The Twilight Zone: Mute (1963)
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Scripted by Richard Matheson from his own short story, this episode stars 13-year-old Ann Jillian as the title character, a nonverbal young girl named Ilse Nielsen. Apparently the sole survivor of a fire, Ilse is unofficially adopted by Harry and Cora Wheeler (Frank Overton and Barbara Baxley), who cannot understand why such an intelligent child lacks the power of speech. What the viewer knows, but the Wheelers don't, is that Ilsa is telepathic, raised by telepathic parents -- and her special powers may cause her more harm than good. This 60-minute Twilight Zone episode was first seen on January 31, 1963. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ann Jillian, Frank Overton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stuart Rosenberg
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Synopsis of The Twilight Zone: Mute
Scripted by Richard Matheson from his own short story, this episode stars 13-year-old Ann Jillian as the title character, a nonverbal young girl named Ilse Nielsen. Apparently the sole survivor of a fire, Ilse is unofficially adopted by Harry and Cora Wheeler (Frank Overton and Barbara Baxley), who cannot understand why such an intelligent child lacks the power of speech. What the viewer knows, but the Wheelers don't, is that Ilsa is telepathic, raised by telepathic parents -- and her special powers may cause her more harm than good. This 60-minute Twilight Zone episode was first seen on January 31, 1963. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Twilight Zone: Mute
- Ann Jillian - Ilse Nielsen
- Barbara Baxley - Cora Wheeler
- Oscar Beregi - Prof. Karl Werner
- Percy Helton - Tom Poulter
- Frank Overton - Harry Wheeler
- Irene Dailey - Miss Frank
- Robert Boon - Holger Nielsen
- Director(s):
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Writer(s):
- Richard Matheson
- Producer(s):
- Herbert Hirschman
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