It should not want repeating that “The Twilight Zone” was probably the greatest TV exhibits of all time. Serling wrote the majority of the present’s episodes (together with “The Masks”), however even the episodes written by others have been placing and ironic explorations of the human situation. Serling wasn’t all the time cynical about humanity, however he did see a variety of vice, hubris, weak point, and sin in our hearts. He wrote morality fables, typically with a supernatural or sci-fi twist.
He additionally had a watch for expertise, and plenty of notable actors appeared within the anthology sequence, usually for one-off components. There are too many stars to listing right here, evidently, most working actors within the late ’50s and early ’60s would inevitably present up. “The Twilight Zone” additionally supplied a beautiful venue for up-and-coming administrators to ply their craft. Don Siegel, Ted Put up, Richard Donner, Christian Nyby and several other different notable filmmakers began on the sequence. Jacques Tourneur additionally directed an episode.
Lupino was a proficient and constantly-working actress who was already helming function movies by the point 1964 rolled round. On her directorial résumé have been “Not Wished,” “Laborious, Quick and Lovely,” “The Hitch-Hiker,” and “The Bigamist.” She additionally directed episodes of “The Rifleman” and “Thriller.” She would go on to direct a couple of episodes of “Gilligan’s Island” and “Bewitched.” Plainly she was amply ready to tackle a darkish fantasy sequence like “The Twilight Zone.” She definitely proved she has a aptitude for the macabre.
One other enjoyable piece of trivia: Ida Lupino was additionally the one director of a “Twilight Zone” episode that additionally appeared as an actress; she additionally starred in “The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine” (October 23, 1959) reverse Martin Balsam.