Rod Serlings - Night Gallery (1969) Season 1 The Complete First Season (Full DVDRip-H264-AAC){CTShoN}[CTRC]

Night Gallery
TV-PG | 50min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | TV Series (1969–1973)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065327/

IMDB Rating: 8.0/10

Host Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.

Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet E.T.C.

Storyline:
Similar in format to Serling's much more famous "Twilight Zone" series. Each week we get a new tale, represented by a painting in an old museum. Whereas the tales in "Twilight Zone" were more
science fiction, these tales have a darker, more horrific edge.

Plot Keywords: painting | two word title | hosted television series | witchcraft | supernatural

Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Certificate: TV-PG

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 8 November 1969 (USA)

Also Known As: Night Gallery

Filming Locations: Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios -
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Runtime: 50 min (44 episodes)

Sound Mix: Mono

Color: Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

“Good evening, and welcome to a private showing of three paintings, displayed here for the first
time. Each is a collector’s item in its own way—not because of any special artistic quality,
but because each captures on a canvas, suspends in time and space, a frozen moment of a nightmare.”
With those words—five years after the cancellation of The Twilight Zone—creator-host Rod Serling
once again introduced television viewers to a fantasy anthology series that would shatter the
traditional and often mundane video landscape. Serling viewed Night Gallery as a logical extension
of The Twilight Zone, but while both series shared an interest in thought-provoking dark fantasy,
the lion’s share of Zone‘s offerings were science fiction while Night Gallery focused on the other
side of the genre: horror and the supernatural.
Night Gallery distinguished itself from the first. The 1969 pilot springboarded the career of
Steven Spielberg, who, in his first industry job, directed silver-screen legend Joan Crawford in the
film’s second segment, “Eyes.” Picked up as a series, Night Gallery‘s brief first season was
televised along with three other series as part of NBC’s experimental programming wheel, Four in
One. Earning an Emmy nomination for Serling’s poignant offering “They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s
Bar,” the series was granted a full season in the next year, producing such memorable episodes as
“Class of ’99,” “A Fear of Spiders,” “Silent Snow, Secret Snow,” “A Question of Fear,”
“Pickman’s Model,” “Cool Air,” “Camera Obscura,” “The Messiah on Mott Street,” “Green Fingers,”
“Lindemann’s Catch,” “The Sins of the Fathers,” and “The Caterpillar.”
Strains began to surface, however, between Serling and executive producer Jack Laird over Laird’s
inclusion of a series of brief, comedic vignettes among the more serious entries, as well as
unsanctioned changes to a handful of Serling’s scripts. Further complications ensued when the series
was renewed for a third season. NBC cut Night Gallery down from an hour to a half hour, requesting
additionally a refocus in the story material from the thoughtful to the lurid. Although the series
brought off a few stylish turns out of this new format—”The Return of the Sorcerer,”
“The Other Way Out,” “Something in the Woodwork”—few of the new segments matched the excellence
of the previous seasons. NBC cancelled Night Gallery after 15 episodes.



NIGHT GALLERY-The First Season
(Air date: November 8, 1969)

Rod Serling wrote and introduces three supernatural tales with his distinctive stamp: eerie plots and chilling denouements.
THE CEMETERY
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Boris Sagal
Plot:
A despicable young man kills his uncle, then suffers a strange haunting
from a mysteriously changing family painting.
Stars:
Roddy McDowall as Jeremy Evans

Ossie Davis as Osmond Portifoy

George Macready as William Hendricks

Barry Atwater as Mr. Carson

Tom Basham as Gibbons

Richard Hale as the Doctor

EYES
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Plot:
A wealthy blind woman buys herself 12 hours of sight, intending to make
every second count if the operation works.

Stars:
Joan Crawford as Claudia Menlo

Barry Sullivan as Dr. Frank Heatherton

Tom Bosley as Sidney Resnick

Byron Morrow as George Packer (Menlo’s Lawyer)

Garry Goodrow as Lou

Shannon Farnon as the First Nurse [scenes deleted]

Bruce Kirby as the Portrait Artist

THE ESCAPE ROUTE
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Barry Shear
Plot:
A fugitive Nazi seeking escape from his past begins a new phase of torment.

Stars:

Richard Kiley as Joseph Strobe

Sam Jaffe as Bleum

Norma Crane as Gretchen

George Murdock as the First Israeli Agent

(Six episodes, 60 minutes)

NIGHT GALLERY #1
(Air date: December 16, 1970)

THE DEAD MAN
Teleplay by Douglas Heyes • Story by Fritz Leiber Jr.
Directed by Douglas Heyes

Plot:
A shocker about a physician who carries an experiment in
hypnosis to a terrifying conclusion.

Stars:

Carl Betz as Dr. Max Redford

Jeff Corey as Dr. Miles Talmadge

Louise Sorel as Velia Redford

Michael Blodgett as John Fearing

Glenn Dixon as the Minister

THE HOUSEKEEPER
Written by Douglas Heyes (under pseudonym Matthew Howard)
Directed by John Meredyth Lucas
Plot:
A dabbler in black magic schemes to improve his marriage with the help of a
little green jumping frog.

His goal: infuse a loving soul into the body of his beautiful but cold wife.

Stars:
Larry Hagman as Cedric Acton
Jeanette Nolan as Miss Wattle
Suzy Parker as Carlotta Acton
Cathleen Cordell as Miss Beamish
Howard Morton as the Headwaiter
Merie Earle as the Old Woman


NIGHT GALLERY #2
(Air date: December 23, 1970)

ROOM WITH A VIEW
Written by Hal Dresner
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Plot:
A crafty old invalid plans a fiendish revenge against his
faithless wife with the unwitting aid of his nurse.

Stars:
Joseph Wiseman as Jacob Bauman
Diane Keaton as Nurse Frances Nevins
Angel Tompkins as Lila Bauman
Morgan Farley as Charles
Larry Watson as the Chauffeur


THE LITTLE BLACK BAG
Teleplay by Rod Serling • Story by C. M. Kornbluth
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Plot:
A medical bag from the 21st century falls into the hands
of a discredited 20th-century doctor.
Result: miraculous healing—and abrupt tragedy.

Stars:
Burgess Meredith as Dr. William Fall

Chill Wills as Hepplewhite

George Furth as Gillings

E. J. Andre as Charlie Peterson

Arthur Malet as Mr. Ennis

Eunice Suarez as the Mother

Marion Val as the Sick Girl

Johnny Silver as the Pawnbroker

Lindsay Workman as the First Doctor

Matt Pelto as the Second Doctor

Robert Terry as Dr. Nodella

Ralph Moody as the First Old Man

William Challee as the Second Old Man

Ric Mancini as the Policeman

James Metropole as the Intern

THE NATURE OF THE ENEMY
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Allen Reisner
Plot:
Mission control scientists watch helplessly as a disaster unfolds on the moon.
Stars:
Joseph Campanella as Simms

Richard Van Vleet as the Astronaut

James B. Sikking as the First Reporter

Jason Wingreen as the Second Reporter

Albert Popwell as the Third Reporter

Jerry Strickler as the Alarmed Technician


NIGHT GALLERY #3
(Air date: December 30, 1970)

THE HOUSE
Teleplay by Rod Serling • Story by André Maurois
Directed by John Astin
Plot:
A fragile young woman walks a fine line between
fantasy and reality until she finds a house she has
known all her life—but never dared to enter—in a recurring dream.
Stars:
Joanna Pettet as Elaine Latimer

Paul Richards as Peugot

Steve Franken as Dr. Peter Mitchell

Jan Burrell as the Nurse

Almira Sessions as the Old Woman

CERTAIN SHADOWS ON THE WALL
Teleplay by Rod Serling • Story “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Directed by Jeff Corey
Plot:
An ailing woman dies under the care of her sinister brother, but her
accusing shadow remains indelibly cast on the parlor wall.
Stars:

Louis Hayward as Stephen Brigham

Agnes Moorehead as Emma Brigham

Rachel Roberts as Rebecca Brigham

Grayson Hall as Ann Brigham


NIGHT GALLERY #4
(Air date: January 6, 1971)

MAKE ME LAUGH
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Plot:
A tragic tale of a desperate comic who can’t get a laugh,
and the deal he makes with an equally desperate miracle worker.
Stars:
Godfrey Cambridge as Jackie Slater

Jackie Vernon as Chatterje

Tom Bosley as Jules Kettleman

Al Lewis as Myron Mishkin

Sidney Clute as David Garrick (Theater Producer)

John J. Fox as the Heckler

Gene R. Kearney as the Second Bartender

Tony Russel as the Theater Director

Sonny Klein as the First Bartender

Michael Hart as Miss Wilson

Georgia Schmidt as the Flower Lady

Sid Rushakoff as the First Laugher

Don Melvoin as the Second Laugher

CLEAN KILLS AND OTHER TROPHIES
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Walter Doniger
Plot:
A fanatical big-game hunter forces his son to
shoot a deer—inviting the vengeance of terrible gods.
Stars:
Raymond Massey as Colonel Archie Dittman

Tom Troupe as Jeffrey Pierce

Barry Brown as Archie Jr.

Herb Jefferson Jr. as Tom Mboya

NIGHT GALLERY #5
(Air date: January 13, 1971)

PAMELA’S VOICE
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Richard Benedict
Plot:
A two-character story about a haunting with a weird twist.
The haunted: a husband who murdered his magpie wife.

Stars:
Phyllis Diller as Pamela

John Astin as Jonathan

LONE SURVIVOR
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Gene Levitt
Plot:
The tale of a ship that picks up a man adrift in a lifeboat labeled
Titanic—three years after the liner sank.
Stars:

John Colicos as the Survivor

Torin Thatcher as the Captain

Hedley Mattingly as the Doctor

Charles Davis as Wilson, the Officer of Watch

Brendan Dillon as the Quartermaster

William Beckley as Richards

Terence Pushman as the Helmsman

Edward Colmans as the Captain (Andrea Doria)

Pierre Jalbert as the Officer of Watch (Andrea Doria)

Carl Milletaire as the Quartermaster (Andrea Doria)

THE DOLL
Teleplay by Rod Serling • Story by Algernon Blackwood
Directed by Rudi Dorn
Plot:
A hideous doll becomes an agent of revenge against an officer
in Queen Victoria’s colonial forces.

Stars:
Shani Wallis as Miss Danton

John Williams as Colonel Masters

Henry Silva as Pandit Chola

Than Wyenn as the Indian Messenger

Jewel Blanch as Monica

John Barclay as the Butler

NIGHT GALLERY #6
(Air date: January 20, 1971)

THEY’RE TEARING DOWN TIM RILEY’S BAR
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Don Taylor
Plot:
The series departs from the macabre with a poignant play rich in characterization. William Windom
won acclaim for his role as a has-been salesman desperately seeking a return-trip ticket to a happier past.
(This segment received an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Single Program—Drama or Comedy, 1970–71.)
Stars:
William Windom as Randy Lane

Diane Baker as Lynn Alcott

Bert Convy as Harvey Doane

John Randolph as H. E. Pritkin

Henry Beckman as Officer McDermont

David Astor as Mr. Blodgett

Robert Herrman as Tim Riley

Gene O’Donnell as the Bartender [scenes deleted]

Frederic Downs as Randy’s Father

John S. Ragin as the First Policeman

David Frank as the Intern

Susannah Darrow as Katy Lane

Mary Gail Hobbs as Miss Trevor

Margie Hall as the Switchboard Operator

Don Melvoin as the First Workman

Matt Pelto as the Second Workman

THE LAST LAUREL
Teleplay by Rod Serling • Story “The Horsehair Trunk” by Davis Grubb
Directed by Daryl Duke
Plot:
A brief episode about a crippled athlete who is plotting a murder.
His weapon: mind over matter.

Stars:
Jack Cassidy as Marius Davis

Martine Beswick as Susan Davis

Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Armstrong

Bonus Stories>>>
NIGHT GALLERY #14
(Air date: November 10, 1971)

THE DIARY
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by William Hale
Plot:
Imagine a gift diary that writes its own fearful entries—before the events occur.
Stars:
Patty Duke as Holly Schaefer
David Wayne as Dr. Mill
Virginia Mayo as Carrie Crane
Robert Yuro as Jeb Harlan
James McCallion as George
Lindsay Wagner as the Nurse
Floy Dean as the Receptionist
Diana Chesney as the Maid
Felix Silla as Baby New Year

BIG SURPRISE
Written by Richard Matheson
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc

An eccentric farmer promises a big surprise to a group of boys . . . if they dig for it.
Stars:
John Carradine as Mr. Hawkins
Vincent Van Patten as Chris
Marc Vahanian as Jason
Eric Chase as Dan

PROFESSOR PEABODY’S LAST LECTURE
Written by Jack Laird
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Plot:
A vignette about a lecturing professor who unwisely scoffs at ancient cults.
Stars:

Carl Reiner as Professor Peabody

Johnnie Collins III as Mr. Lovecraft

Richard Annis as Mr. Bloch

Louise Lawson as Miss Heald [scenes deleted]

Larry Watson as Mr. Derleth

NIGHT GALLERY #29
(Air date: September 24, 1972)

THE RETURN OF THE SORCERER
Teleplay by Halsted Welles • Story by Clark Ashton Smith
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Plot:
A sorcerer hires a translator to divine the meaning of an ancient Arabic manuscript that has
some grisly connection with his twin brother’s death.
Stars:
Vincent Price as John Carnby

Bill Bixby as Noel Evans

Tisha Sterling as Fern

NIGHT GALLERY #41
(Air date: May 13, 1973)

WHISPER
Teleplay by David Rayfiel • Story by Martin Waddell
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Plot:
A young wife in a remote country house finds herself in thrall to
strange and insistent voices of the dead.
Stars:
Dean Stockwell as Charlie Evens

Sally Field as Irene Evens

Kent Smith as Dr. Kennaway

Night Gallery Stories • Season 1
1.   The Housekeeper
1.   The Dead Man
2.   The Nature of the Enemy
2.   Room with a View
2.   The Little Black Bag
3.   Certain Shadows on the Wall
3.   The House
4.   Make Me Laugh
4.   Clean Kills and Other Trophies
5.   Pamela's Voice
5.   The Doll
5.   Lone Survivor
6.   They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar
6.   The Last Laurel


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Title: Rod Serlings - Night Gallery (1969) Season 1 The Complete First Season (Full DVDRip-H264-AAC){CTShoN}[CTRC]

Original Title: NIGHT GALLERY

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