The Fear
- Episode aired May 29, 1964
- TV-PG
- 25m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.9K
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Charlotte Scott and state trooper Robert Franklin seem to be stalked by giants.Charlotte Scott and state trooper Robert Franklin seem to be stalked by giants.Charlotte Scott and state trooper Robert Franklin seem to be stalked by giants.
Peter Mark Richman
- Trooper Robert Franklin
- (as Mark Richman)
Rod Serling
- Narrator
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough never identified as such, Trooper Franklin appears to be a New York state trooper.
- GoofsAlthough Trooper Franklin states that the village is 30 miles away, Miss Scott doesn't appear to have a car, even though she states she makes a trip to town once a week.
- Quotes
[opening narration]
Narrator: The major ingredient of any recipe for fear is the unknown. And here are two characters about to partake of the meal: Miss Charlotte Scott, a fashion editor, and Mr. Robert Franklin, a state trooper. And the third member of the party: the unknown, that has just landed a few hundred yards away. This person or thing is soon to be met. This is a mountain cabin, but it is also a clearing in the shadows known as - The Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsRemade as The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas: The Fear (2003)
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Been There, Done That
This isn't a bad episode, but if you've watched The Twilight Zone long enough, you've seen the same basic plot done before a couple times. The idea of some sort of mystery force doing things to frighten us simple earthlings has appeared before. In this one a woman has sought refuge in the woods after suffering a nervous breakdown. She has reported seeing some bright lights and a trooper comes to her home. She is full of anger and belittles the "hicks" that live in the area and is eventually scolded by the young man who appears to be her intellectual equal (he even quotes Shakespeare). Fear, as the title indicates, is the central theme here. There is something out there that is big and impressive and threatening. The couple soon find themselves allied against the unknown. The trooper's patrol car is tipped over, the radio disabled, and huge fingerprints (that look like they have been painted on) appear on the side of the car. Later, the cruiser is back upright. I won't go any farther because the resolution would be unfair to the viewer. Let me just say that it is a bit schmaltzy.
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- Hitchcoc
- Apr 16, 2014
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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