I only watched this because Ursula Andress was in it - it was her one sizeable role in Hollywood prior to being cast in Dr No. She's striking and charismatic as ever as a woman who is accused of being a witch, and thrown in a river... she winds up at the house of a painter (Alejandro Rey), with a witch (Jeanette Nolan) nearby.
This is a very "foreign" episode - the leads are non Americans and everyone is playing a European. Ramon Navarro pops up in it. Andress really suits costume horror pictures - it's a shame she didn't do more. Nolan is a superb witch.
It was directed by Ida Lupino who does a good job. The ending - with Andress buried alive - is a real jolt. I'd never seen an episode of Thriller before and it's a really good show.
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I think you might enjoying reviewing this series. The conventional wisdom is that the first fourteen episodes are rather blah, and the quality starts to pick up with #15, "The Cheaters." Lots of familiar faces in the casts (actors on their way up or down), slick production work, and Karloff himself acts in a handful of episodes.
Yeah it felt like a quality show... very intelligent writing... I wish they'd make more anthology series.
Loved the episode "La Strega" Andress and Nolan were outstanding. I agree "more anthology" episode series. Jack Bradley
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