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One for the Angels ()

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A pitchman is visited by Mr. Death and is forced to get his priorities in order.
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Narrator (voice)
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Lou Bookman
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Mr. Death
Dana Dillaway ...
Maggie Polanski
Jay Overholts ...
Doctor
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Truck Driver
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
Mickey Maga ...
Ricky (uncredited)
Murray Pollack ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Parrish

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Rod Serling ... (written by)
 
Rod Serling ... (created by) (uncredited) (creator)

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Buck Houghton ... producer
Rod Serling ... executive producer: Cayuga Productions

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George T. Clemens ... director of photography

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Lyle Boyer

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Mildred Gusse

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George W. Davis
William Ferrari

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Rudy Butler
Henry Grace

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Ralph W. Nelson ... production manager

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Edward O. Denault ... assistant director (as Edward Denault)

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Franklin Milton ... sound (as Frank Milton)
Jean G. Valentino ... sound (as Jean Valentino)
Van Allen James ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

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Sam Clayberger ... background artist- opening title sequence (uncredited) / layout artist- title sequence (uncredited)
Rudy Larriva ... animator/animation director - opening titles (uncredited)
Joe Messerli ... effects painter-title sequence (uncredited)

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Bernard Herrmann ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
John Leipold ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Herbert Klynn ... title designer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Lou Bookman is a street vendor; a pitchman, making a living selling what he can from his valise - radios, toys, ties and the like. After a long day, he returns to his shabby apartment to find someone waiting for him, someone he saw near where he had been selling that day. That person turns out to be Mr. Death who is there to tell Lou that his time on Earth has come to an end and that his "departure" will be at midnight. Lou tries to forestall his death by asking for a delay until he's able to make a big sales pitch. It's all a ruse however and Mr. Death shows him that his actions have consequences. As a result, Lou makes the pitch of his life. Written by garykmcd

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  • One for the Angels (United States)
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Trivia In consideration of Ed Wynn's advanced age, the night-time scenes were filmed during the day, with tarpaulins pulled over the set to give the illusion of night. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into One For The Angels (2020). See more »
Soundtracks Twilight Zone Theme See more »
Quotes Rod Serling - Narrator: [Closing Narration] Lewis J. Bookman, age sixtyish. Occupation: pitchman. Formerly a fixture of the summer, formerly a rather minor component to a hot July. But, throughout his life, a man beloved by the children, and therefore, a most important man. Couldn't happen, you say? Probably not in most places - but it did happen in the Twilight Zone.
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