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"Night Gallery" (1970) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1970-1973

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"Night Gallery" (1970): Season 1: Episode 14 -- The gradual merging of past and present and the power of levitation figure in forty and ten minute segments.
"Night Gallery" (1970): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Two half hour segments.  The first deals with an inept comic desperate for laughs and the second with a sportsman who puts his unwilling son to the test of the kill.  Most notably the first segment, "Make Me Laugh," is Steven Spielberg's directorial debut
"Night Gallery" (1970): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Two different types of haunted houses feature in two half hour segments combined to create a gripping hour of drama.
"Night Gallery" (1970): Season 1: Episode 6 -- In three eerie vignettes a murderous husband is tormented by his dead wife, played by Phyllis Diller.  The unforgiving sea offers up the story of a "Lone Survivor." Finally, "The Doll," a toy no little girl should play with.
"Night Gallery" (1970): Season 1: Episode 3 -- An invalid, a skid row bum, and an astronaut figure in this collection of gripping stories.

Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   591 votes
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Writer:
Rod Serling (teleplay) (3 episodes)
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Contact:
View company contact information for Rod Serling's Night Gallery on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
16 December 1970 (USA) more
Plot:
Host Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
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(8 articles)
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Fantastic Series more

Cast

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Rod Serling ... Himself--Host / ... (95 episodes, 1970-1973)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
"Rod Serling's Wax Museum" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
50 min (44 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 (video rating)
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Artist Tom Wright did all of the paintings shown on "Night Gallery" (1970). more
Quotes:
Rod Serling: For those of you who've never met me, you might call me the under-nourished Alfred Hitchcock. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990) more

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17 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Fantastic Series, 2 April 2004
Author: laffinsal from California

One of the most underrated TV series of the 1970s, and of all time, is this terrific collection of sci-fi and horror stories, hosted by Rod Serling. Often (wrongly) compared to Serling's other series, "The Twilight Zone"...the overall mood, and purpose of this series is different. The "Zone" was a collection of morality tales, disguised as sci-fi stories. A fantastic show, without a doubt, but the "Gallery" was designed purely to shock and entertain...and it certainly succeeded in that area.

So much great talent was on display in this series. The actors, writers, directors, and musicians were almost always top-notch. Though the decision to have multiple stories within each episode, did result in some mediocre results sometimes (especially with the campy vignettes), the quality of the better segments is what most remember best.

Among some of the better segments:

"They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar", with William Windom (in an awesome performance) as a has-been salesman who's beckoned by the ghosts of his past.

"The Doll", about a gruesome doll, sent to a British officer as revenge.

"The Tune in Dan's Cafe", about a haunted jukebox that plays the same song always.

"Green Fingers", with Elsa Lanchester as an elderly woman, harassed by a tycoon who wants her land, where she has an unusual knack for gardening.

So many more great ones. Some folks get turned off by the dated 1970s look to this show (the costumes, sets, bright color, excessive use of zooms/close-ups). If you can get past that aspect, and rather appreciate the show's camp value, you're sure to enjoy this unique and highly original horror series. It's a classic in my book.

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