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"Man from the South" is a short story by Roald Dahl originally published in ''Collier's'' in 1948. It has been adapted several times for television and film, including a 1960 version starring Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre. ==Plot synopsis== This story is being narrated by an old Englishman, who tells of an elderly man named Carlos. And Carlos offers a boastful American young man his green Cadillac if the boy can strike his lighter ten times in a row. The catch is that if the lighter does not light ten times in a row, Carlos will cut off the American's left little finger. After the eighth striking of the lighter, a woman comes in the room and throws Carlos to the bed, claiming that he is mentally disturbed. He has taken forty-seven fingers from various people and has lost eleven cars—and they had to leave their country because they threatened to put Carlos away for life for this behavior. She had won everything Carlos owned long ago, including the car, and as she reaches for the car keys, the narrator sees her hand has only one finger and a thumb. This short story was filmed as a 1960 episode of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' starring Steve McQueen as the reluctant young gambler, Peter Lorre as Carlos, the man who bets his car, and Neile Adams (McQueen's wife) as a woman McQueen's character meets. It takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The car itself is merely described as a convertible. And we could see that although she was wearing gloves, her middle and ring finger were apparently missing. ; 1960 cast * Alfred Hitchcock as the Host * Steve McQueen as the Gambler * Peter Lorre as Carlos * Neile Adams as a Woman * Tyler McVey as the Referee * Marc Cavell as the Bellhop * Katherine Squire as Carlos' Wife * Phil Gordon as the Bartender In this adaptation, as part of the dramatic denouement after the woman appears and effectively aborts the bet, the gambler (McQueen) tries to relieve the stress of the young woman (Adams) by lighting her cigarette. The lighter fails to start when flicked for this however, a sly indicator of how narrowly the gambler avoided losing the bet. The episode was remade in 1979 as the first episode of Dahl's television anthology series ''Tales of the Unexpected''. ; 1979 cast * Roald Dahl as the Host * Jose Ferrer as Carlos * Pamela Stephenson as Cathy * Michael Ontkean as an American Sailor * Cyril Luckham as Rawlsden * Katy Jurado as the Mysterious Woman The episode was remade again for the 1985 series ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' with Steven Bauer in McQueen's role, John Huston as Carlos, and Melanie Griffith (Bauer's wife at the time), Kim Novak, and Tippi Hedren (Griffith's mother). In this version, the car was a Jaguar. At the end, the wife was missing her pinkie and ring finger. ; 1985 cast * Alfred Hitchcock as the Host (colorized 1960 introduction) * John Huston as Carlos * Melanie Griffith as the Girl * Steven Bauer as the Gambler * Tippi Hedren as the Waitress * Kim Novak as Rosa * Jack Thibeau as Bronson * Danny De La Paz as the Bellhop In this adaptation, the lighter successfully lights ten times. But when the wife comes in, the tenth flame is blown out, Carlos is startled and drops the cleaver, nearly cutting off the young man's finger. After it's all over, he attempts to light himself a cigarette—and the lighter fails. And the wife has only her index finger left. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Man from the South」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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