The Twilight Zone
Valley of the Shadow
Season 4, Episode 3 · Aired 1963-01-17
Synopsis
While on his way back to the big city, a reporter by the name of Phillip Redfield gets lost on a series of backroads and finds his way into a small town called Paradise Valley, New Mexico. However, during his brief stay there, Redfield observes lots of spectacular events that he soon discovers occur due to advanced technology from another planet. When he informs the town elders that he plans on telling their story in his newspaper when he arrives back home, they decide to hold him prisoner. It soon doesn't take long for the town elders to reverse their decision.
In the series
This episode is part of The Twilight Zone (1959–1964) on CBS.
Moral fables in a black suit — twist endings that taught America to fear its own reflection.
Key cast
- Rod Serling as Host / Narrator