The Twilight Zone: Back There (1961)
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Synopsis of The Twilight Zone: Back There
After speculating on the possibility that a person can travel back in time and change history, Peter Corrigan (Russell Johnson) bids farewell to his friends and prepares to head home from his club. As he walks through the doors, he is unexpectedly transported from 1961 to 1865. Once he gets his bearings, Corrigan finds himself in a position to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln -- but this "wrinkle in time" turns out to have entirely different results. Scripted by Rod Serling, "Back There" is one of the lesser offerings of Twilight Zone's 1960-61 season, though it does boast an excellent musical score by Jerry Goldsmith, which would remain in the standard TV stock-music repertoire throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The episode first aired January 13, 1961. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Twilight Zone: Back There
- Russell Johnson - Peter Corrigan
- Paul Hartman - Police Sergeant
- John Lasell - John Wilkes Booth
- Raymond Greenleaf - Jackson
- John Eldredge - Whittaker
- Jean Innes - Mrs. Landers
- Carol Rossen - Lieutenant's Girl
- Pat O'Malley - Attendant 1961
- Bartlett Robinson - William
- James Gavin - Policeman
- Jimmy Lydon - Patrolman
- Raymond Bailey - Millard
- Fred Kruger - Attendant 1865
- Lew Brown - Lieutenant
- Nora Marlowe - Chambermaid
- Director(s):
- David Orrick McDearmon
- Writer(s):
- Rod Serling
- Producer(s):
- Buck Houghton
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