2022-03-12

T5#27 Incident at Shadow Valley

 

Episode number: 27
Network broadcast date:
Tuesday, September 8, 1964
Incident at Shadow Valley
Genre: Suspense drama
Author: Raphael David Blau
Production number:
25
Production date:
Wednesday, July 29, 1964
Director:
Ted Bell

Plotline: A mysterious stranger calling himself Mr. Janus settles in at the counter of a truck stop diner, upsetting the regulars with his eerie predictions and ugly mug. As his predictions of illness and death prove true, the diner’s owner decides he’s had enough…

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Cast: John Gibson, Arlene Walker, Jackson Beck, Robert Dryden, George Petrie, Richard Herd

Notes:

Jackson Beck plays "Mr. Janus"; Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, depicted as having two faces, one looking toward the past and the other looking toward the future.