It Crawled Out of the Woodwork (9 Dec. 1963)

An evil energy feeds off an experimental power station. After the force kills a security guard, police investigate the strange events, and an independent new scientist arrives. As the ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerd Oswald

Writer:

Joseph Stefano

Stars:

Scott Marlowe, Kent Smith, BarBara Luna

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Scott Marlowe	...	Jory Peters
Kent Smith	...	Dr. Bloch
BarBara Luna	...	Gaby Christian (as Barbara Luna)
Michael Forest	...	Prof. Stuart Peters
Joan Camden	...	Prof. Stephanie Linden
Ted de Corsia	...	New Sentry
Gene Darfler	...	Warren Edgar Morley
Tom Palmer	...	Coroner
Edward Asner	...	Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo

Storyline

An evil energy feeds off an experimental power station. After the force kills a security guard, police investigate the strange events, and an independent new scientist arrives. As the entity swells, the director of the research station, Dr. Bloch, becomes fanatical about expanding & protecting it.

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Genres:

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

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1963 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daystar Productions, Villa Di Stefano, United Artists Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Narrator: His name is Warren Edgar Morley. For the past six months, he has guarded this gate from eight in the morning until six at night, at which time he is replaced by another just like himself. These are the last few moments of his life.

User Reviews

An early performance from a future Emmy-winning legend

From a show known for its unique "monsters," breathtaking cinematography, superb writing, and talented actors comes a tale of a "malevolent" and highly energized ball of dust, given "life" from a cleaning woman's vacuum cleaner. Though it's never explained how it happened, the show is one of the best of the first season.

Michael Forrest plays Stuart Peters, a scientist hired at Norco, a company that experiments with energy and its forces. Traveling with him is his younger brother Jory, the doctor unfortunately is killed then "resurrected" to do the bidding of the company's head, Dr. Block, played with sinister relish by Kent Smith.

Ed Asner plays "Detective Siroleo" who goes to Norco to investigate the untimely death of Dr. Peters. While there, Siroleo converses with with Professor Linden (Joan Camden), another of Block's minion.

The exchange of dialog between the detective and the female scientist is priceless and both actors delve into their respective roles with much skill.

It's no wonder that Asner appeared in almost every major television of the 60's, leading to his triumphs as "Lou Grant" on both "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and his own spin off.

The beautiful and exotic Barbara Luna is also on hand as the new girl in Jory's life.