The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Once Upon a Time (1961)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 15 Dec 1961
- TV Episode
Janitor Woodrow Mulligan gets a trip from 1890 to 1962 courtesy of his employer's time-machine helmet.
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| Buster Keaton | ... |
Woodrow Mulligan
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| Stanley Adams | ... |
Rollo
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| James Flavin | ... |
1962 Policeman
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| Gil Lamb | ... |
Officer Flannagan
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| Jesse White | ... |
Repair Man
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Harry Fleer | ... |
1962 Policeman #2 (uncredited)
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Norman Papson | ... |
Trumpeter (uncredited)
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| Warren Parker | ... |
Clothes Store Manager (uncredited)
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| Milton Parsons | ... |
Prof. Gilbert (uncredited)
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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| George E. Stone | ... |
Fenwick (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Norman Z. McLeod | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Richard Matheson | ... | (written by) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| William Lava | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jason H. Bernie | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Philip Barber | ... | (as Phil Barber) |
| George W. Davis | ||
Set Decoration by
| H. Web Arrowsmith | ||
Production Management
| Ralph W. Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| E. Darrell Hallenbeck | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Bill Edmondson | ... | sound |
| Franklin Milton | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Raymond Turner | ... | music performer (as Ray Turner) |
| Marius Constant | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Richard P. McDonagh | ... | story consultant (as Richard McDonagh) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1961) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Eagle Clothes (Mr. Serling's wardrobe)
- Ford Motor Company (autos supplied by)
- Pacific Title (optical effects)
- Stalmaster-Lister Co. (casting)
Storyline
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In 1890, janitor Woodrow Mulligan uses his employers' invention to transport himself to the future. He imagines an Eden but finds a polluted, busy world that he doesn't find at all attractive. He meets Rollo who is also disgusted with the world he lives imagining life in the 1890s as idyllic. When Woodrow goes back to his own time Rollo goes with him but he is soon bored without any of the conveniences of modern life. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | During Rod Serling's closing monologue, The Twilight Zone Theme can briefly be heard played in an unusual "Silent Movie/Honkey-Tonk Piano" arrangement, in tribute to the story's motif. See more » |
| Goofs | In the 1962 Harmony town street scenes, the same dozen or so cars & trucks are seen driving around as if they are simply circling around or turning around and going in the opposite direction. They are in differing orders and groupings but are always the same vehicles. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
[opening narration]
Narrator: Mr. Mulligan, a rather dour critic of his times, is shortly to discover the import of that old phrase, 'Out of the frying pan, into the fire' - said fire burning brightly at all times - in The Twilight Zone. See more » |