Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode 23 Queen of the Nile
(6 Mar. 1964)
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Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode 23 Queen of the Nile
(6 Mar. 1964)
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| Ann Blyth | ... |
Pamela Morris /
Constance Taylor
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| Lee Philips | ... |
Jordan 'Jordy' Herrick
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| Celia Lovsky | ... |
Viola Draper
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Frank Ferguson | ... |
Krueger
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A reporter interviews a Hollywood movie queen who has a secret to her eternal beauty.
Rod Serling always felt that a writer could write tougher and stronger "message" pieces working in the science fiction/fantasy genre than he could ever write in a contemporary dramatic setting. He was right. And this episode proves it. Ann Blyth offers up an ageless movie queen who has played Cleopatra in both the silent and sound versions of the story. A handsome young reporter is sent to inquire how this is possible. Her explanation (she was very young in the first film) is plausible and puts him at ease. Bad move. He is quickly approached by a mysterious woman twice-his-age. He brushes her warnings off, too. Another bad move. It only gets worse for our good man from the fourth estate. Stay tuned for the twist ending and Mr. Serling's theory will crystallize before your eyes. Ann Blyth never played wicked any better. Every dusty old bone in her body is evil. But she looks great. The actress who played the old lady went on to uncover another evil plot in Soylent Green. Unfortunately, with the same negative results.