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Long Live Walter Jameson

Episode aired Mar 18, 1960
TV-PG
25m

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Kevin McCarthy in The Twilight Zone (1959)

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Sam Kittredge accidentally discovers that his prospective son-in-law fought in the Civil War.Sam Kittredge accidentally discovers that his prospective son-in-law fought in the Civil War.Sam Kittredge accidentally discovers that his prospective son-in-law fought in the Civil War.

Director
- Anton Leader
Writers
- Charles Beaumont
- Rod Serling
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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

4.1K

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Director
- Anton Leader
Writers
- Charles Beaumont
- Rod Serling
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Kevin McCarthy

Prof. Walter Jameson…

Edgar Stehli

Prof. Sam Kittridge

Estelle Winwood

Laurette Bowen

Dodie Heath

Susanna Kittridge
(as Dody Heath)

Brad Brown

Student
(uncredited)

Beverly Englander

Student
(uncredited)

Robert McCord

Student
(uncredited)

Rod Serling

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Anton Leader
Writers
- Charles Beaumont
- Rod Serling
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Trivia
This script deals with immortality. The entire cast all lived exceptionally long lives. Kevin McCarthy lived to be 96, Estelle Winwood was 101 when she passed away, Edgar Stehli passed away shortly after turning 89, and Dodie Heath died at the age of 96 in June of 2023

Goofs
The September fire written of by "Maj. Hugh Skelton" was actually set by order of John Bell Hood, commanding general of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, in order to destroy all military assets which could be of use to the Union Army prior to his force's evacuation of the city. William Tecumseh Sherman's fire was set in the early morning hours of 15 November 1864, prior to his army setting off on its famous March to the Sea.

Quotes
Prof. Walter Jameson: It's death that gives this world its point. We love a rose because we know it'll soon be gone. Whoever loved a stone?

Connections
Edited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: Long Live Walter Jameson (2020)

Soundtracks
Twilight Zone Theme
(theme song)
Composed by Bernard Herrmann
(season 1)

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Excellent entry from that magical first year. Kevin Mc Carthy's history professor appears to know a lot more about history than what's in the books. His photo even turns up in a Civil War album. Prospective father-in-law Edgar Stehli gets suspicious and confronts him. Is he really just 39 or just pretending. Theme allows writer Charles Beaumont to philosophize about life's ultimates-- life, death, love, eternity. Also, allows Serling to convey his agnostic leanings in the postscript. Mc Carthy makes a persuasive professor, although Stehli seems a little too bland. The script may be talkier than most; however the action picks up with the conclusion that is both well done and quite fitting. All in all, this is one of the episodes that won the series an enthusiastic following and has helped maintain its classic standing over the years.