The episode was remade again for the 1985 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In this version, the car was a Jaguar.Īlfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 episode) The adaptation was by Kevin Goldstein-Jackson, direction by Michael Tuchner. The episode was remade in 1979 as the first episode of Dahl's television anthology series Tales of the Unexpected. The lighter fails to start when flicked for this, a sly indicator of how narrowly the gambler avoided losing the bet. In this adaptation, as part of the dramatic denouement after the woman appears and effectively aborts the bet, the gambler (McQueen) tries to relieve the stress of the young woman (Adams) by lighting her cigarette. Although the mysterious woman who abruptly storms in is wearing gloves, her index, middle, and ring fingers are missing. The car itself is merely described as a convertible. The story takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The episode stars Steve McQueen as the reluctant young gambler, Peter Lorre as Carlos, the man who bets his car, and Neile Adams (McQueen's real-life wife) as a ravishing young woman McQueen's character meets. This short story was filmed as a 1960 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents titled "Man from the South", with a teleplay by William Fay and directed by Norman Lloyd. Television adaptations Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960 episode) Steve McQueen and Neile Adams in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1960 As the narrator offers the key to her, she reaches out to take it with a hand that has only its thumb and one finger still attached. He has taken 47 fingers and lost 11 cars, but no longer has anything of his own to bet with she won it all from him long ago, including the car he claimed to own. She explains that Carlos is mentally disturbed, having played this game so often in their home country that they had to flee in order to keep the authorities from committing him to a psychiatric hospital. After the eighth successful strike, a woman bursts into the room and forces Carlos to drop the knife he has held ready to sever the American's finger. The American accepts, with the narrator agreeing to act as referee and hold the car key, and they adjourn to Carlos' room.Īfter Carlos has a maid bring in the necessary supplies, he ties the American's left wrist to the table and the challenge begins. Carlos offers to bet his Cadillac against the American's left little finger that the American cannot ignite the lighter ten times in a row. They are soon joined by a young American naval cadet, who boasts about the reliability of his cigarette lighter. While vacationing at a resort in Jamaica, the narrator encounters an elderly South American man named Carlos. It has been adapted several times for television and film, including a 1960 version that aired as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and starred Steve McQueen, Neile Adams, and Peter Lorre. " Man from the South" is a short story by Roald Dahl originally published as " Collector's Item" in Collier's in September 1948.
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