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"The Twilight Zone" Escape Clause (1959)
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Writer:
Rod Serling (writer)
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Original Air Date:
6 November 1959
(Season 1, Episode 6)
Plot:
A hypochondriac man sells his soul to the devil, exchanging it for one million years of immortality. full summary | full synopsis
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Oddly underrated
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Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Rod Serling | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | David Wayne | ... | Walter Bedeker |
| Thomas Gomez | ... | Cadwallader |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Ethel Bedeker |
| Raymond Bailey | ... | Doctor |
| Wendell Holmes | ... | Cooper |
| Dick Wilson | ... | Insurance Adjuster |
| Joe Flynn | ... | Adjuster |
| Nesdon Booth | ... | Guard (as Nesden Booth) |
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25 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The title refers to a legal term, condition or clause in a contract that allows a party to that contract to avoid having to perform the contract. The validity of the clause is usually limited by a time-frame (i.e 30 days or 72 hours) or subject to the the satisfaction of the customer for delivered goods or services.
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Plot holes: Given Bedeker's immortality and invulnerability, prison should not have scared him - he could have escaped without fear of being harmed.
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Walter Bedeker:
Who are you?
Cadwallader: Cadwallader's my name. At least the name I'm using this month. It has a nice feeling on the tongue. "Cad-wall-ah-der."
Walter Bedeker: [checks to see if the bedroom window is locked] How did you get in here?
Cadwallader: I've never been gone. I've been here for some time.
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Cadwallader: Cadwallader's my name. At least the name I'm using this month. It has a nice feeling on the tongue. "Cad-wall-ah-der."
Walter Bedeker: [checks to see if the bedroom window is locked] How did you get in here?
Cadwallader: I've never been gone. I've been here for some time.
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Okay, before watching this episode, I'll admit that this show is not a great example of Biblical scholarship. Sure, it's all very silly and flies in the face of Christian, Jewish and even Muslim teachings--but still, it's highly entertaining. While not as good as the wonderful "To Serve Man", this is indeed one of the best episodes of the series.
David Wayne plays a terribly neurotic man who is completely wrapped up in himself and his supposed impending death. He's perfectly healthy and young but is obsessed with every little ache and pain. As a result of this obsession, the Devil appears to him and offers him a contract--he can live a million healthy years just for the cost of his soul. This deal leads to some very dark and twisted humor (my favorite type)--and shows him doing many dangerous things just for kicks (such as jumping in front of a subway train). Naturally, since this is Satan we are talking about, it all comes with a wonderful twist. I won't say more, as it would ruin the suspense, but thanks to a great script it's a real keeper.