TWILIGHT ZONE, THE: HE'S ALIVE (TV)

Summary

One in this science fiction/fantasy anthology series hosted by Rod Serling. In this episode, Dennis Hopper plays Peter Vollmer, a young neo-Nazi who receives counsel from a mysterious stranger. Vollmer's brand of street-corner Fascism fails to attract many adherents, and the only person with whom he can communicate is an elderly Holocaust survivor named Ernst. Ernst despises Peter's beliefs, yet feels compassion for him, aware that he grew up in a broken home, desperate for love and attention. A strange man, whose face is obscured by shadows, begins to advise Peter in the ways of political trickery and murder, and thanks to his intervention the movement rapidly grows, along with Peter's confidence. Later, when a fed-up Ernst denounces and humiliates Peter at a rally, the mysterious supporter reveals his true identity and orders Peter to kill Ernst. Includes commercials and a promo.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Hearst Corporation, 1998.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: January 24, 1963 Thursday 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:56:19
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T:02011
• GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, fantasy/science fiction; Fascists; Holocaust survivors
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1959-1964
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Band Aid bandages
  • TV - Commercials - Frigidaire refrigerators
  • TV - Commercials - Johnson's baby powder
  • TV - Commercials - Micrin oral antiseptic
  • TV - Promos - "The Twilight Zone: Passage on the Lady Anne"

CREDITS

• Herbert Hirschman … Producer
• Murray Golden … Associate Producer
• Stuart Rosenberg … Director
• Rod Serling … Created by, Writer , Host
• Dennis Hopper … Cast, Peter Vollmer
• Ludwig Donath … Cast, Ernst Ganz
• Curt Conway … Cast, Adolf Hitler
• Paul Mazursky … Cast, Frank
• Howard Caine … Cast, Nick
• Barnaby Hale … Cast, Stanley
• Jay Adler … Cast, Gibbons
• Wolfe Barzell … Cast, the Proprietor
• Bernard Fein … Cast, the Heckler