50-year-old-woman-really-does-look-half-age.html
  
  I guessed who was who - and was wrong.
  
  magic_cave said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 3:25am ET
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sammydog01 said Tue, Jan 23rd 2018 at 12:52pm ET:

That was depressing.

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- @sammydog01 You’ll never see Billy Barty look sadder or more noble than he does at the end.
  
  mossygreen said Wed, Jan 24th 2018 at 12:13am ET
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Shrdlu said Tue, Jan 23rd 2018 at 1:36pm ET:

For those that were just curious, and don’t want to (or can’t) watch the Yahoo or Hulu copies, here’s the details from IMDb.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508296/

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