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  • Season 1
  • Episode 7
William Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.
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Self - Host
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William Callew
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Ed Johnson
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Hubka
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Dr. Harner
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Sheriff
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Convict
Marvin Press ...
Chessy
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Lloyd
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Escaped Convict
Jimmy Weldon ...
Guard (as Jim Weldon)
Richard Newton ...
Ambulance Driver
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Road Worker
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Coroner
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Black Escaped Convict
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Coroner's Assistant

Directed by

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Francis M. Cockrell ... (teleplay) (as Francis Cockrell) and
Louis Pollock ... (teleplay)
 
Louis Pollock ... (story)

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Joan Harrison ... associate producer

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John L. Russell ... director of photography (as John L. Russell Jr.)

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Edward W. Williams

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Richard G. Wray ... editorial supervisor

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Martin Obzina

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James Redd ... (as James S. Redd)

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Gary Morris ... makeup (as Garrett Morris)

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Jim Hogan ... assistant director (as James Hogan)

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Hugh McDowell Jr. ... sound (as Hugh McDowell)

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Vincent Dee ... wardrobe supervisor

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Stanley Wilson ... music supervisor
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Plot Summary

Mr. Callew, a demanding businessman, is resting by the beach when he receives a telephone call from a recently discharged employee. The man is in tears, but the unyielding Callew shows no sympathy, and hangs up on him. Later, when Callew starts to drive home, his car runs off the road at a construction site. When he comes to, Callew is paralyzed. Several persons come by, but he is unable to communicate with them, so they think he is dead. Fully aware of his predicament, he becomes increasingly terrified. Written by Snow Leopard

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Trivia This won Edward W. Williams the 1956 Primetime Emmy for Best Editing of a Television Film. See more »
Goofs When watching current film-transferred versions on a modern definition television, one can see William Callew (Joseph Cotton) blinking his eyes even though it was established earlier that he could not move anything, including his eyelids. This is especially noticeable when the two escaped convicts are moving his body and disrobing him in the car. This would not have been noticeable at the time of first broadcast due to the poor resolution of the televisions. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006). See more »
Soundtracks Funeral March of a Marionette See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Alfred Hitchcock: Well, that was a bit of a near thing. He reminded me of my own situation. Imagine, if you can, the terror of being inside a television set, knowing that any moment, the viewer may shut you off, and being powerless to prevent it. And I go through this every week. My only consolation is that some portions of our program are so fascinating, that they hold the viewer spellbound. Such an episode follows immediately. And then I'll be back again.
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Alfred Hitchcock: There, now, that really held you in suspense, didn't it? For more of the same, I recommend you tune in next week at this time. I shall see you, then. Bonsoir.
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