A Stop at Willoughby

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"A Stop at Willoughby" is a classic 1960 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its poignant story of an overworked executive who longs for escape in the form of an idyllic, possibly illusory small town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf The Twilight Zone episode
television episode
castMember Dee Carroll
Howard Smith
J. Pat O'Malley
James Daly
James Maloney
Jason Wingreen
Mavis Neal Palmer
Norman Parke
Patricia Breslin
surface form: Patricia Donahue

Randolph Blythe
closingNarrationBy Rod Serling
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Rod Serling
criticalReputation classic episode
directedBy Robert Parrish
episodeNumberInSeason 30
fictionalLocationFeatured Willoughby
fictionalTownDescription idyllic small town
format black-and-white
genre drama
fantasy
science fiction
hasTitleReference train stop named Willoughby
leadCharacter Gart Williams
musicBy Nathan Van Cleave
narrativeDevice dreamlike alternate reality
notableFor poignant portrayal of an overworked executive seeking escape
openingNarrationBy Rod Serling
originalAirDate 1960-05-06
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
partOfFranchise The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
producedBy Buck Houghton
protagonistOccupation advertising executive
protagonistPortrayedBy James Daly
season Season 1
series The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone
setting New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York City area

commuter train
teleplayBy Rod Serling
theme alienation
death as release
escapism
pressure of modern life
timePeriodDepicted 1880s
writtenBy Rod Serling
yearOfTelevisionDebut 1960

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