Twilight Zone: “The Four of Us Are Dying” [Season 1, Episode 13] / Z-View
Twilight Zone: “The Four of Us Are Dying” [Season 1, Episode 13]
Original Air Date: January 1, 1960
Director: John Braham
Writer: Rod Serling based on a short story by George Clayton Johnson
Starring: Harry Townes, Phillip Pine, Ross Martin and Don Gordon with a cameo by Beverly Garland.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Arch Hammer [Townes, Pine, Martin and Gordon] has the ability, with intense concentration, to change his appearance to look like anyone. Hammer arrives in town and begins to impersonate various people in order to con their friends and business partners out of cash.
Hammer’s ability to change his appearance makes it easy to convince others that he is who he looks like. Women and money are ripe for the taking. Sadly, as this is the Twilight Zone, Hammer’s ability will bring him even more than he bargained for.
Final Thoughts: When this episode was first being prepared it was thought that one actor would play all four characters that Hammer impersonates. When it was determined that it would take too much time in make-up, it was decided that a different actor would play each part.
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