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The Dummy ()

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  • Season 3
  • Episode 33
Ventriloquist Jerry Etherson is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil. He locks Willie in a trunk and makes plans for a new act with a new dummy. Too bad he didn't clear those plans with Willie first.
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Jerry Etherson
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Frank
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Willie
John Harmon ...
Georgie
Sandra Warner ...
Noreen
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Doorkeeper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rudy Dolan ...
Emcee (uncredited)
Bethelynn Grey ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Abner Biberman ... (directed by)

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Rod Serling ... (teleplay by)
 
Lee Polk ... (based on a story by)
 
Rod Serling ... (created by) (creator)

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Buck Houghton ... producer (produced by)

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George T. Clemens ... director of photography

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Jason H. Bernie ... film editor

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Robert Walker ... (casting)

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George W. Davis
Merrill Pye

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F. Keogh Gleason ... (set decoration) (as Keogh Gleason)
Henry Grace ... (set decoration)

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William Tuttle ... makeup artist

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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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Jeff Alexander ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Clouston ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Marius Constant ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Wilbur Hatch ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Horst Jankowski ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Alex North ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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  • CBS (1962) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
  • Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

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Plot Summary

Jerry Etherson has a reasonably successful nightclub act as a ventriloquist but has one major problem: he believes his dummy Willie is a sentient being who speaks to him and manipulates his life. His agent Frank thinks Jerry needs psychiatric help and tells him he has no future in the business if he doesn't do something about his delusions. Jerry decides to lock Willie in a trunk and try his act with a different dummy. Willie has plans of his own however. Written by garykmcd

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Trivia The dummy "Willie" was created by American ventriloquist supplies maker Revillo Pettee, while the dummy seen at the end was created by English builder Len Insull. "Willie" is in the private collection of magician David Copperfield. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995). See more »
Soundtracks I Only Have Eyes for You See more »
Crazy Credits Makeup artist William Tuttle was given a full-screen listing in the end credits right after the cast listings, recognizing this contribution toward the powerful effect of the role reversal at the end of the story. See more »
Quotes [closing narration]
Narrator: What's known in the parlance of the times as the old switcheroo, from boss to blockhead in a few uneasy lessons. And if you're given to nightclubbing on occasion, check this act. It's called Willy and Jerry, and they generally are booked into some of the clubs along the 'Gray Night Way' - known as The Twilight Zone.
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