Night Gallery

Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Genre Anthology
Created by Rod Serling
Presented by Rod Serling
Theme music composer Gil Mellé
Composer(s) Robert Bain
Paul Glass
John Lewis
Gil Mellé
Oliver Nelson
Robert Prince
Eddie Sauter
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 46 (+ 1 pilot) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Paul Freeman
Producer(s) Jack Laird
William Sackheim
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 50 minutes (seasons 1 & 2)
25 minutes (season 3)
Production company(s) Universal TV
Distributor Studios USA Television
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Audio format Monaural
Original run

November 8, 1969 (pilot)

December 16, 1970 (1970-12-16) – May 27, 1973 (1973-05-27)

Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although he did not have the same control of content and tone as he had had on The Twilight Zone.

Contents

Synopsis

Serling appeared in an art gallery setting and introduced the macabre tales that made up each episode by unveiling paintings (by artist Tom Wright) that depicted the stories. Night Gallery regularly presented adaptations of classic fantasy tales by authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, as well as original works, many of which were by Serling himself.

The series was introduced with a pilot TV movie that aired on November 8, 1969, and featured the directorial debut of Steven Spielberg, as well as one of the last acting performances by Joan Crawford. Originally, Bette Davis was set to star in the segment, but she felt her work was not important to a young director. Unlike the series, in which the paintings merely accompanied an introduction to the upcoming story, the paintings themselves actually appeared in the three segments, serving major or minor plot functions.

Night Gallery was part of a rotating anthology series called Four-In-One. This 1970–1971 television series rotated four separate shows, also including McCloud, SFX (San Francisco International Airport) and The Psychiatrist. Two of these, Night Gallery and McCloud were renewed for the 1971–1972 season with McCloud becoming the most popular and longest running of the four.

Reception

The series attracted criticism for its use of comedic blackout sketches between the longer story segments in some episodes, and for its splintered, multiple-story format, which contributed to its uneven tone. Serling wrote many of the teleplays, including "Camera Obscura", "The Caterpillar" (based on a short story by Oscar Cook), "Class of '99", "Cool Air" (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft), "The Doll", "Green Fingers", "Lindemann's Catch", and "The Messiah on Mott Street" (heavily influenced by Bernard Malamud's "Angel Levine"). Non-Serling efforts include "The Dead Man", "I’ll Never Leave You—Ever", "Pickman's Model", "A Question of Fear", "Silent Snow, Secret Snow", and "The Sins of the Fathers."

By the final season, Serling, stung by criticism and ignored by the show's executives, all but disowned the series.

List of episodes

Pilot

Title Original Airdate Writer Director Cast Notes
"The Cemetery" 1969-11-08 Rod Serling Boris Sagal Roddy McDowall, Ossie Davis, George Macready
"Eyes" 1969-11-08 Rod Serling Steven Spielberg Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan, Tom Bosley
"Escape Route" 1969-11-08 Rod Serling Barry Shear Richard Kiley, Sam Jaffe

Season 1

Title Original Airdate Writer Director Cast Notes
"The Dead Man" 1970-12-16 Douglas Heyes Douglas Heyes Carl Betz, Jeff Corey, Louise Sorel, Michael Blodgett Based on a short story by Fritz Leiber
"The Housekeeper" 1970-12-16 Matthew Howard John Meredyth Lucas Larry Hagman, Jeanette Nolan, Suzy Parker "Matthew Howard" was a pseudonym for Douglas Heyes
"Room with a View" 1970-12-23 Hal Dresner Jerrold Freedman Joseph Wiseman, Diane Keaton, Angel Tompkins Based on a short story by Dresner
"The Little Black Bag" 1970-12-23 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc Burgess Meredith, Chill Wills Based on a short story by C.M. Kornbluth
"The Nature of the Enemy" 1970-12-23 Rod Serling Allen Reisner Joseph Campanella, James Sikking
"The House" 1970-12-30 Rod Serling John Astin Joanna Pettet, Paul Richards, Steve Franken Based on a short story by Andre Maurois
"Certain Shadows on the Wall" 1970-12-30 Rod Serling Jeff Corey Louis Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, Grayson Hall, Rachel Roberts Based on a short story by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman
"Make Me Laugh" 1971-01-06 Rod Serling Steven Spielberg Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Tom Bosley, Al Lewis
"Clean Kills and Other Trophies" 1971-01-06 Rod Serling Walter Doniger Raymond Massey, Tom Troupe, Barry Brown, Herb Jefferson, Jr.
"Pamela's Voice" 1971-01-13 Rod Serling Richard Benedict Phyllis Diller, John Astin
"Lone Survivor" 1971-01-13 Rod Serling Gene Levitt John Colicos, Torin Thatcher, Hedley Mattingly Possibly inspired by the story of Frank Tower
"The Doll" 1971-01-13 Rod Serling Rudi Dorn Shani Wallis, John Williams, Henry Silva Based on a short story by Algernon Blackwood
"They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" 1971-01-20 Rod Serling Don Taylor William Windom, Diane Baker John Randolph, Bert Convy
"The Last Laurel" 1971-01-20 Rod Serling Daryl Duke Jack Cassidy, Martin E. Brooks, Martine Beswick Based on "The Horsehair Trunk" by Davis Grubb

Season 2

Title Original Airdate Writer Director Cast Notes
"The Boy who Predicted Earthquakes" 1971-09-15 Rod Serling John Badham Clint Howard, Michael Constantine, Bernie Kopell Based on a short story by Margaret St. Clair
"Miss Lovecraft Sent Me" 1971-09-15 Jack Laird Gene Kearney Joseph Campanella, Sue Lyon
"The Hand of Borgus Weems" 1971-09-15 Alvin Sapinsley John M. Lucas George Maharis, Ray Milland Based on the short story "The Other Hand" by George Langelaan
"Phantom of What Opera?" 1971-09-15 Gene Kearney George Kearney Leslie Nielsen
"A Death in the Family" 1971-09-22 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc E. G. Marshall, Desi Arnaz, Jr. Based on a short story by Miriam Allen deFord
"The Merciful" 1971-09-22 Jack Laird Jeannot Szwarc Imogene Coca, King Donovan Based on a short story by Charles L. Sweeney, Jr.; twist on "The Cask of Amontillado"
"The Class of ’99" 1971-09-22 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc Vincent Price, Brandon de Wilde, Randolph Mantooth
"Witches' Feast" 1971-09-22 Gene Kearney Jerrold Freedman Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Buzzi
"Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay" 1971-09-29 Alvin Sapinsley William Hale Michele Lee, James Farentino, Jeanette Nolan, Jonathan Harris Based on a short story "The Witch" by A. E. van Vogt
"With Apologies to Mr. Hyde" 1971-09-29 Jack Laird Jeannot Szwarc Adam West, Jack Laird
"The Flip-Side of Satan" 1971-09-29 Malcolm Marmorstein & Gerald Sanford Jerrold Freedman Arte Johnson Based on a short story by Hal Dresner
"A Fear of Spiders" 1971-10-06 Rod Serling John Astin Patrick O'Neal, Kim Stanley Based on a short story "The Spider" by Elizabeth Walter
"Junior" 1971-10-06 Gene Kearney Theordore J. Flicker Wally Cox, Barbara Flicker
"Marmalade Wine" 1971-10-06 Jerrold Freedman Jerrold Freedman Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee
"The Academy" 1971-10-06 Rod Serling Jeff Corey Pat Boone, Leif Erickson Based on a short story by David Ely
"The Phantom Farmhouse" 1971-10-20 Halsted Welles Jeannot Szwarc David McCallum, Linda Marsh, David Carradine Based on a short story by Seabury Quinn
"Silent Snow, Secret Snow" 1971-10-20 Gene Kearney Gene Kearney Radames Pera, Lonny Chapman Based on a short story by Conrad Aiken; narrated by Orson Welles
"A Question of Fear" 1971-10-27 Theodore J. Flicker Jack Laird Leslie Nielsen, Fritz Weaver Based on a short story by Bryan Lewis
"The Devil Is Not Mocked" 1971-10-27 Gene Kearney Gene Kearney Helmut Dantine, Francis Lederer, Hank Brandt Based on a short story by Manly Wade Wellman
"Midnight Never Ends" 1971-11-03 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc Susan Strasberg, Robert F. Lyons
"Brenda" 1971-11-03 Matthew Howard Allen Reisner Laurie Prange, Glenn Corbett, Robert J. Hogan, Barbara Babcock Based on a short story by Margaret St. Clair
"The Diary" 1971-11-10 Rod Serling William Hale Patty Duke, Virginia Mayo, David Wayne Features a brief, late appearance by Lindsay Wagner
"A Matter of Semantics" 1971-11-10 Gene Kearney Jack Laird Cesar Romero, E. J. Peaker
"Big Surprise" 1971-11-10 Richard Matheson Jeannot Szwarc John Carradine, Vincent Van Patten Based on a short story by Matheson
"Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" 1971-11-10 Jack Laird Jerrold Freedman Carl Reiner
"House with Ghost" 1971-11-17 Gene Kearney Gene Kearney Bob Crane, Jo Anne Worley, Alan Napier Based on a short story by August Derleth
"A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank" 1971-11-17 Jack Laird William Hale Victor Buono
"Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator" 1971-11-17 Rod Serling Jerrold Freedman Forrest Tucker, Murray Hamilton, Don Pedro Colley
"Hell's Bells" 1971-11-17 Theodore J. Flicker Theodore J. Flicker John Astin Based on a short story by Harry Turner
"The Dark Boy" 1971-11-24 Halsted Welles John Astin Elizabeth Hartman, Gale Sondergaard Based on a short story by August Derleth
"Keep in Touch—We’ll Think of Something" 1971-11-24 Gene Kearney Gene Kearney Alex Cord, Joanna Pettet
"Pickman's Model" 1971-12-01 Alvin Sapinsley Jack Laird Bradford Dillman, Louise Sorel Based on a short story by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Dear Departed" 1971-12-01 Rod Serling Jeff Corey Steve Lawrence, Maureen Arthur, Harvey Lembeck Based on a short story by Alice-Mary Schnirring
"An Act of Chivalry" 1971-12-01 Jack Laird Jack Laird Deidre Hall
"Cool Air" 1971-12-08 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc Barbara Rush, Henry Darrow Based on the short story by H. P. Lovecraft
"Camera Obscura" 1971-12-08 Rod Serling John Badham René Auberjonois, Ross Martin Based on a short story by Basil Copper
"Quoth the Raven" 1971-12-08 Jack Laird Jeff Corey Marty Allen
"The Messiah on Mott Street" 1971-12-15 Rod Serling Don Taylor Edward G. Robinson, Yaphet Kotto, Tony Roberts
"The Painted Mirror" 1971-12-15 Gene Kearney Gene Kearney Zsa Zsa Gabor, Arthur O'Connell Rosemary DeCamp Based on a short story by Donald Wandrei
"The Different Ones" 1971-12-29 Rod Serling John Meredyth Lucas Dana Andrews, Jon Korkes
"Tell David…" 1971-12-29 Gerald Sanford Jeff Corey Sandra Dee, Jared Martin Based on a short story by Penelope Wallace
"Logoda's Heads" 1971-12-29 Robert Bloch Jeannot Szwarc Patrick Macnee, Brock Peters, Denise Nicholas, Tim Matheson Based on a short story by August Derleth
"Green Fingers" 1972-01-05 Rod Serling John Badham Cameron Mitchell, Elsa Lanchester, Michael Bell Based on a short story by R. C. Cook
"The Funeral" 1972-01-05 Richard Matheson John Meredyth Lucas Joe Flynn, Werner Klemperer, Jack Laird Based on a short story by Richard Matheson
"The Tune in Dan's Café" 1972-01-05 Gerald Sanford & Garrie Bateson David Rawlins Pernell Roberts, Susan Oliver Based on a short story by Shamus Frazier
"Lindemann's Catch" 1972-01-12 Rod Serling Jeff Corey Stuart Whitman, Harry Townes
"A Feast of Blood" 1972-01-12 Stanford Whitmore Jeannot Szwarc Sondra Locke, Norman Lloyd, Hermione Baddeley Based on a short story "The Fur Brooch" by Dulcie Gray
"The Late Mr. Peddington" 1972-01-12 Jack Laird Jeff Corey Harry Morgan, Kim Hunter Based on a short story "The Flat Male" by Frank Sisk; features a brief, late appearance by Randy Quaid
"The Miracle at Camafeo" 1972-01-19 Rod Serling Ralph Senesky Harry Guardino, Julie Adams, Ray Danton Based on a short story by C. B. Gilford
"The Ghost of Sorworth Place" 1972-01-19 Alvin Sapinsley Ralph Senesky Richard Kiley, Jill Ireland Based on a short story by Russell Kirk
"The Waiting Room" 1972-01-26 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc Steve Forrest, Albert Salmi, Lex Barker, Jim Davis, Buddy Ebsen
"Last Rites for a Dead Druid" 1972-01-26 Alvin Sapinsley Jeannot Szwarc Bill Bixby, Carol Lynley, Donna Douglas, Ned Glass
"Deliveries in the Rear" 1972-02-09 Rod Serling Jeff Corey Cornel Wilde, Rosemary Forsyth, Kent Smith
"Stop Killing Me" 1972-02-09 Jack Laird Jeannot Szwarc Geraldine Page, James Gregory Based on a short story by Hal Dresner
"Dead Weight" 1972-02-09 Jack Laird Timothy Galfas Jack Albertson, Bobby Darin Based on a short story by Jeffry Scott
"I’ll Never Leave You—Ever" 1972-02-16 Jack Laird Daniel Haller Lois Nettleton, Royal Dano, John Saxon Based on a short story by Rene Morris
"There Aren’t Any More MacBanes" 1972-02-16 Alvin Sapinsley John Newland Joel Grey, Howard Duff Features a brief, early appearance by a young Mark Hamill. Based on the short story "By One, By Two and By Three" by Stephen Hall
"You Can’t Get Help like That Anymore" 1972-02-23 Rod Serling Jeff Corey Cloris Leachman, Broderick Crawford, Lana Wood
"The Sins of the Fathers" 1972-02-23 Halsted Welles Jeannot Szwarc Geraldine Page, Richard Thomas, Michael Dunn Based on a short story by Christianna Brand
"The Caterpillar" 1972-03-01 Rod Serling Jeannot Szwarc Joanna Pettet, Laurence Harvey, John Williams Based on a short story by Oscar Cook
"Little Girl Lost" 1972-03-01 Stanford Whitmore Timothy Galfas Ed Nelson, William Windom, Ivor Francis Based on a shrot story by E.C. Tubb
"Satisfaction Guaranteed" 1972-03-22 Jack Laird Jeannot Szwarc Victor Buono Vignette, premiered during a repeat broadcast of the 1971-09-22 episode, replacing "Witches' Feast"

Season 3

Title Original Airdate Writer Director Cast Notes
"Return of the Sorcerer" 09/24/1972 Vincent Price, Patricia Sterling, Bill Bixby Based on a short story by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Girl with the Hungry Eyes" 10/1/1972 James Farentino, John Astin, Joanna Pettet
"Rare Objects" 10/22/1972 Rod Serling Mickey Rooney, Raymond Massey
"Spectre in Tap-Shoes" 10/29/1972 Sandra Dee, Dane Clark, Christopher Connelly
"You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan" 11/12/1972 Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Roger Davis, Michael Lerner
"Smile, Please" 11/12/1972 Cesare Danova, Lindsay Wagner
"The Other Way Out" 11/19/1972 Burl Ives, Ross Martin
"Fright Night" 12/10/1972 Stuart Whitman, Barbara Anderson, Alan Napier
"Finnegan's Flight" 12/17/1972 Rod Serling Burgess Meredith, Cameron Mitchell, Barry Sullivan
"She’ll Be Company for You" 12/24/1972 Leonard Nimoy, Lorraine Gary, Kathryn Hays
"The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes" 01/07/1973 Gary Lockwood, Joan van Ark, Chuck Connors
"Something in the Woodwork" 01/14/1973 Leif Erickson, Paul Jenkins, John McMurtry, Geraldine Page, Barbara Rhoades
"Death on a Barge" 03/04/1973 Leonard Nimoy Lesley Ann Warren, Lou Antonio, Brooke Bundy, Robert Pratt
"Whisper" 05/13/1973 Dean Stockwell, Sally Field
"The Doll of Death" 05/20/1973 Susan Strasberg, Alejandro Rey
"Hatred unto Death" 05/27/1973 Steve Forrest, Dina Merrill, Fernando Lamas
"How to Cure the Common Vampire" 05/27/1973
"Die Now, Pay Later" Will Geer, Slim Pickens
"Room for One Less" Lee Jay Lambert, James Metropole

Award nominations

Night Gallery was nominated for an Emmy Award for its first-season episode "They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" as the Outstanding Single Program on U.S. television in 1971. In 1972, the series received another nomination (Outstanding Achievement in Makeup) for the second-season episode "Pickman's Model."

Syndication

In order to increase the number of episodes that were available for syndication, the 60-minute episodes were reedited into a 30-minute time slot, with many segments either severely cut or extended by using newly shot scenes and stock footage to fill up the time. Meanwhile, episodes of a short-lived supernatural series from 1972, The Sixth Sense, were also incorporated into the syndicated version of the series, with Serling providing newly filmed introductions to those episodes.

In recent years, the original, uncut version of the series has been shown on the Encore Mystery cable network, allowing fans to see the episodes in their original format for the first time in 30 years. The show is also available in some markets through the Retro Television Network.

DVD release

In 2004, Universal released the Region 1 DVD collection (including the pilot film and the six episodes of the first season) of the series, plus bonus episodes from Seasons 2 and 3 as extras. On October 16, 2006, the first season (including the pilot film and two bonus episodes, one from Season 2 and one from Season 3) was released on Region 2 DVD.

In August 2008, Universal announced a November 18, 2008, release of the complete Season 2 DVD collection. Later, they announced that one story segment from Season 2, "Witches’ Feast", would not be included, due to the fact that "Universal was not able to locate portions of the 40-year-old episode." When and if Universal releases the third season of Night Gallery on DVD, the studio expects to release "Witches’ Feast" as part of that set.[1]

DVD Name Ep # Release Date Additional Information
The Complete First Season 17 August 24, 2004
Season 2 61 November 18, 2008
  • Podcast commentaries, featuring Jim Benson and Scott Skelton
  • Audio commentaries, with Guillermo del Toro
  • Revisiting the Gallery: A Look Back
  • Art Gallery: The Paintings in "Rod Serling's Night Gallery"
  • NBC TV Promos
Season 3 20 TBA

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