08-13-2012, 06:26 AM
I've just seen it, it's on Youtube. (Where you can also find a newer version, a remake, from the 1985 pilot of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, with Annette O'Toole).
I've googled a bit to find out more about the connection between both stories.
So the book appears in 1933 and the short story in 1939. I think she liked the theme a lot and decided to make a variation. Sadly, the best variation, IMHO, is the one made by the people who adapted the story for the movie.
I've googled a bit to find out more about the connection between both stories.
Quote:Confusingly, it appears that White's novel 'Some Must Watch' had already been adapted as a short story and called "An Unlocked Window" long before it became an episode of 'AHH': the short-story version was published in the significantly-named anthology 'My Best Mystery Story' (1939) ...from http://labyrinth.net.au/~muffin/faqs_c.html
So the book appears in 1933 and the short story in 1939. I think she liked the theme a lot and decided to make a variation. Sadly, the best variation, IMHO, is the one made by the people who adapted the story for the movie.