A detective calls Bert over to his booth. The next night, Georgia does not show up at the club. Bert goes to the bar and orders a double. He, Luca and Clemenza beat it out of the club. There is a scuffle and Dorf falls to the floor. He is so persistent that she finally pours a martini over his head. He stands up, showing himself to be a few inches shorter than her. They pretend not to know who Dorf is until Georgia says, “Oh you mean Little Dandy Dorf.” Luca warns her, “He don’t like to be called Little.” But Dandy and Dorf are acceptable? She tells Luca to take the flowers back and “tell him they don’t smell - they stink!” Zing, I got that one!Īs Georgia walks through the crowd to the stage for her second show, Dorf grabs her hand. One of Dorf’s henchmen, who makes Luca Brasi look like George Clooney, comes to the door with a bouquet of flowers from Dorf. She refers to Dorf as “the working girl’s nightmare.” OK, she is literally a girl who works, but that usually refers to a hooker.Georgia off-handedly says to Bert, “I love you.” He replies, “You’re key is B flat, not A flat.” Someone please explain what that means.I get the reference, but I don’t think Pal Joey was a good guy. Georgia refers to the owner as Bert’s pal Joey.Apparently this writer is too smart for me: Joey advises them to be careful.īert goes backstage to Georgia’s dressing room. Bert tells the bar owner Joey that Dorf has been “dogging” Georgia for two weeks. The diminutive Dorf is highly insulted by her snub and disregard for fine spruce. Georgia walks away, leaving the drinks on the piano with no coasters. Why did he send two? Was he going to join her on stage?. Is she supposed to drink them on stage?.You don’t want a great singer slurring her words.He sends a couple of martini’s up to the stage which strikes me as stupid: Infamous gangsta Little Dandy Dorf enjoys her just as much as me. But I went to see Bob Dylan this week, so my judgment is not to be trusted. For a change, a singer on TV that I would pay to see. Naturally,when I watch a Hitchcock episode that I haven't seen before, seeing certain actors names,whether it's Barbara Baxley, Russell Collins, Robert Emhardt, or so many others, I get happy & I know that I'm in for another special treat!If there is someone reading this who has not seen "Road Hog", I promise you, if you see it, you won't ever forget it.Georgia is belting out a tune as Bert Haber plays piano at a swanky nightclub. I love everything Hitchcock has ever done, so I knew I'd see so many episodes that I would be so exciting to see for the first time, or the tenth time.While watching the tapes, "Road Hog" began, & as I sat there watching, I thought, "Oh my god! I think this is it!" I thought I was going to die from happiness! I was freaking out!Robert Emhardt is one of those actors who always gives an incredibly intense, chilling performance.You just can't take your eyes off him.Now I have the first two seasons on DVD (Road Hog is from a later season), & can't wait to get all the rest. I remember seeing this episode about 15 years ago, but not too much specific information about it.What I remembered, was a car going really slowly down a road, & some people in a truck wanting to pass because they were in a hurry for some reason.And I remembered being completely blown away by the ending.I knew that someday I would see it again.A few years ago, TV Land ran an Alfred Hitchcock Presents marathon, & I recorded the whole thing, over that whole weekend.
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