Posted on 09/29/2009 5:41:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono
The music for that one was especially creepy. There was one where Lincoln had a dream about his own death, and he sees himself laying in a coffin, and then they play the creepy music.
What is the plot for that one? I don’t remember it.
He also wrote a screenplay about a prizefighter, whose name escapes me now. I think they made it into a movie.
“Requiem for a Heavyweight.”
"Martin Sloan, age thirty-six. Vice president in charge of media. Successful in most things -- but not in the one effort that all men try at some time in their lives -- trying to go home again.
And also like all men perhaps there'll be an occasion...maybe a summer night some time...when he'll look up from what he's doing and listen to the distant music of a calliope -- and hear the voices and the laughter of the people and the places of his past. And perhaps across his mind there'll flit a little errant wish...that a man might not have to become old -- never outgrow the parks and the merry-go-rounds of his youth.
And he'll smile then too because he'll know it is just an errant wish. Some wisp of memory not too important really. Some laughing ghosts that cross a man's mind...that are a part of The Twilight Zone."
I don't know much about it, but there has been some discussion in scientific circles that creativity peaks at a very young age, which is why a lot of seemingly very talented young artists flame out as they grow older.
Orson Welles was 26 when he directed Citizen Kane, and 27 when he directed The Magnificent Ambersons, by far his two biggest successes.
I looked it up on wikipedia:
Requiem for a Heavyweight was originally a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was filmed as a 1962 movie starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, and Mickey Rooney.
The teleplay won a Peabody Award, the first given to an individual script, and helped establish Serling’s reputation. The broadcast was directed by Ralph Nelson and is generally considered one of the most famous examples of live television drama in the United States, as well as being Serling’s personal favorite of his own work.
More on Mr. Serling:
Rod Serling served as a U.S. Army paratrooper and demolition specialist with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater in World War II from January 1943 to January 1945. He was seriously wounded in the wrist and knee during combat and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Serling’s military service deeply affected the rest of his life and influenced much of his writing. Due to his wartime experiences, Serling suffered from nightmares and flashbacks. During his service in World War II, he watched as his best friend was crushed to death by a heavy supply crate dropped by a parachute onto the field. Serling was rather short (5’4”) and slight. He was a noted boxer during his military days.[2]
Mr. Serling, I SALUTE YOU!
When he thinks that a meeting has gone on too long and lost its focus, he's been known to walk to a back corner of the room, look into an imaginary camera and say "Submitted for your consideration......."
Needless to say, he has earned the gratitude of the participants many times.
There were a couple I remember. One was in a U-boat where the captain was tortured by the sound of hammering on the hull that only he could hear. He eventually took the boat to the surface and surrendered. Supposedly when it was scrapped after the war they found the skeleton of a shipyard worker who had been sealed inside, and in his hands was a large wrench. "Twilight Zone" did something similar a couple of years later.
He’s Alive (Season 4. Ep. 106)
Message: Intolerance and prejudice will never die, as long as there are people who preach such messages.
Peter Vollmer (played by Dennis Hopper) is the leader of a small-time neo-Nazi group. One day, he is approached by a mysterious man in the shadows, who teaches him how to better captivate crowds through his speeches. With his newfound talent, Vollmer incites a crowd of neo-Nazis into a frenzy, until being interrupted and denounced by an elderly Jewish neighbor. The man in the shadows tells him to kill the old man, which Vollmer does. The mysterious man then reveals himself to Peter as the ghost of Adolf Hitler. The police come to arrest Vollmer for the murder and, as he attempts to flee, they shoot him in the back, killing him. Hitler’s ghost surveys the scene dispassionately before moving on to find the next person that he can inspire through his hatred.
Does anyone know how one could go about buying a DVD package containing most—if not all—of the TV programs?
I have not seen anything in the stores.
Twilight Zone DVD Set
$139.99 Complete Definition DVD Set Free Shipping. 28 DVD Set.
www.bazbu.com
Oh, regarding my earlier post, post #12 won’t do me any good since I have dial-up and no video works for me.
Absolutely! That one slammed me between the eyes as I didn't have a clue - and I was doing my damnedest to figure it out. That old-time conductor (James Maloney) did a great job at being creepy, or at least leaving you with a sense of uneasiness by his non-answer answers.
I'm serious thinking of putting "I got off at Willoughby" on my tombstone.
Although Joe’s pic came up for me as a red X, I assume it was Donna Douglas.
Many, many thanks for the info. I’m going to get it.
OP
Keenan Wynn, Jack Palance and Ed Wynn "Requiem for a Heavyweight" - Playhouse 90, CBS, 10/11/56 EMMY winner for Rod Serling
I bet it would never make it to the air today with the same quality of writing.
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