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Shadow Play ()

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  • Season 2
  • Episode 26
Adam Grant is trapped in a recurring nightmare, in which he is sentenced to death by execution. He tries to convince the people around him that they are imaginary and that they will cease to exist if the execution is carried out.
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Adam Grant
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Henry Ritchie
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Paul Carson
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Jiggs
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Carol Ritchie
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Coley
Thomas Nello ...
Phillips
Mack Williams ...
Father Beaman
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Juror (uncredited)
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Jack Hyde ...
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John Brahm

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Charles Beaumont ... (written by)
 
Rod Serling ... (created by) (creator)

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Buck Houghton ... producer

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George T. Clemens ... director of photography

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Jason H. Bernie ... (as Jason Bernie)

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Philip Barber ... (as Phil Barber)
George W. Davis

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H. Web Arrowsmith
Henry Grace

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Ralph W. Nelson ... production manager

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E. Darrell Hallenbeck ... assistant director

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Bill Edmondson ... sound
Franklin Milton ... sound

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Marius Constant ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Fred Steiner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
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  • CBS (1961) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
  • Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

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Plot Summary

When Adam Grant is found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced he lashes out telling everyone that he will not be murdered again. Grant claims to be having a recurring nightmare where he is found guilty and executed. The characters around him change and so he argues that all of them will vanish if he dies. It leads newspaperman Paul Carson to question what is real and what might just be a figment of someone else's imagination. DA Henry Ritchie visits Grant in jail and decides to try and do something about his claims, no matter how far-fetched his claims might be. Written by garykmcd

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  • Shadow Play (United States)
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  • 25 min
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Trivia The title refers to the ancient art of shadow play or shadow puppetry using opaque figures that cast shadows on clear curtains. Such entertainment is known in countries throughout the world and is presented in theaters and by traveling troupes. See more »
Goofs The judge asks Adam Grant to stand after the jury foreman reads his sentence. In reality, the defendant is asked to rise before the sentence is read. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Shadow Play (2021). See more »
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Quotes [closing narration]
Narrator: We know that a dream can be real, but who ever thought that reality could be a dream? We exist, of course, but how, in what way? As we believe, as flesh-and-blood human beings, or are we simply parts of someone's feverish, complicated nightmare? Think about it, and then ask yourself, do you live here, in this country, in this world, or do you live, instead, - in The Twilight Zone?
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