Millicent Barnes (a fine performance by Vera Miles) suspects that a doppelganger is trying to take over her life while waiting at a rundown station for a bus.
Director John Brahm keeps the compelling story moving along at a steady pace, adroitly crafts an intriguing enigmatic atmosphere, and milks the dark and stormy night gloom doom mood at the desolate bus station setting for maximum creepy impact. Rod Serling's absorbing script brings up an interesting and provocative central point about the possibility of having an exact double in a parallel world. Moreover, the intense and excellent acting by Miles really holds everything together; she receives sturdy support from Martin Milner as the amiable Paul Grinstead, Joseph Hamilton as a cranky ticket agent, and Naomi Stevens as a kindly washroom attendant. The metaphysical surprise ending is a startling doozy. An on the money show.
Director John Brahm keeps the compelling story moving along at a steady pace, adroitly crafts an intriguing enigmatic atmosphere, and milks the dark and stormy night gloom doom mood at the desolate bus station setting for maximum creepy impact. Rod Serling's absorbing script brings up an interesting and provocative central point about the possibility of having an exact double in a parallel world. Moreover, the intense and excellent acting by Miles really holds everything together; she receives sturdy support from Martin Milner as the amiable Paul Grinstead, Joseph Hamilton as a cranky ticket agent, and Naomi Stevens as a kindly washroom attendant. The metaphysical surprise ending is a startling doozy. An on the money show.