An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.
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- TriviaWerner Klemperer and John Banner, European Jews from Germany and Austria, respectively, would later appear together in Hogan's Heroes (1965). Werner was the son of acclaimed composer-conductor Otto Klemperer and came from Köln, Germany. Johann Banner came from Vienna, Austria.
- GoofsThe train is supposedly moving, but the champagne in their glasses is perfectly still.
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[Hitchcock is standing by a pool table and wearing an eye-patch]
Himself - Host: Oh, good evening. You know, uh, this came as somewhat of a surprise to me. I was under the impression that all pool tables were kidney-shaped. I guess that's only true in Hollywood. Our story tonight will be in a somewhat different vein. It is a tale of mystery and intrigue on a transcontinental express. It is called... The title seems to have slipped my mind. It's, um...
[man enters with a pool cue and taps the end of it, significantly]
Man with Pool Cue: You've, uh, dropped your cue.
[hands Hitchcock the cue and walks off. Hitchcock unscrews the end of cue, takes out a piece of paper and reads it]
Himself - Host: The title of tonight's play is "Safe Conduct."
[looks off stage in the direction of where the man with pool cue walked off]
Himself - Host: Thank you very much.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
- b_kite
- Jul 5, 2019
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1