Dust (The Twilight Zone)
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.jpg) Sykes is taunting Gallegos. |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 48 |
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| Directed by | Douglas Heyes | ||
| Written by | Rod Serling | ||
| Featured music | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
| Production code | 173-3653 | ||
| Original air date | January 6, 1961 | ||
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Thomas Gomez: Sykes |
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"Dust" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
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[edit] Plot
An unscrupulous peddler, after selling the executioner some rope needed for a hanging, sells a bag of "magic" dust to the condemned man's father. The condemned man had been found guilty of causing the death of a child. The peddler collects ordinary dirt from the ground and insists that it will spread good will throughout the crowd and will make them feel love and sympathy for the man sentenced to be hanged. After making the purchase as the crowd gathers for the hanging, the man's father cries out and starts sprinkling the dust everywhere. To his dismay, he hears the floor drop behind him and turns to see that the noose has broken and his son is unharmed. When asked if another hanging attempt should be made, the girl's parents decide that it shouldn't, that the condemned man has suffered enough. As father and son walk home, the peddler discovers that he is also affected by the "magic" after throwing his gold pieces from the sale of the dust to the poor children of the town, laughing about it afterward.
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[edit] References
- DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-136-0
- Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9703310-9-0
