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The Man With the Power

Episode Number: 4    Season Num: 1    First Aired: October 7, 1963    Prod Code: n/a
A radical experiment gives a college professor incredible power, which his subconscious mind uses to destroy his enemies.

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Writer: Jerome Ross
Director: László Benedek
Star: Vic Perrin (The Control Voice)
Guest Star: Donald Pleasence (Harold J. Finley),  Priscilla Morrill (Vera Finley),  Edward Platt (Dean Radcliffe),  Fred Beir (Steve Crandon),  Frank Maxwell (Keenan),  John Marley (Sigmund Hindemann),  Paul Lambert (Dr. Henschell),  Paul Kent (Detective),  Ann Loos (Emily Radcliffe),  James McCallion (Dr. Tremaine),  Harry Ellerbe (Doctor)

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Control Voice: (closing narration) Deep beyond the kindest, gentlest soul may lurk violent thoughts, deadly wishes. Someday Man will learn to cope with the monsters of the mind. Then, and only then, when the human mind is truly in control of itself, can we begin to utilize the great and hidden powers of the universe. (edit)
Control Voice: (opening narration) In the course of centuries, Man has devoured the Earth itself. The Machine Age has dried up the seas of oil. Industry has consumed the heartlands of coal. The Atomic Age has plundered the rare elements... uranium, cobalt, plutonium... leaving behind worthless deposits of lead and ashes. Starvation is at hand. Only here, in the void of space, is there a new source of atomic power. Above us, in the debris of the solar system, in the meteorites and asteroids, are the materials needed to drive the reactors. Yet in their distant, silent orbits, these chunks of matter are beyond the reach of Man, beyond the reach of human hands... but not beyond the reach of human minds. Driving along a country road in an ordinary car is a modest man: Harold J. Finley, quiet and profound... (edit)

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When Finley lifts the large fragment with his mind, the supporting wires are clearly visible. (edit)

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8.5
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The Man With the Power
"Fine example"
A good episode to watch!
Continue » Posted Jul 7, 2005 10:53 am PST
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