The Twilight Zone: The Prime Mover (1961)
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Synopsis of The Twilight Zone: The Prime Mover
Upon discovering that his business partner Jimbo Cobb (Buddy Ebsen) possesses psychokinetic powers enabling him to move things with his brain power alone, café owner and compulsive gambler Ace Larsen (Dane Clark) hightails it to Las Vegas with Jimbo in tow. It is Ace's contention that Jimbo's unsual gift will enable him to "fix" dice games and roulette wheels without detection, and for a while this proves to be the case. But what Ace hasn't counted on is the fact that Jimbo has a conscience -- and that Jimbo is disgusted by Ace's cavalier treatment of his erstwhile girlfriend Kitty Cavanaugh (Christine White). Scripted by Charles Beaumont from a story by George Clayton Johnson, "The Prime Mover" made its Twilight Zone debut on March 24, 1961. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Twilight Zone: The Prime Mover
- Buddy Ebsen - Jimbo Cobb
- Christine White - Kitty Cavanaugh
- Jane Burgess - Sheila
- Joe Scott - Croupier
- William Joseph Keene - Desk Clerk
- Dane Clark - Ace Larsen
- Nesdon Booth - Big Phil Nolan
- Clancy Cooper - Trucker
- Robert Riordan - Hotel Manager
- Director(s):
- Richard L. Bare
- Writer(s):
- Charles Beaumont
- Producer(s):
- Buck Houghton
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