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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 22

starring: Rod Serling, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor, Robert McCord, Jack Klugman

: The Twilight Zone: Vol. 22
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381893922
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: April 18, 2000
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 37836
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 02, 1959



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This volume includes:
'A Word of Difference' (Episode 23, March 11, 1960)--Arthur Curtis (Howard Duff) thinks he's an average businessman living a normal life. Or is he an actor playing a businessman in an office that's really a set?

'Back There' (Episode 49, January 13, 1961)--Russell Johnson is Peter Corrigan, a man who travels back in time to the date of President Lincoln's assassination. Will his presence have any impact at all--can he actually change history?

'One More Pallbearer' (Episode 82, January 12, 1962)--Eccentric millionaire Paul Radin offers the use of his bomb shelter to three people who wronged him. But the price--an apology--may be too high.

'Ring a Ding Girl' (Episode 133, December 27, 1963)--Hollywood film star Bunny Blake gets an unusual gift from her hometown fan club: a ring that shows old friends' faces, letting her know she's needed back home, where she's about to play the biggest role of her life.

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Twilight Zone, Vol. 22 kicks off with 'A World of Difference,' a memorable episode written by frequent contributor Richard Matheson. The story gives Howard Duff a rare opportunity to prove his underrated talent, playing an average businessman who arrives at his office only to discover that he's actually an actor on a soundstage. 'Back There' is decidedly less effective, featuring hammy overacting by Russell Johnson (who would soon be cast as the Professor in Gilligan's Island) as a man cast backward in time to the day of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. He can't alter history, so the ending is a foregone conclusion, but the segment is noteworthy for its scoring by composer Jerry Goldsmith, then in the early stages of his stellar career.

'One More Pallbearer' offers a variation on the classic episode 'Time Enough at Last,' combining Rod Serling's concern with nuclear warfare with a twisted tale of revenge. Joseph Wiseman (best known for playing James Bond nemesis Dr. No) plays a multimillionaire who devises a simulated nuclear attack and invites three people who wronged him (a teacher, an Army colonel, and a priest) to his bomb shelter to extort them into apologizing. The twist on this Serling-penned episode is pure TZ gold, but Wiseman is so good that his character is unintentionally sympathetic. 'Ring-a-Ding Girl' is a fifth-season curio in which a Hollywood star receives an unusual ring that foresees her fateful future. Maggie McNamara is fine as a faux Audrey Hepburn, but the episode's twist is strictly routine for TZ fans. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Somewhat better than average in the Twilight Zone series.
Volume 22 contains four stories.

A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE features a handsome businessman, ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Just OK
In "A World of Difference", Howard Duff plays Arthur Curtis, A man who is living his normal life, and then ... Read More


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