A World of His Own
- Episode aired Jul 1, 1960
- TV-PG
- 25m
A writer demonstrates he can control reality simply by dictating changes.A writer demonstrates he can control reality simply by dictating changes.A writer demonstrates he can control reality simply by dictating changes.
- Mary
- (as Mary La Roche)
- Narrator
- (uncredited)
- …
- Director
- Writers
- Richard Matheson
- Rod Serling(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGregory West's method of working, by using a recorder which would later be transcribed by a secretary, was how Rod Serling produced all of his scripts, although he preferred to do his dictating while lounging beside his pool.
- Quotes
Rod Serling: We hope you enjoyed tonight's romantic story on The Twilight Zone. At the same time, we want you to realize that it was, of course, purely fictional. In real life, such ridiculous nonsense could never...
Gregory West: Rod, you shouldn't!
[Gregory interrupts Rod Serling. He walks over to his safe and pulls out a tape marked Rod Serling]
Gregory West: I mean, you shouldn't say such things as "nonsense" and "ridiculous!"
[Gregory continues as he throws the tape into the fire]
Rod Serling: Well, that's the way it goes.
[in a resigned tone as he fades away]
Narrator: [Closing Narration] Leaving Mr. Gregory West, still shy, quiet, very happy - and apparently in complete control of the Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsEdited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: A World of His Own (2021)
Playwright Gregory West (Wynn) is romancing his presumed mistress Mary (Mary LaRoche) while his wife (Phyllis Kirk) jealously looks on. A few moments later, the wife bursts in to find that the mistress has magically disappeared. West explains that he can create real people by stating a description into his dictaphone -- that's when the fun really begins.
Matheson -- who was usually a master of plot, rather than character or situation -- switches gears here. His novel story lends itself remarkably well to a sort of 1930s screwball style, with gentle gags that flow from the characters' personalities -- West's combination of omnipotence and humility; his wife's jealousy and haughtiness (she'd have fit perfectly as the other woman in a Cary Grant comedy); and Mary's gentleness and dignity. The performances match it perfectly: Wynn's bemusement at his situation -- a sort of literary/social Life of Riley -- fits the character delightfully; Kirk's two-dimensionality is ironically apropos; and LaRoche's quiet gentleness (which worked equally well in the very different "Living Doll") makes one wonder why West didn't think of her sooner.
All this, and perhaps the funniest final joke in the series' history. Who could ask for anything more?
- chrstphrtully
- Jul 18, 2007
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1