The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror (15 Dec. 1971)
"Night Gallery" The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror (original title)

Mikey Goldman searches for the Messiah to comfort his dying grandfather Abe. / Removing paint from an antique mirror, shop owner Frank Standish sees an alien landscape that is used to rid himself of his unwanted partner.

Directors:

Gene R. Kearney, Don Taylor

Writers:

Gene R. Kearney (teleplay), Rod Serling (teleplay),

Stars:

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Edward G. Robinson, Yaphet Kotto

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Zsa Zsa Gabor	...	Mrs. Moore (segment "The Painted Mirror")
Edward G. Robinson	...	Abraham Goldman (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
Yaphet Kotto	...	Buckner (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
Arthur O'Connell	...	Frank Standish (segment "The Painted Mirror")
Rosemary DeCamp	...	Ellen Chase (segment "The Painted Mirror")
Tony Roberts	...	Dr. Morris Levine (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
Joseph Ruskin	...	Fanatic (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
Ricky Powell	...	Mikey Goldman (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
John J. Fox	...	Santa Claus (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
Anne Taylor	...	Miss Moretti (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")

Storyline

When his grandfather is ailing, a nine-year-old Jewish buy runs out looking for the Messiah. His grandfather said that he will appear big and black against the sky striking down their enemies. When he gets into trouble and is saved by a black man, he brings him home to his grandfather announcing that he had found him.

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Genres:

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

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Strange and wonderful things.

This heartfelt Night Gallery episode takes two positions on theological issues. First that the Messiah can be a personal one and that Christmas can happen for Jews.

Edward G. Robinson plays an old man who is the soul support of his grandson, nine year old Ricky Powell. He's also a pretty sick man who worries his doctor Tony Roberts. Robinson has told his grandson of many tales of the Messiah and the angel of death. And tonight the angel of death is camping close by.

Powell takes things literally and brings home Yaphett Kotto who says to him he is in fact the Messiah. After that some strange and wonderful things start to happen.

The whole cast does a wonderful job in this holiday treat of an episode.