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The Mutant
"The Mutant" is an episode of the original '' The Outer Limits'' television show. It was first broadcast on March 16, 1964, during the first season. Introduction Researchers on an alien planet live in fear of a man wearing goggles, a man who is paranoid and powerful—and can read minds. Opening narration :''At this very moment, our horizon is menaced by two explosive forces, both man-made. One is a deadly wonder; the other, wondrously alive. Both forces have compelled Man to reach out for worlds beyond his own, new worlds where he may find peace, and room to grow. This is the first of those new worlds. The United Nations of Earth have claimed it, and called it Annex One. It is almost identical to Earth, except that there is no night—sunlight is constant. Early reports from the small expeditionary team stationed on Annex One indicated that the ancient planet appeared suitable for colonization by Earth's overflowing population. But the most recent reports have contained unspoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outer Limits (1963 TV Series)
''The Outer Limits'' is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from September 16, 1963, to January 16, 1965, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on Mondays. It is often compared to ''The Twilight Zone'', but with a greater emphasis on science fiction stories (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural). It is an anthology of self-contained episodes, sometimes with plot twists at their ends. In 1997, the episode "The Zanti Misfits" was ranked #98 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. It was revived in 1995, until its cancellation in 2002. In April 2019, a new revival was stated to be in development at a premium cable network. Overview Introduction Each show began with either a cold open or a preview clip, followed by a narration over visuals of an oscilloscope. Using an Orwellian theme of taking over your television, the earliest version of the narration was: A similar but shorter monologue caps each episode: Later episodes used one of two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mintz
Robert Mintz (April 4, 1897 – May 9, 1971) was a producer of the Frank Buck film serial ''Jungle Menace''. Early years Robert Mintz was the son of Aaron Mintz, a men's clothing merchant, and Ray Mintz, Russian immigrants. He was born and grew up in New York City. Career In 1934, Mintz's company, Exploitation Pictures, produced the Exploitation film '' Enlighten Thy Daughter'' (alternate title ''Blind Fools''), starring Claire Whitney and Charles Eaton. At the same time, Mintz formed a partnership with Louis Weiss to film direct adaptations of Broadway productions.Richard Koszarski. Hollywood on the Hudson: film and television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press. 2008 p 302 Two of their films were '' Drums O' Voodoo'' (1934) and ''Before Morning''. Work with Frank Buck In 1937, Mintz and Weiss produced the Frank Buck serial ''Jungle Menace ''Jungle Menace'' (1937) is the first serial (film), serial released by Columbia Pictures. Based on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Peach
Kenneth D. Peach, Sr. (March 6, 1903 – February 27, 1988) was an American cinematographer. Biography Kenneth D. Peach Sr. was born in El Reno, Indian Territory (in what is now Oklahoma). Peach entered the film industry in 1923 and became a director of photography in 1926. He worked with composite processes, miniatures, montages and matte shots for Tiffany Pictures for two years, then joined Fred Jackman's technical effects department at Warner Bros.- First National for three years. In 1931 he joined RKO Pictures' special effects department. In 1933 he began a long association with producer Hal Roach of Hal Roach Studios, where he shot several Laurel and Hardy films ('' Dirty Work'', ''Sons of the Desert''). In his later career, he worked in both film and television, in TV series such as ''Lassie'' (73 episodes, 1958–1960), '' The Outer Limits'' (25 episodes, 1964–1965), ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' (17 episodes, 1969–1970), ''Taxi'' (59 episodes, 1980–1983), before retiring in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Pennell
Lawrence Kenneth "Larry" Pennell (February 21, 1928 – August 28, 2013) was an American television and film actor, often remembered for his role as "Dash Riprock" in the television series ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. His career spanned half a century, including starring in the first-run syndicated adventure series '' Ripcord'' in the leading role of Skydiver Theodore "Ted" McKeever, as well as playing Keith Holden in '' Lassie''. He was also a baseball player, playing on scholarship for the University of Southern California (USC) and later professionally for the Boston Braves organization. Early life and education Pennell was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to entrepreneur Harold Pennell and homemaker Ruth Pennell. His parents moved to Niagara Falls, New York during the Great Depression in search of better opportunities. After a short time in New York, the family moved to California. They lived in a studio apartment overlooking Angels Flight in Downtown Los Angeles. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Oates
Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). Another of his most acclaimed performances was as officer Sam Wood in '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967). Oates starred in numerous films during the early 1970s that have since achieved cult status, such as ''The Hired Hand'' (1971), ''Two-Lane Blacktop'' (1971), and ''Race with the Devil'' (1975). Oates also portrayed John Dillinger in the biopic ''Dillinger'' (1973) and as the supporting character U.S. Army Sergeant Hulka in the military comedy ''Stripes'' (1981). Another notable appearance was in the classic New Zealand film '' Sleeping Dogs'' (1977), in which he played the commander of the American forces in the country. Early life Warren Oates was born and reared in Depoy, a tiny rural community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Burke
Walter Lawrence Burke (August 25, 1908 – August 4, 1984) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television whose career in entertainment spanned over a half century. Although he was a native of New York, Burke's Irish ancestry often led to his being cast in roles as an Irishman or Englishman. His small stature and distinctive voice and face also made him easily recognizable to audiences even when he was performing in minor supporting roles. Early life and stage career Walter Burke was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City to Irish immigrant parents Bedelia (née McNamara) and Thomas Burke. He had one brother and two sisters. His father bred trotting horses, with one farm each in Ireland and Scotland. Burke began acting on stage as a teenager, making his Broadway debut in ''Dearest Enemy'' at the Knickerbocker Theatre during the 1925–1926 season. The following year he performed in the musical revue ''Padlocks of 1927'' at the Shubert Theatre. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Jones-Moreland
Betsy Jones-Moreland (died May 1, 2006) was an American actress. Early life Jones-Moreland worked in secretarial jobs before she became an entertainer. Career Jones-Moreland acted on stage, including as a member of the newly formed Valley Playhouse in Woodland Hills, California, in 1958 and the Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles in 1960. She also appeared in ''The Solid Gold Cadillac'' on Broadway and in the touring company that presented that play across the United States. She began her film career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman films, including a lead role in ''Last Woman on Earth'' (1960). Subsequently, she appeared mostly on television through 1975. Jones-Moreland guest-starred in an episode of the television series '' Ironside'' starring Raymond Burr, and in the early 1990s appeared in a recurring role as a judge in a series of his ''Perry Mason'' television films. Her first ''Perry Mason'' appearance was in 1959 as Lorrie Garvin in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Derr
Richard Derr (June 15, 1917 – May 8, 1992) was an American actor who worked on stage, screen, and television, performing in both starring and supporting roles. Early years Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Derr graduated from Norristown High School in 1933. While he worked as a bank clerk, he acted with a little theater group in Norristown. Stage A life member of The Actors Studio, Derr landed the majority of his leading roles on stage. In 1955, he sang in the lead role in the Broadway musical ''Plain and Fancy''. His other Broadway credits include ''Dial M for Murder'' (1952), ''Invitation to a March'' (1960), ''Maybe Tuesday'' (1957), ''A Phoenix Too Frequent'' (1949), and ''The Closing Door'' (1949). Film On the silver screen, Derr was primarily a character actor. He had a starring role in George Pal's 1951 science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, ''When Worlds Collide''. Derr later starred in the ''Invisible Avenger'' (1958), a film based on the radio show and pulp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonstone (The Outer Limits)
"Moonstone" is an episode of the original '' The Outer Limits'' television show. It first aired on 9 March 1964, during the first season. Opening narration :''In Man's conquest of space, his own moon must be the first to surrender. From there he will step his way across the heavens to the edge of infinity. Each step will be as uncertain as the last, yet each will bring him closer to ultimate truth. Lunar Expedition One: Here a handful of brave scientists and technicians pave the way to the future. Their mission: to collect information that will eventually enable Man to inhabit the Moon; to use the Moon as a springboard to the stars. Once during each twenty-four-hour period, a force of three, commanded by General Lee Stocker and including Lieutenant Travers and Major Clint Anderson, makes its slow, uncharted way across the lunar surface, a surface whose depths and desires are, as yet, unprobed…'' Plot Scientists and researchers in a base on the Moon discover living creatures en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guests (The Outer Limits)
"The Guests" is an episode of the original '' The Outer Limits'' television show. It first aired on March 23, 1964, during the first season. Introduction A free-spirited, young man is forced against his will to walk up the stairs in an old house to a room where he encounters an alien being. Plot Wade Norton, a young drifter, finds an old man dying by the side of a remote country road. He picks up the man's pocketwatch, which contains a large photo of a young woman. Seeking help, he enters a mansion he sees atop the hill, whose inhabitants are surprisingly unhelpful but uncannily curious about the age of the man whom he found. With the exception of a soulful young woman whose image is in the watch, all seem mean-spirited and uninterested. Trying to leave through the front door, Norton is forced backward and upstairs by a mysterious compulsion to discover that the house is the lair of an amorphous, gelatinous alien being who is keeping the group of desperate humans suspended in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outer Limits (1963 TV Series Season 1) Episodes
''The Outer Limits'' or ''Outer Limits'' may refer to: Television * ''The Outer Limits'' (1963 TV series), a black-and-white science fiction series that aired from 1963 to 1965 * ''The Outer Limits'' (1995 TV series), a revival of the older series that aired from 1995 to 2002 Music *Outer Limits (band), a Japanese progressive rock band *The Outer Limits (band), 1960s English band * ''The Outer Limits'' (album), a 1993 Voivod album *''Outerlimits'' (album), a 1989 Show-Ya album *"Outer Limits" (song), the original title of the 1963 surf rock instrumental "Out of Limits" by The Marketts Other uses * The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear, former name of an enclosed launched roller coaster built at two Cedar Fair parks *The Outer Limits (double act), featuring Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson, later members of The Comic Strip See also * * Outer * Out (other) * Limit (other) Limit or Limits may refer to: Arts and media * ''Limit'' (manga), a manga by Keiko Sueno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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