Dust (The Twilight Zone)




12th episode of the second season of The Twilight Zone

































"Dust"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.
Season 2
Episode 12
Directed by Douglas Heyes
Written by Rod Serling
Featured music Jerry Goldsmith
Production code 173-3653
Original air date January 6, 1961
Guest appearance(s)


  • Thomas Gomez

    • Vladimir Sokoloff

    • John Larch

    • John Alonzo

    • Paul Genge

    • Dorothy Adams



Episode chronology




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"The Night of the Meek"

Next →
"Back There"


The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) (season 2)
List of The Twilight Zone episodes

"Dust" is episode 48 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on January 6, 1961 on CBS.




Contents






  • 1 Opening narration


  • 2 Plot


  • 3 Closing narration


  • 4 Cast


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Opening narration








Plot


Set in the Old West in a desolate barren town, an unscrupulous peddler, after selling the executioner some five-strand rope needed for a hanging, sells a bag of "magic" dust to the condemned man's father. The condemned man had been found guilty of accidentally causing the death of a child. The peddler collects ordinary dirt from the ground and insists to his mark that it will spread good will throughout the crowd and will make them feel love and sympathy for the man sentenced to be hanged.


As the crowd gathers for the hanging, the father cries out and starts sprinkling the dust everywhere. To his dismay, he hears the trapdoor drop behind him and turns... to see that the fresh and sturdy rope has snapped above the noose, and his son is unharmed. When asked if another hanging attempt should be made, the girl's parents decide that it should not, that the condemned man has suffered enough and maybe they have had a sign from God. As father and son walk home, the peddler discovers that he is also affected by the "magic". He throws his gold pieces from the sale of the dust to the poor children of the town, laughing.



Closing narration








Cast




  • Thomas Gomez as Sykes


  • Vladimir Sokoloff as Gallegos


  • John Larch as The Sheriff


  • John Alonzo as Luis Gallegos


  • Paul Genge as John Canfield


  • Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Canfield


  • Duane Grey as Rogers


  • Andrea Darvi as Estrelita Gallegos


  • Jon Lormer as Man


  • Doug Heyes, Jr. as Farmer Boy

  • Robert McCord as Lawman


  • Dan White as Second Man



See also


  • List of The Twilight Zone episodes


References



  • DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 978-1-59393-136-0

  • Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing.
    ISBN 978-0-9703310-9-0



External links




  • "Dust" on IMDb


  • "Dust" at TV.com









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