The Martian Eyes (30 Oct. 1950)

An odd professor claims he can spot Martians, who masquerade as humans, using a pair of infrared glasses he wears. Only then can you see the third eyeball in the middle of their forehead. ... See full summary »

Director:

Laurence Schwab Jr.

Writers:

Henry Kuttner (story), George Lefferts (adaptation)

Stars:

Burgess Meredith, John Baragrey, David Lewis

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Burgess Meredith	...	Professor Lyman
John Baragrey	...	The Stranger
David Lewis	...	Mr. Sorrel
Pat O'Malley	...	Bartender
Joe Silver	...	Policeman
Frank Gallop	...	Your Narrator

Storyline

An odd professor claims he can spot Martians, who masquerade as humans, using a pair of infrared glasses he wears. Only then can you see the third eyeball in the middle of their forehead. He relates his wild theory to a photographer sitting by him in a bar--and the man believes him. While playing around with infrared film, the photographer says he's snapped a shot of a man with three eyes. The two team up to convince authorities of their find.

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Plot Keywords:

three eyed people

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller | Horror

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1950 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Tight little thriller

This episode of anthology series "Lights Out" provides some nice moments of acting, and some genuinely creepy moments. Burgess Meredith dominates the proceedings as a perhaps delusional -- or perhaps not -- eccentric spouting off about his belief that Martians walk among us. This expert character actor obviously has a lot of fun making his effete "Professor Lyman" come alive.

Meredith gets fine support from David Lewis as a photographer who gets drawn in by Lyman's outlandish tales, and starts to believe that the answer lies in his photographs.

And there's a priceless bit with a clueless policeman, that stretches the bounds of credibility till they break.

Not a bad way to spend a half of an hour, especially around Halloween.