A Kind of Stopwatch

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"A Kind of Stopwatch" is a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a man acquires a magical stopwatch that can freeze time, leading to unforeseen consequences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf The Twilight Zone episode
television episode
basedOnWorkBy Michael D. Rosenthal
castMember Herb Morris
James Milhollin
surface form: James Millhollin

Ken Drake
Mary Murphy
Richard Erdman
Roy Roberts
Stanley Adams
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Rich
episodeNumberInSeason 4
featuresFictionalObject magical stopwatch that can freeze time
filmingStyle black-and-white
followedBy The Last Night of a Jockey
franchise The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
genre fantasy television
science fiction television
hasRodSerlingClosingMonologue true
hasRodSerlingOpeningMonologue true
hasTwistEnding true
leadActor Richard Erdman
mainCharacter Patrick McNulty
narrator Rod Serling
notableFor use of time-freezing device as central plot device
originalAirDate 1963-10-18
originalBroadcastFormat television
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
partOfSeries The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone
plotSummary A man receives a magical stopwatch that can freeze time for everyone but himself.
precededBy Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
productionCompany Cayuga Productions
protagonistOccupation insurance company employee
runtimeMinutes 25
seasonNumber 5
seriesCreator Rod Serling
setIn New York City
theme greed
isolation
unintended consequences of power
title A Kind of Stopwatch self-link
writer Rod Serling

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