A 1993 American Short Film written and directed by Rob Morrow that has a young boy (Jesse Lee Soffer) being suspicious of a man (Scott Renderer) moving in after selling a silent alarm to his mother (Terry Walters), but he has no idea what to do about the situation.
The movie also stars Claudia Silver, Bradley Whitford, Jody Bradley, and Zoe Hunter.
Tropes for the film:
- Double-Meaning Title: The title refers both to the man coming to the house to sell a silent alarm and that the boy is feeling uneasy about the man but isn't sure what it means.
- No-Dialogue Episode: There is very dialogue in the film, other than some talking in the distance, along with some cheering and shouting other than the man threatening to the kill the boy if he tries to tell anyone about his attempt at thievery and when the boy finally tells his mother about the jewelry being stolen.
- No Name Given: All the characters in the film are not named, as the credits have them called boy, man, and woman.
- The Voiceless: The boy has little dialogue, as he mostly just reacts to what is going on around him and the only thing he says is "He did it! He is the one doing it, not me! when referring to the man stealing jewelry after he moves into the house.
