Review

  • A quirky Robert Bloch script. In this one, a man studying sorcery, inadvertently brings about the death of his son, a prodigal drunk. He goes to a fortune teller to find out how to bring his son back to life. He is then sent to a second man who sells him a book of spells. The information in the book has him petition a suit from a whiny, but nasty, tailor. The man lives with a woman whom he mistreats. She is mentally ill and talks to a damaged mannequin. The tailor is a drunk and desperate for money. What ensues is the making of the suit which, if properly used, will bring his son back to life. Unfortunately, these types of things don't always work out. The suit is a tour de force for the tailor and he must head all across Manhattan to give the suit to the man. Unfortunately, there are intervening circumstances. Quite clever and off the wall. One of the better offerings.