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"The Twilight Zone" The Four of Us Are Dying (1960)
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1 January 1960
(Season 1, Episode 13)
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A man who can change his face to look like other people uses his ability to improve his life regardless of his affect on others. | add synopsis
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Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Harry Townes | ... | Arch Hammer |
| Phillip Pine | ... | Virgil Sterig |
| Ross Martin | ... | Johnny Foster |
| Don Gordon | ... | Andy Marshak |
| Harry Jackson | ... | Trumpet Player |
| Bernard Fein | ... | Penell |
| Peter Brocco | ... | Pop Marshak |
| Milton Frome | ... | Detective |
 | Beverly Garland | ... | Maggie |
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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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Though Hammer, Foster, Sterig, and Marshank had been planned to be performed by a sole actor using different makeup, the production crew timed the planned scene and noted his time wearing makeup would exceed that of him in front of the camera, so four actors were used.
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Penell:
Virge, this is the happiest day of my life!
Virgil Sterig - Gangster: [laughs] This is the happiest day of your life, how come you look like somebody just stuck lemon juice in your beer, huh?
[laughs]
Virgil Sterig - Gangster: No, Mr. Penell, you're not so happy. You got no reason to be happy. Believe me, Mr. Penell, I know. You got no reason to be happy. No reason at all. Now if you could've kept me in the river, a cold clammy little item without a voice,
[poking Penell]
Virgil Sterig - Gangster: *Then* you could've been happy. But this is one double-cross, Mr Penell, that came back to bite you.
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Virgil Sterig - Gangster: [laughs] This is the happiest day of your life, how come you look like somebody just stuck lemon juice in your beer, huh?
[laughs]
Virgil Sterig - Gangster: No, Mr. Penell, you're not so happy. You got no reason to be happy. Believe me, Mr. Penell, I know. You got no reason to be happy. No reason at all. Now if you could've kept me in the river, a cold clammy little item without a voice,
[poking Penell]
Virgil Sterig - Gangster: *Then* you could've been happy. But this is one double-cross, Mr Penell, that came back to bite you.
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Harry Townes is an ordinary man, but with an extraordinary talent. He can change faces by concentrating on the alterations he wants to make. He also acquires the persona and memory of that person, although there are some holes in the logic as the script plays out. Needless to say, holes or not, this makes for some interesting situations.
As Ross Martin, a small time Romeo, he rekindles love affair with sultry torch singer Beverly Garland, whose performance far surpasses the ordinary and should have won her a TZ Supporting Actress Oscar, if such were given. As other characters, he picks up interesting threads in their lives, using his rubber face to escape tight situations.
Really clever idea, especially well executed by ace director John Brahm. His use of neon montages and off-angle camera shots enclose us in weird, urban atmosphere where anything might happen. Episode's strong point is getting audience to think what they could do with this extraordinary power. Good premise, well executed.