Second Chance (2 Mar. 1964)

Carnival space ride becomes frighteningly real when an alien bird-man secretly rigs it with actual rockets. The ominous bird-man carefully picks his unknowing crew including the carny ride ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Stanley

Writers:

Sonya Roberts (teleplay), Lou Morheim (teleplay),

Stars:

Simon Oakland, Janet De Gore, Don Gordon

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Simon Oakland	...	Empyrian
Janet De Gore	...	Mara Matthews
Don Gordon	...	Dave Crowell
Yale Summers	...	Buddy Lyman
Arnold Merritt	...	Tommy Shadbury
Mimsy Farmer	...	Denise Ward
John McLiam	...	Arjay Beasley
Angela Clarke	...	Sue Ann Beasley

Storyline

Carnival space ride becomes frighteningly real when an alien bird-man secretly rigs it with actual rockets. The ominous bird-man carefully picks his unknowing crew including the carny ride captain who's a closet intellectual, an angry middle-aged man, and a star high school quarterback accompanied by his adoring buddy and his steady girl.

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Genres:

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

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1964 (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?

Trivia

Curiously, Don Gordon and Simon Oakland were reunited in 1968's Bullitt where Simon Oakland playing the part of Captain Samuel Bennett was now the 'captain' and Don Gordon was then playing the part of Sergeant Delgetti.

User Reviews

An truly unusual episode for a show built on them

Character actor Simon Oakland, highly unrecognizable under layers of makeup, plays an alien that takes a group of unsuspecting amusement park guests on a trip to outer space. The "crew" of the ride (Don Gordon and Janet De Gore) have no idea that the alien has made the craft suitable for flight and they, too, become captives of the alien's machinations.

John McLiam and Angela Clarke portray a bickering couple while Yale Summers, later to be featured on "Daktari" is on hand as the resident "jock" forced to show his mettle in the life-threatening kidnapping.

There are many plot holes in the episode, especially the fact that the alien is able to turn the ride into a functional rocket, but the performances by Oakland and McLiam make for an entertaining episode of the classic show.