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One Step Beyond

  • TV Series
  • 1959–1961
  • Approved
  • 25m
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7.8/10
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One Step Beyond (1959)
One Step Beyond
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A collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknowns.A collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknowns.A collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknowns.

  • Creator
    • Merwin Gerard
  • Stars
    • John Newland
    • Robert Douglas
    • Olan Soule
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,700
    521
    • Creator
      • Merwin Gerard
    • Stars
      • John Newland
      • Robert Douglas
      • Olan Soule
    • 47User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    John Newland
    John Newland
    • Self - Host
    Robert Douglas
    Robert Douglas
    • Gen. George Washington…
    Olan Soule
    Olan Soule
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    Will J. White
    Will J. White
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    Francis De Sales
    Francis De Sales
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    Jeanne Bates
    Jeanne Bates
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    Rudolph Anders
    Rudolph Anders
    • Dr. Heinrick Swansen…
    Albert Salmi
    Albert Salmi
    • Peter Hurkos
    Norma Crane
    Norma Crane
    • Emily Harkness…
    Alfred Ryder
    Alfred Ryder
    • John Marriott…
    Barbara Lord
    Barbara Lord
    • Delia Huston…
    Joanne Linville
    Joanne Linville
    • Aunt Minna Boswell…
    Harry Townes
    Harry Townes
    • Dr. Alexander Slawson…
    Charles Aidman
    Charles Aidman
    • Carl Archer…
    Jean Allison
    Jean Allison
    • Carol Jansen…
    Betty Garde
    Betty Garde
    • Madame Lola…
    John Kellogg
    John Kellogg
    • Dr. Llewellyn…
    Robert Ellenstein
    Robert Ellenstein
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    • Creator
      • Merwin Gerard
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    • Trivia
      Through an oversight, Worldvision didn't renew the copyrights on most episodes of this series when they expired in the late 1980s, and they thus fell into the public domain. Since royalties didn't have to be paid to Worldvision, the result was a revival of the series on UHF and cable television and on VHS and DVD. Since well-worn syndication prints were and are typically used by those media, the results often leave something to be desired, quality-wise. Despite the public domain status for most episodes, the series' remaining copyrights belongs to its distributor CBS Television Distribution. CTD is the successor to the series' previous distributors, which include ABC Films successor Worldvision Enterprises and CTD's predecessor Paramount Domestic Television.
    • Quotes

      John Newland: [episode introduction] What you are about to see is a matter of human record. Explain it: we cannot. Disprove it: we cannot. We simply invite you to explore with us the amazing world of the Unknown... to take that One Step... Beyond.

    • Alternate versions
      When this was run on network television (ABC), it was titled "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond." The 16mm television syndication prints carry the title of simply "One Step Beyond."
    • Connections
      Featured in Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

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    Better, but let's not forget.
    One commenter offered the proposition that "The Twilight Zone" was not a very good show and "One Step Beyond" was much better. There is truth to the latter statement. Step was a truly wonderful show, and I might add, MUCH freakier and scarier to a little kid. "The Burning Girl" episode killed me. And the one they did about the San Francisco earthquake was awesome. Suffice it to say that I spent a few nights awake wondering about this stuff. Unlike the Twilight Zone, Step featured stories that were somewhat based in fact, or at least believable to people who believe. But I have to take the original poster to task. He made it sound as if Twilight Zone sucked. I can assure you, it did not.

    These shows aired when television was still in it's infancy. As was the writing, the directing, the acting and all that goes with it. In both cases, there were experiments. Nobody knew how it would turn out. But one thing is certain. BOTH shows helped to create the sci-fi dramas we accept as so commonplace today. There was NOTHING commonplace about the "Willoughby" episode of the Twilight Zone. Nor was there anything commonplace about the Burning Girl episode of One Step Beyond. They were both wonderful shows that broke ground for the future. That being said, when are the One Step Beyond episodes coming back for viewing? I sure miss them.
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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alcoa Presents
    • Production companies
      • ABC Films
      • Joseph L. Schenck Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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