Night Call
- Episode aired Feb 7, 1964
- TV-PG
- 25m
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8.1/10
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Telephone calls begin to haunt a disabled elderly woman.Telephone calls begin to haunt a disabled elderly woman.Telephone calls begin to haunt a disabled elderly woman.
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- TriviaElva's phone number is KL-5-2368. The K and the L are both the number 5 on the phone dial. "555" is an exchange number commonly thought to be reserved by the phone companies for use by TV and movies in order to prevent prank phone calls to real people. In fact, only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use, and the other numbers have been released for actual assignment.
- GoofsWhen Elva is sitting in her car at the cemetery, there's a man's face visible to the left of her head, reflected in one of the car windows, and then it's replaced by a hand twisting something. It is unclear what is being twisted, since the camera isn't moving at the time.
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[closing narration]
Narrator: According to the Bible, God created the heavens and the Earth. It is man's prerogative and woman's, to create their own particular and private hell. Case in point, Miss Elva Keene, who in every sense has made her own bed and now must lie in it sadder, but wiser by dint of a rather painful lesson in responsibility transmitted from - The Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Creepiest Twilight Zone Moments (2018)
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Highly suspenseful episode with aptly ironical ending. So who's the prank caller interrupting elderly Elva's (Cooper) needed rest. Sounds like he can barely breathe. Plus he keeps calling at night, adding menace to the ringing phone. Poor Elva, she doesn't have much to think about, so the unwanted rings are preying on her declining health. Good thing sturdy Margaret's (Marlowe) there during the day providing sober comfort and advice. But then, the phone company's no help in diagnosing the problem. So, what's poor Elva to do.
First-rate TZ, even though there's only a cast of three and no real action. Still, the suspense builds as the mystery deepens. Cooper, in a long and distinguished career, is excellent at showing the mounting strain. TZ and Hitchcock Presents were a lot alike in that story was always paramount. Thus good acting came first rather than glamor or celebrity. That plus quality of writing (Here it's Richard Matheson) accounts, I think, for much series success. And shouldn't overlook fine direction here from movie vet Jacques Tourneur who helmed many of the Val Lewton horror classics, (I Walked with a Zombie; Cat People, et al.). Anyway, it's a first-rate TZ entry, so don't miss it.
First-rate TZ, even though there's only a cast of three and no real action. Still, the suspense builds as the mystery deepens. Cooper, in a long and distinguished career, is excellent at showing the mounting strain. TZ and Hitchcock Presents were a lot alike in that story was always paramount. Thus good acting came first rather than glamor or celebrity. That plus quality of writing (Here it's Richard Matheson) accounts, I think, for much series success. And shouldn't overlook fine direction here from movie vet Jacques Tourneur who helmed many of the Val Lewton horror classics, (I Walked with a Zombie; Cat People, et al.). Anyway, it's a first-rate TZ entry, so don't miss it.
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- Sep 16, 2016
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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