Night Gallery — S01E01 — The Dead Man / The House Keeper
1970 · 51 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 550 VOTES · DIR. John Meredyth Lucas, Douglas Heyes
Overview
An experiment in hypnosis leads to a terrifying conclusion when a physician attempts to revive his subject from death. A dabbler in black magic schemes to switch his rich wife's cold persona for a warm, loving soul.
Dialogue Timeline — 671 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:45 We welcome you, ladies and gentlemen, to an exhibit of art...
00:03:14 You're the diagnostician.
00:04:51 You must be joking. Look again.
00:06:33 John, you'd better get dressed for dinner.
00:08:12 given to one imaginary illness after another.
00:09:46 Beyond death? Why stop there? Hmm?
00:11:48 or sunning himself in the South of France.
00:13:59 He hasn't changed. Not yet, but he's prepared to.
00:16:40 Dear God!
00:19:28 But that's all it was... his death.
00:22:55 You'd better go upstairs. You need some rest.
00:25:26 Do you understand, John?
00:27:14 Even now you're blocking it! Consciously, you gave the signal right.
00:31:47 Frankly, if I was older and funnier looking...
00:33:28 Oh, Miss Wattle, won't you let me help you?
00:35:10 Exactly the kind of woman we've been talking about.
00:36:41 Well, sir, I haven't given that a great deal of thought.
00:38:41 instructing myself in the skillful compounding of
00:40:12 And what a chance!
00:41:52 To presume to take upon yourself the hiring of my domestics.
00:43:46 Do you hear me? Yes. I've had it for the last time.
00:45:55 You see the power of your instincts?
00:47:40 Let me show you what it means to be a woman...
00:49:38 Until we get it right.
Cast & Characters
Rod Serling
Self - Host
Cathleen Cordell
Miss Beamish (segment "The Housekeeper")
Larry Hagman
Cedric Acton (segment "The Housekeeper")
Jeanette Nolan
Miss Wattle / Carlotta Acton (segment "The Housekeeper")
Suzy Parker
Carlotta Acton / Miss Wattle (segment "The Housekeeper")
Howard Morton
Headwaiter (segment "The Housekeeper")
Michael Blodgett
John Michael Fearing (segment "The Dead Man")
Louise Sorel
Velia Redford (segment "The Dead Man")
Carl Betz
Dr. Max Redford (segment "The Dead Man")
Jeff Corey
Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")
Glenn Dixon
Minister (segment "The Dead Man")
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed671
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:45
Final line00:49:38
Production Record
DirectorJohn Meredyth Lucas, Douglas Heyes
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes550
Factoids
Episode
Night Gallery, season 1, episode 1: The Dead Man / The House Keeper.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4318/season/1/episode/1
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