Collinwood at the turn of the century. With Barnabas' help Quentin Collins has escaped from jail only to find that he is still imprisoned by the grotesque face of a stranger.
| Episode 792 | |
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| Series Dark Shadows Season 1969, Episode 792 | |
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| Air date | July 8th, 1969 |
| Writers | Violet Welles [1] |
| Director | Lela Swift [1] |
| Producers | Robert Costello; Dan Curtis |
| Starring | Grayson Hall; Lara Parker; Humbert Allen Astredo; David Selby; Michael Stroka |
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Episode 792 is the untitled 792nd episode of the Gothic daytime soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by Lela Swift, with a script written by Violet Welles. It first aired on ABC on Tuesday, July 8th, 1969. This episode is part of the "1897 Flashback" storyline.
Synopsis[]
A disfigured Quentin Collins enters the home of his friend Evan Hanley demanding to know the location of the Hand of Count Petofi. Evan denies having it, but Quentin doesn't believe him. He begins searching for it on his own, but when Evan tries to stop him, Quentin hits him across the head with an object, knocking him out. Quentin finds the box containing the hand in a drawer in Evan's desk. As he turns to leave however, another stranger enters the room. This is Aristede, and he too covets the hand. Aristede threatens Quentin with a curved dagger which he calls the Dancing Lady. Quentin tries to wrest the weapon away from him, but Aristede overcomes him and points the tip of the Dancing Lady right at Quentin's throat. Quentin has no choice but to surrender the hand.
After Aristede leaves, Quentin returns to the Old House and consults with Magda Rakosi. He tells her that he needs someone with power to help him out of his current predicament. Using black magic, Quentin calls upon the aid of the witch Angelique Du Val.
Angelique materializes in the home of Evan Hanley, just as Evan is awakening on the floor. Angelique tells Evan her intentions to insinuate herself into the lives of the Collins family once again. She leaves and goes to the Old House to speak with Quentin. After she leaves, Evan telephones Edward Collins to inform him of her presence.
Angelique arrives at the Old House and is greeted by Magda and Quentin. Angelique dismisses Magda so that she can have a private conversation with him. Quentin explains the events of the evening and how the hand was stolen from him by a man named Aristede. Angelique agrees to help him, but as with all things, her service comes with a price - a price to be named later. Quentin agrees.
Angelique finds Aristede lighting a cigar on the docks of Collinsport. Posing as a puppeteer, she flirts with Aristede, who returns her seeming affection. She tells him that she is gifted at mimicry and can perfectly imitate his voice. She has Aristede turn around and manipulates him into giving her his scented handkerchief. She offers forth a poor imitation of Aristede's voice, and when he turns to face her, she has his handkerchief wrapped around the throat of a toy doll. She commands him to tell her where the Hand of Count Petofi is, but when he refuses, she tightens the handkerchief and Aristede begins choking.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| Grayson Hall | Magda Rakosi |
| Lara Parker | Angelique DuVal |
| Humbert Allen Astredo | Evan Hanley |
| David Selby | Quentin Collins |
| Michael Stroka | Aristede |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Dark Shadows was created by executive producer and showrunner Dan Curtis. Major storylines were developed by writers Art Wallace and Sam Hall. The original daytime Gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows aired on ABC from June of 1966 to April of 1971 spanning a total of 1,245 episodes. Two spin-off films House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows were released in theaters in 1970 and 1971. A remake series of Dark Shadows was produced in 1991 and ran for thirteen episodes on NBC. In 2012, director Tim Burton crafted a comical reboot of Dark Shadows as a high-budget feature film.
- "DS 792" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- This episode is included on disc 82 of collection 14 on the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection, which was released by MPI Home Video on July 10th, 2012. It is also included on disc 2 of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 15, released on November 23rd, 2004.
- This episode was recorded on Wednesday, July 2nd, 1969.
- Opening narration: Lara Parker.
- The telephone number for Collinwood in 1897 is Collinsport 332. Evan contacts Collinwood at 8:00 pm.
Allusions[]
- Numerous references are made to Count Petofi in this episode. Petofi will make his first full appearance under the alias of Victor Fenn-Gibbon in episode 793.
- Behind the scenes appearance by Edward Collins as a voice on the other end of Evan Hanley's telephone call.
- Magda Rakosi makes reference to King Johnny Romano in this episode.
Quotes[]
- Magda Rakosi: Ah, together we are nothing. A gypsy who's as good as dead and a... and a man who is a stranger to himself. I would laugh if there was any laughing left in me.
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- Aristede: You’ll have to find some other way out of your difficulties. And I hope you do. I really hope so. That face doesn’t suit you at all.
See also[]
Media
The World of Dark Shadows
Miscellaneous
External Links[]
Keywords[]
1897 | Disfigurement | Collinsport | Gypsies | Hand of Count Petofi | Knife | Old House | Old House parlor | Smoking | Strangulation | Summoning | Toy | Voodoo | Witches
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dark Shadows Wiki; Episode 792; Infobox.
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