The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 36 A World of His Own: Difference between revisions

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== Detailed Synopsis ==
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[[Marsha White]] is walking through a department store when
[[Mary (The Twilight Zone S1E36)|Mary]] is making [[Gregory West]] a drink when they talk about how much they enjoy each other.  As they are sitting on the couch together, [[Victoria West]] looks in through the window and sees them hugging.  Gregory hears the front door open and Victoria goes to Gregory's office and asks to come in.  Mary asks Gregory not to send her away, but he tells her that he must.  Gregory opens the door for Victoria and she starts looking around the room, but can't find Mary.  Gregory asks her why she is home so early and she continues to look for Mary.  He asks her if she is looking for something and she notices he is holding scissors.  Victoria tells Gregory that she thinks she might be seeing things and tells him that she was standing outside the window and she thought she saw a woman in his arms.  Victoria starts to describe Mary, but using disparaging descriptions.  After Victoria calls Mary drab, Gregory defends Mary and Victoria knows she has caught him.  Victoria demands to know where Mary is hiding and Gregory explains to Victoria that his character Philip Wainwright from his play Fury in the Night came to life one day.  Victoria walks over to the phone and tells Gregory she is going to call the psychiatrist.  He stops her and tells her that he is telling the truth and explains that if he describes a character in enough detail into his tape recorder, then whatever he is describing comes to life.  He further explains that he can then make the characters disappear by cutting the tape with its description and then burning the tape in the fireplace.  Gregory describes Mary into the tape recorder and she appears outside the house and walks into the room.  Victoria threatens to divorce Gregory and he cuts the tape with Mary's description.  As Gregory is about to throw the tape into the fireplace, Mary asks him not to bring her back again.

Revision as of 13:34, 27 July 2022

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Series Index

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

Characters/Groups

Narrator - Rod Serling

Gregory West - Keenan Wynn

Victoria West - Phyllis Kirk

Mary - Mary La Roche

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

Detailed Synopsis

Mary is making Gregory West a drink when they talk about how much they enjoy each other. As they are sitting on the couch together, Victoria West looks in through the window and sees them hugging. Gregory hears the front door open and Victoria goes to Gregory's office and asks to come in. Mary asks Gregory not to send her away, but he tells her that he must. Gregory opens the door for Victoria and she starts looking around the room, but can't find Mary. Gregory asks her why she is home so early and she continues to look for Mary. He asks her if she is looking for something and she notices he is holding scissors. Victoria tells Gregory that she thinks she might be seeing things and tells him that she was standing outside the window and she thought she saw a woman in his arms. Victoria starts to describe Mary, but using disparaging descriptions. After Victoria calls Mary drab, Gregory defends Mary and Victoria knows she has caught him. Victoria demands to know where Mary is hiding and Gregory explains to Victoria that his character Philip Wainwright from his play Fury in the Night came to life one day. Victoria walks over to the phone and tells Gregory she is going to call the psychiatrist. He stops her and tells her that he is telling the truth and explains that if he describes a character in enough detail into his tape recorder, then whatever he is describing comes to life. He further explains that he can then make the characters disappear by cutting the tape with its description and then burning the tape in the fireplace. Gregory describes Mary into the tape recorder and she appears outside the house and walks into the room. Victoria threatens to divorce Gregory and he cuts the tape with Mary's description. As Gregory is about to throw the tape into the fireplace, Mary asks him not to bring her back again.