John Forsythe ('Dynasty') plays Kim Stanger, a composer / musician who returns to the U. S. from Paris. He's had a premonition that something was very wrong back at home. He finds that his younger brother (Warren Stevens, "Forbidden Planet"), sister-in-law (Cloris Leachman, "The Last Picture Show") and her lawyer father (George Macready, "Paths of Glory") are all being extremely cagey about the fate of Kims' father Greg.
The less you know about this solid script (by Harold Swanton), the better. As I begin to work my way through this legendary TV series, I found that there was a real delight in getting to the "big reveal", in much the same way that the later, equally memorable series 'The Twilight Zone' also worked. And then I went back over the story in my mind, and realized that the clues to the end *were* there, a proper element of good writing.
Ably directed by Robert Stevens, who guided 44 episodes of this series in total (and who also worked on 'Suspense' and the aforementioned 'The Twilight Zone'), this is fine entertainment indeed, given gravitas by an excellent cast also including character actors Percy Helton ("20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"), Harry Tyler ("The Grapes of Wrath"), and Paul Brinegar ('Rawhide').
This is even better than the first episode, 'Revenge'.
Eight out of 10.
The less you know about this solid script (by Harold Swanton), the better. As I begin to work my way through this legendary TV series, I found that there was a real delight in getting to the "big reveal", in much the same way that the later, equally memorable series 'The Twilight Zone' also worked. And then I went back over the story in my mind, and realized that the clues to the end *were* there, a proper element of good writing.
Ably directed by Robert Stevens, who guided 44 episodes of this series in total (and who also worked on 'Suspense' and the aforementioned 'The Twilight Zone'), this is fine entertainment indeed, given gravitas by an excellent cast also including character actors Percy Helton ("20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"), Harry Tyler ("The Grapes of Wrath"), and Paul Brinegar ('Rawhide').
This is even better than the first episode, 'Revenge'.
Eight out of 10.