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  • The Twilight Zone The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (Season 1, Episode 11)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Twilight Zone

The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A doctor stumbles across an isolated town with a secret; A troubled writer goes back to his childhood to trace the source of his problems.
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Directors
Don Carlos Dunaway (directed by) | Gerd Oswald (directed by)
Writers
Rod Serling (created by) | Martin Pasko (written by) (segments: The Beacon) | Rebecca Parr Cioffi (written by) (segments: The Beacon) (as Rebecca Parr) | Alan Brennert (teleplay by) (segments: One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty) & 2 more
Producer
Composers
Harry Betts (music by) | Morton Stevens (music by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Noel Rogers (edited by)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 6, 1985

Release date
Dec 6, 1985 (United States)
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Cast

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Charles Martin Smith
Dr. Dennis Barrows (segment "The Beacon") Dr. Dennis Barrows (segment "The Beacon")   See fewer
Martin Landau
William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon") William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon")   See fewer
Giovanni Ribisi
Teddy (segment "The Beacon") (as Vonni Ribisi) Teddy (segment "The Beacon") (as Vonni Ribisi)   See fewer
Cheryl Anderson
Townsperson (segment "The Beacon") Townsperson (segment "The Beacon")   See fewer
Scott Lincoln
Trooper (segment "The Beacon") Trooper (segment "The Beacon")   See fewer
Hayley Taylor
Townsperson (segment "The Beacon") (as Hayley Taylor-Block) Townsperson (segment "The Beacon") (as Hayley Taylor-Block)   See fewer
Peter Riegert
Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Chris Hebert
Young Gus (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Young Gus (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Jack Kehoe
Lou Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Lou Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Barbara Tarbuck
Sarita Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Sarita Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Susan Wheeler Duff
The Woman (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") The Woman (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Biff Yeager
Adult Jack Wheeldon (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Adult Jack Wheeldon (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Gary Karp
Jack Wheeldon (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Jack Wheeldon (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")   See fewer
Charles Aidman
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
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