The best scene is a series of increasingly close close- ups of Morse during one otherwise kind of predictable plot-twist moment.
There is some obvious stunt-doubling in one fight scene. A fair amount happens in this episode but it still feels a little overlong and episodic.
She's good as always and unpredictable in every scene that she's in. Zohra however does a very good french accent and has just the right blend of awkward and pretty for the part. To be more specific Redford is OK here but the whole episode is weak compared to his other Hitchcock Hour episode titled, A Piece of the Action which serves him much better and is just terrific. I usually like Morse but he's kind of boring here. It's fun to see Redford before he always had to be the hero but he doesn't bring too much to this performance, nor does Barry Morse-using the same "What planet are you from?" accent he also used in other foreign performances. This was Redford's second and last Hitchcock hour (since "A Piece of the Action"), and he is well matched by the always splendid Zohra Lampert, a beautiful actress of remarkable (and sadly underrated) talent, best remembered as the girl who got Warren Beatty in 1961's "Splendor in the Grass" (Natalie Wood was the competition). David goes on the run after killing a guard during a botched robbery, leaving his devoted wife in the care of the obsessive Karl. The couple turn to David's friend (and fence for stolen goods), Karl Gault (Barry Morse), who is secretly in love with Marie and decides to set up her new husband for a fall. The clearly infatuated David impetuously decides to marry the lovely Marie, but winds up being cut off by his unperturbed mother. Robert Redford stars as David Chesterman, a compulsive thief whose wealthy mother catches him flirting with their French maid, Marie Petit (Zohra Lampert), who is unceremoniously dismissed on the spot.
"A Tangled Web" is bolstered by a strong cast in a downbeat story. Anyway, aside from the cast, it's a pretty tepid entry. I'm just sorry the script didn't sharpen the ironies for us slower folks. But I think there's some depth to it if you think about it. Then too, the climax is rather puzzling, at least for me. There is a patchy plot line, but curiously it's underwritten. The cast is the main attraction since the storyline doesn't generate much suspense or mood. So, what's the innocent Marie doing hanging around with these two no-goodniks, anyway. Here he's a scheming seller of stolen goods, also making goo-goo eyes at Marie. Then there's sinister Barry Morse about the time he started hounding poor Richard Kimball in The Fugitive (1963-67). Here I kept shouting for her to leave the wayward David (Redford), but I guess she didn't hear me.
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Actress Lampert was definitely unique in her movie personalities (check out, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, ). If only he could tame his temper and get a real job. Happily, he's at least partially redeemed by true love for sweet French maid Marie (Lampert). Okay, it's still early in his spectacular career, but the thuggish role does take some getting used to. Robert Redford is a violence prone sneak thief? I had to rub my eyes and check the cast list several times. No need to recap the plot, which is pretty spotty anyway.
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