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The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something

  • Episode aired Nov 24, 1971
  • TV-PG
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7.0/10
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Richard O'Brien and Joanna Pettet in Night Gallery (1969)
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In 19th-century Montana, new village schoolteacher Judith Timm bonds with the specter of Joel Robb, a fourth grader who died in an accident years ago. / Composer Eric Sutton has an ulterior ... Read allIn 19th-century Montana, new village schoolteacher Judith Timm bonds with the specter of Joel Robb, a fourth grader who died in an accident years ago. / Composer Eric Sutton has an ulterior motive for asking the police to find a woman.In 19th-century Montana, new village schoolteacher Judith Timm bonds with the specter of Joel Robb, a fourth grader who died in an accident years ago. / Composer Eric Sutton has an ulterior motive for asking the police to find a woman.

  • Directors
    • John Astin
    • Gene R. Kearney
  • Writers
    • Halsted Welles
    • August Derleth
    • Gene R. Kearney
  • Stars
    • Alex Cord
    • Elizabeth Hartman
    • Joanna Pettet
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    345
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    • Directors
      • John Astin
      • Gene R. Kearney
    • Writers
      • Halsted Welles
      • August Derleth
      • Gene R. Kearney
    • Stars
      • Alex Cord
      • Elizabeth Hartman
      • Joanna Pettet
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Alex Cord
    Alex Cord
    • Erik Sutton (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
    Elizabeth Hartman
    Elizabeth Hartman
    • Judith Timm (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Joanna Pettet
    Joanna Pettet
    • Claire Foster (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
    Gale Sondergaard
    Gale Sondergaard
    • Abigail Moore (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Michael Baseleon
    Michael Baseleon
    • Tom Robb (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Richard O'Brien
    Richard O'Brien
    • Police Sgt. Joe Brice (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
    Dave Morick
    • Officer Hruska (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
    Hope Summers
    Hope Summers
    • Lettie Moore (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Ted Foulkes
    • Fourth Grader (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Paul Trinka
    • Motorcycle Policeman (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
    Steven Lorange
    • Edward Robb (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Mike Robelo
    Mike Robelo
    • Alfred--Chauffeur (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
    Michael Laird
    • Joel Robb (segment "The Dark Boy")
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
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    Lois De Banzie
    Lois De Banzie
    • Cheryl Cunning
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    • Directors
      • John Astin
      • Gene R. Kearney
    • Writers
      • Halsted Welles
      • August Derleth
      • Gene R. Kearney
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    7AaronCapenBanner

    Two Women

    'The Dark Boy' - Elizabeth Hartman plays a recently widowed schoolteacher hired to teach in a 19th century Montana community. Not there long, she begins to see what she believes is the specter of a young boy who had died in an accident, and now is reaching out to her for an unknown reason, though his father isn't so easily convinced. Nice ghost story has good performances and fine direction.

    'Keep In Touch - We'll Think Of Something' - Alex Cord plays a man so desperate to track down a beautiful woman(played by Joanna Pettet) that he makes out a false police report on her description! When he finds her, things really get interesting... Strange story doesn't amount to much but is still offbeat enough to maintain interest.
    7Hitchcoc

    Entertaining But Lightweight

    "The Dark Boy" is a ghost story about a child who won't rest in peace until he sees that his father has stopped mourning and gone on with his life. A young school teacher in pioneer setting, sees a boy with dark features, peering in the windows of the schoolhouse at night. She asks him to come in but he runs. One day, a handsome farmer who seems angry and depressed comes with his child to school. He tells the teacher that his child is his responsibility and not to expect attendance every day. It turns out that this man's child died when he fell from a ladder at the school. The man is a widower and is having quite a bad time. The proof comes with his ability to see what is happening.

    "Keep in Touch-We'll Think of Something" features a man who has seen a beautiful woman in his dreams. He goes to the ridiculous extent of reporting a stolen car and identifying the woman to the police. After they do an artist's sketch, she is identified by a traffic cop. They get together and share their thoughts. It turns out she is very rich and in an unsatisfying marriage. What happens is pretty ludicrous. Everything is so far fetched that virtually all credibility goes out the window.

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    • Trivia
      Gale Sondergaard, Abigail in the segment "The Dark Boy", was the original actress selected as the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz", 1939. After many costume and makeup changes, it was decided to replace her with Margaret Hamilton because they could not make the young and lovely Ms Sondergaard convincingly into an ugly and evil witch.
    • Goofs
      At the police station in "Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something", there is a map of New York City, even though the segment takes place in San Francisco.

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California, USA(Segment: "Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something"; opening scene)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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