Nightmare as a Child
- Episode aired Apr 29, 1960
- TV-PG
- 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
A schoolteacher keeps seeing a strange little girl in her apartment building.A schoolteacher keeps seeing a strange little girl in her apartment building.A schoolteacher keeps seeing a strange little girl in her apartment building.
- Director
- Writer
- Rod Serling(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActing debut of Morgan Brittany. She was uncredited even though she had several lines near the end as the little girl with the doll.
- GoofsWhen Markie and Helen are arguing about Markie's real name, Terry Burnham mouths Janice Rule's lines "Understand what?" along with her in between her own before a cut to her close-up.
- Quotes
Narrator: [Opening Narration] Month of November, hot chocolate, and a small cameo of a child's face, imperfect only in its solemnity. And these are the improbable ingredients to a human emotion, an emotion, say, like - fear. But in a moment this woman, Helen Foley, will realize fear. She will understand what are the properties of terror. A little girl will lead her by the hand and walk with her into a nightmare.
- ConnectionsEdited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: Nightmare as a Child (2020)
Featured review
Ok, but not a top episode.
Only a classic television series could have a story that's totally predictable and still be a decent watch that's not a time waster. Rod Serling certainly succeeded on achieving creepiness and intensity. Me personally I prefer more of an unexpected surprise ending. Perfect casting and strong performances by Helen Foley (Janice Rule), Peter Selden (Sheppherd Strudwick), and Markie (Terry Burnham). The most clever aspect of the writing was young Markie appearing to warn Helen of the coming danger. At the end we see Morgan Brittany replacing Markie on the stairs. Who "The Andy Griffith Show" fans will remember as Mary Alice Carter who dumped Opie (Ron Howard) after she accepted a dance invitation.
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- vitoscotti
- Feb 19, 2023
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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