The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
The Mighty Casey (1960)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 17 Jun 1960
- TV Episode
A down-and-out baseball team's fortunes are lifted by a mysterious but seemingly unbeatable young player.
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Jack Warden | ... |
Mouth McGarry
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| Abraham Sofaer | ... |
Dr. Stillman
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Robert Sorrells | ... |
Casey
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| Alan Dexter | ... |
Beasley
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| Don Kelly | ... |
Monk
(as Don O'Kelly)
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| Jonathan Hole | ... |
Team Doctor
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| Rusty Lane | ... |
Commissioner
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Directed by
| Alvin Ganzer | ||
| Robert Parrish | ||
Written by
| Rod Serling | ... | (written by) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (uncredited) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer |
| Rod Serling | ... | executive producer: Cayuga Productions |
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Joseph Gluck | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| George W. Davis | ||
| Merrill Pye | ||
| William Ferrari | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| F. Keogh Gleason | ... | (set decorations) (as Keogh Gleason) |
| Henry Grace | ... | (set decorations) |
Production Management
| Ralph W. Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Donald C. Klune | ... | assistant director (as Don Klune) |
| Edward O. Denault | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | sound (as Frank Milton) |
| Philip Mitchell | ... | sound |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bruce Campbell | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Bernard Herrmann | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) / composer: theme music (uncredited) |
| John Leipold | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Herbert Klynn | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1960) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mouth McGarry is the manager of the Hoboken Zephyrs professional baseball team. They are perennial losers and are already so far back in the standings that they have no chance of winning the pennant. McGarry is approached by Dr. Stillman who has a solution for him, Casey, who seems to be an ideal pitcher, the best McGarry has ever seen. The catch is that Casey is a robot. McGarry is eager to win and decides to use Casey without telling anyone. When his ruse is discovered, Dr. Stillman agrees to give Casey a heart to make him more human. The results aren't quite what McGarry had hoped for. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Paul Douglas, who had drinking habits, was originally cast to play McGarry but onstage began to look red and read raspingly, and it wasn't until his coronary-related death days after the episode was completed that it was realized he had been suffering poor health rather than reaction to drink. Because the episode was supposed to be a comedy, Rod Serling was reluctant to let it be broadcast with Douglas' impending death essentially captured on film. When CBS refused to pay for the episode to be re-shot, Serling personally underwrote the $27,000 it cost to have Jack Warden brought in to replace Douglas and to have some scenes re-done with Warden in place of Douglas. See more » |
| Goofs | During the locker room scene (17 minutes on) the wall clock never changes from 1:45. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Mighty Casey (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Rod Serling - Narrator:
[Closing Narration]
Once upon a time, there was a major league baseball team called the Hoboken Zephyrs, who, during the last year of their existence, wound up in last place and shortly thererafter wound up in oblivion. There's a rumor, unsubstantiated, of course, that a manager named McGarry took them to the West Coast and wound up with several pennants and a couple of world championships. This team had a pitching staff that made history. Of course, none of them smiled very much, but it happens to be a fact that they pitched like nothing human. And if you're interested as to where these gentlemen came from, you might check under 'B' for Baseball - in The Twilight Zone. See more » |