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The Lateness of the HourEpisode Number: 44 Season Num: 2 First Aired: December 2, 1960 Prod Code: 173-3652 |
Dr. Loren enjoys the faultless robot servants he has invented. His daughter, however, feels imprisoned by them--and soon learns how right she is.
| Writer: | Rod Serling |
| Director: | Jack Smight |
| Star: | Rod Serling (Narrator/Host), Doris Karnes (Gretchen), Irene Tedrow (Mrs. Loren), John Hoyt (Dr. Loren) |
| Guest Star: | Valley Keene (Suzanne), Tom Palmer (Robert), Mary Gregory (Nelda), Inger Stevens (Jana), Jason Johnson (Jensen) |
The six videotaped episodes were originally shown on the network in videotape form, and later transferred to 16mm "kinescope" film when the series went into syndication in 1964. Not every local TV station had videotape facilities at the time, and CBS "kinnied" those episodes to make them compatible with the rest of the filmed episodes in the "package."
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Included on volume 12 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection.
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This is one of six episodes originally shot on videotape, then transferred to sixteen-millimeter film for broadcast. This was done as a cost-cutting measure.
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Closing Narration
Narrator: "Let this be the postscript: should you be worn out by the rigors of competing in a very competitive world, if you're distraught from having to share your existence with the noises and neuroses of the twentieth century, if you crave serenity but want it full time and with no strings attached, get yourself a workroom in a basement and then drop a note to Dr. and Mrs. William Loren. They're a childless couple who made comfort a life's work, and maybe there are a few do-it-yourself pamphlets still available in the Twilight Zone." (edit) Opening Narration
Narrator: "The residence of Dr. William Loren, which is in reality a menagerie for machines. We're about to discover that sometimes the product of man's talent and genius can walk amongst us untouched by the normal ravages of time. These are Dr. Loren's robots, built to functional as well as artistic perfection. But in a moment Dr. William Loren, wife and daughter will discover that perfection is relative, that even robots have to be paid for, and very shortly will be shown exactly what is the bill." (edit)
Narrator: "Let this be the postscript: should you be worn out by the rigors of competing in a very competitive world, if you're distraught from having to share your existence with the noises and neuroses of the twentieth century, if you crave serenity but want it full time and with no strings attached, get yourself a workroom in a basement and then drop a note to Dr. and Mrs. William Loren. They're a childless couple who made comfort a life's work, and maybe there are a few do-it-yourself pamphlets still available in the Twilight Zone." (edit) Opening Narration
Narrator: "The residence of Dr. William Loren, which is in reality a menagerie for machines. We're about to discover that sometimes the product of man's talent and genius can walk amongst us untouched by the normal ravages of time. These are Dr. Loren's robots, built to functional as well as artistic perfection. But in a moment Dr. William Loren, wife and daughter will discover that perfection is relative, that even robots have to be paid for, and very shortly will be shown exactly what is the bill." (edit)
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