One for the Angels
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"One for the Angels" is a classic early episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a kindly sidewalk salesman who makes a deal with Death to deliver the greatest sales pitch of his life.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Lou Bookman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maggie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Parrish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 2 ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | Mr. Denton on Doomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ |
| guestStar |
Dana Dillaway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | True greatness can come from a selfless act made for another’s sake. ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1959-10-09 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A kindly sidewalk salesman named Lou Bookman makes a deal with Death to postpone his own demise until he can deliver the greatest sales pitch of his life. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dana Dillaway as Maggie
ⓘ
Ed Wynn as Lou Bookman ⓘ Murray Hamilton as Mr. Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEpisode | Where Is Everybody? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Houghton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 173-3602 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| season | Season 1 ⓘ |
| series | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
bargain with Death
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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