The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
The Trouble with Templeton (1960)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 09 Dec 1960
- TV Episode
A nostalgic actor revisits his late wife and friends at their old haunt, only to find that he is now out of place there.
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| Brian Aherne | ... |
Booth Templeton
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| Pippa Scott | ... |
Laura Templeton
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| Sydney Pollack | ... |
Arthur Willis
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| Dave Willock | ... |
Marty
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| King Calder | ... |
Sid Sperry
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| Larry J. Blake | ... |
Freddie
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David Thursby | ... |
Eddie
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Charles Carlson | ... |
Barney Flueger
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George Boyce | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Crowd Member (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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John Kroger | ... |
Ed Page (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Crowd Member (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Crowd Member (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Bernard Sell | ... |
Crowd Member (uncredited)
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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| Norman Stevans | ... |
Crowd Member (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Buzz Kulik | ||
Written by
| E. Jack Neuman | ... | (written by) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer |
| Del Reisman | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jeff Alexander | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Bill Mosher | ... | film editor |
Casting By
| Ethel Winant | ... | (casting) |
Art Direction by
| Philip Barber | ... | (as Phil Barber) |
| George W. Davis | ||
Set Decoration by
| H. Web Arrowsmith | ... | (set decorations) |
| Henry Grace | ... | (set decorations) |
Production Management
| E. Darrell Hallenbeck | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | ... | assistant director (as Lindsey Parsons Jr.) |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | sound (as Frank Milton) |
| Charles Scheid | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Jeff Alexander | ... | conductor |
| Marius Constant | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1960) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Syfy (2024) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
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- Kuppenheimer (Mr. Serling's wardrobe)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
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Booth Templeton is a renowned stage actor who has reached a stage in his personal life where he has idealized his past. In particular he has fond memories of his first wife, Laura. After a stressful encounter at the theater, he walks out of the stage door and finds himself in 1927 where he joins his wife and best friend, Barney Fluegler, for dinner. It all reminds him that his past was not as rosy as he may have remembered it. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | At the beginning Templeton watches his wife beside their swimming pool. This was the very same pool used in The Bewitchin' Pool (1964), the very last episode broadcast. See more » |
| Goofs | When Booth grabs Laura to stop her dancing, her flapper beads end up hanging from her neck in two long strands, but later are shown intact. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Trouble With Templeton (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Narrator:
[Closing Narration]
Mr. Booth Templeton, who shared with most human beings the hunger to recapture the past moments, the ones that soften with the years. But in his case, the characters of his past blocked him out and sent him back to his own time, which is where we find him now. Mr. Booth Templeton, who had a round-trip ticket - into The Twilight Zone. See more » |