"The Twilight Zone" Long Live Walter Jameson (1960)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Anton Leader

Writer:

Charles Beaumont (writer)

TV Series:

"The Twilight Zone" (1959)

Original Air Date:

18 March 1960 (Season 1, Episode 24)

Genre:

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

Plot:

A father forbids a history professor from marrying his daughter when he discovers that the captivating lecturer is actually an immortal who has lived for thousands of years. |

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Loss Of Wife | Loss Of Daughter | Loss Of Son | Narration

Cast

Kevin McCarthy	...	Prof. Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Maj. Hugh Skelton
Edgar Stehli	...	Professor Sam Kittridge
Estelle Winwood	...	Laurette Bowen
Dodie Heath	...	Susanna Kittridge (as Dody Heath)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Cayuga Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Twilight Zone: Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (#1.4)" (1985)

No Geritol Needed

Excellent entry from that magical first year. Kevin Mc Carthy's history professor appears to know a lot more about history than what's in the books. His photo even turns up in a Civil War album. Prospective father-in-law Edgar Stehli gets suspicious and confronts him. Is he really just 39 or just pretending. Theme allows writer Charles Beaumont to philosophize about life's ultimates-- life, death, love, eternity. Also, allows Serling to convey his agnostic leanings in the postscript. Mc Carthy makes a persuasive professor, although Stehli seems a little too bland. The script may be talkier than most; however the action picks up with the conclusion that is both well done and quite fitting. All in all, this is one of the episodes that won the series an enthusiastic following and has helped maintain its classic standing over the years.