The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 24 Long Live Walter Jameson: Difference between revisions

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== Detailed Synopsis ==
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[[Gerald Raigan]], as Arthur Curtis, walks into his office and is greeted by [[Sally (Twilight Zone S1E23)|Sally]] and he tells her that he and his wife haven't gotten anything for his daughter Tina's birthday party yetHe asks her if the Matson contracts are ready and asks Sally to change his and [[Marian Curtis]]' plane ticketsHe goes into his office and tries to make a phone call, but it won't connectHe hears cut and turns around and sees he is on a sound stage[[Marty Fisher]] walks up to him and waves his hand in front of a stunned GeraldGerald runs back
[[Walter Jameson]] is teaching his students about the civil war when he reads from the diary of Major Skelton.  The diary journal recounts the day Atlanta was burned during the Civil War.  After class, [[Professor Samuel Kittridge]], who was sitting in on the lecture, asks to see the diary and then asks to borrow it, which Walter tells him no.  Samuel then invites Walter to dinner that night.  As Walter leaves his house, [[Laurette Bowen]] spies on him behind a tree.  Walter enters the home of Samuel and hugs [[Susanna Kittridge]].  After dinner, Samuel tells Susanna that she should start on her studies.  Walter and Samuel sit down for their continued chess game and during the game, Samuel grabs Walter's hand and mentions how his own hands have aged, while Walter's have stayed the sameSamuel asks Walter how old he is and Walter tells him 44.  Samuel recalls how when he originally applied to become a professor he listed his age as 39, which was 12 years ago.  Samuel talks again about how much he has aged and yet Walter simply hasn't.  Samuel pulls out a book of photographs from the time of the Civil WarIn one photo is a person who looks exactly like Walter, a Major Hugh Skelton.  Samuel points at Walter's ring, which matches the one Major Skelton is wearing in the photoSamuel asks Walter to tell him the truth and Walter tells him that he is old enough to know Plato personally and Samuel asks him the secret to his longevity.  Walter tells him that he always feared death and paid an alchemist who conducted an experiment on him which gave him his longevityAs time went on he saw his wife and children aging and his friends dying.  Samuel tells him that he is afraid of dying and Walter admits that he is a coward and is still too afraid of death to commit suicideWalter admits that he has been married before

Revision as of 19:50, 17 March 2022

A professor suspects his colleague is immortal.

Series Index

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

Characters/Groups

Narrator - Rod Serling

Walter Jameson - Kevin McCarthy

Professor Samuel Kittridge - Edgar Stehli

Laurette Bowen - Estelle Winwood

Susanna Kittridge - Dody Heath

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

Detailed Synopsis

Walter Jameson is teaching his students about the civil war when he reads from the diary of Major Skelton. The diary journal recounts the day Atlanta was burned during the Civil War. After class, Professor Samuel Kittridge, who was sitting in on the lecture, asks to see the diary and then asks to borrow it, which Walter tells him no. Samuel then invites Walter to dinner that night. As Walter leaves his house, Laurette Bowen spies on him behind a tree. Walter enters the home of Samuel and hugs Susanna Kittridge. After dinner, Samuel tells Susanna that she should start on her studies. Walter and Samuel sit down for their continued chess game and during the game, Samuel grabs Walter's hand and mentions how his own hands have aged, while Walter's have stayed the same. Samuel asks Walter how old he is and Walter tells him 44. Samuel recalls how when he originally applied to become a professor he listed his age as 39, which was 12 years ago. Samuel talks again about how much he has aged and yet Walter simply hasn't. Samuel pulls out a book of photographs from the time of the Civil War. In one photo is a person who looks exactly like Walter, a Major Hugh Skelton. Samuel points at Walter's ring, which matches the one Major Skelton is wearing in the photo. Samuel asks Walter to tell him the truth and Walter tells him that he is old enough to know Plato personally and Samuel asks him the secret to his longevity. Walter tells him that he always feared death and paid an alchemist who conducted an experiment on him which gave him his longevity. As time went on he saw his wife and children aging and his friends dying. Samuel tells him that he is afraid of dying and Walter admits that he is a coward and is still too afraid of death to commit suicide. Walter admits that he has been married before