Twilight Zone: “The Improvement of Salvadore Ross” [Season 5, Episode 16] / Z-View

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Twilight Zone: “The Improvement of Salvadore Ross” [Season 5, Episode 16]
Original Air Date: January 17, 1964

Director: Don Siegel
Writer: Jerry McNeely based on a short story by Henry Slesar

Starring: Don Gordon, Gail Kobe and Vaughn Taylor.

The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…

Salvadore Ross [Gordon] has the ability to trade characteristics with others.  Once he learns this Ross begins to amass all of the things he ever wanted.  He trades his youth for riches.  Ross then trades off some money to regain his youth.  The only thing that Ross can’t get is the affection of the woman [Kobe] he loves but he vows he will die trying…

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