Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (23 Dec. 1970)
"Night Gallery" Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (original title)

Jacob Bauman's nurse figures in his plan to end his wife's infidelity. / A medical bag from the future may improve the fortunes of two bums. / NASA mission control watches helplessly while one space mission searches for a previous one.

Directors:

Jerrold Freedman, Allen Reisner,

Writers:

Hal Dresner (teleplay), Hal Dresner (story),

Stars:

Joseph Wiseman, Diane Keaton, Angel Tompkins

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Wiseman	...	Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
Diane Keaton	...	Nurse Frances Nevins (segment "Room with a View")
Angel Tompkins	...	Lila Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
Burgess Meredith	...	Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Chill Wills	...	Heppelwhite (segment "The Little Black Bag")
George Furth	...	Gillings (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Joseph Campanella	...	Simms (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
Morgan Farley	...	Charles (segment "Room with a View")
Larry Watson	...	Chauffeur (segment "Room with a View")
E.J. André	...	Charlie Peterson (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Arthur Malet	...	Ennis (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Eunice Suarez	...	Puerto Rican Mother (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Marion Val	...	Puerto Rican Girl (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Johnny Silver	...	Pawnbroker (segment "The Little Black Bag")
C. Lindsay Workman	...	1st Doctor (segment "The Little Black Bag") (as Lindsay Workman)

Storyline

When a former physician and his fellow alcoholic companion find a 21st century medical bag, miracles start to happen in the homeless shelter. While the doctor wants to bring his newfound knowledge to the world, his companion is only interested in selling the miraculous black bag.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 1970 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Dr. Fall and Heppelwhite fight over the bottle of alcohol and it smashes against the wall, in the long shot there is no liquid on the wall but in the close-ups there is.

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Connections

Version of Out of the Unknown: The Little Black Bag (1969)

User Reviews

The series takes a sharp turn for the worse.

For the pilot for this series, Rod Serling wrote all the episodes--and they were all very good. But, starting with the very first regular show, the producers started using other writers--an insane decision considering Serling many wonderful TV and movie credits. The first time they tried this, the episode still turned out to be exceptional (episode 1.1). Can this same pattern be repeated in 1.2 where Serling once again contributed none of the writing? "Room With a View" stars Joseph Wiseman ("Dr. No") and a very young Diane Keaton. Wiseman plays an invalid and Keaton his nurse. Wiseman is upset about his young wife's infidelity and uses Keaton to teach her a lesson. Frankly, this one wasn't very good--little in the way of irony or horror. I'd give this one a 3--simply because it's nice to see Keaton and Wiseman together.

"The Little Black Bag" is a sci-fi comedy episode. Apparently a bag with futuristic medical devices is accidentally lost in the past (1971). What can the consequences be? This stars Burgess Meredith and Chill Wills as winos who happen upon this lost item. If the term 'winos' offends you, substitute the more politically correct term 'job and sobriety-impaired'! Any way, Meredith is an old drunk who used to be a doctor. And, with the help of this black bag of goodies, he's a magical healer. Tune in yourself to see where it goes, but it's a pretty ordinary little piece that earns a 5.

"The Nature of the Enemy" is a short segment starring Joseph Campanella. It has to do with a lost space mission but who cares?! The less said about this abominable short, the better. I'd give it a 0--it's THAT bad! Overall, we have a 3, 5 and 0--showing a sharp decrease in quality from the pilot and first episode.