Dead Man's Shoes (The Twilight Zone)

"Dead Man's Shoes"
The Twilight Zone episode
Scene from "Dead Man's Shoes"
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 83
Directed by	Montgomery Pittman
Written by	Charles Beaumont OCee Rich (credited solely to Beaumont)
Produced by	Buck Houghton
Featured music	Stock from "The Fever"
Production code	4824
Original air date	January 19, 1962
Guest stars
Warren Stevens: Nate Bledsoe Richard Devon: Dagget Joan Marshall: Wilma Ben Wright: Chips Harry Swoger: Sam Ron Hagerthy: Ben Florence Marly: Dagget's girlfriend Joseph Mell: Jimmy
Episode chronology
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List of Twilight Zone episodes

"Dead Man's Shoes" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

This episode was remade in the first revival as "Dead Woman's Shoes" and in the second revival as "Dead Man's Eyes". This makes it the only original episode to be remade in both revival series.

Synopsis

A bum, Nate Bledsoe, snatches a pair of nifty shoes from the target of a mob hit dumped in an alley (the initial item of clothing was to be a hat, but it was felt that shoes would be better symbolically, "as they take you places"). Wearing the shoes infuses him with the personality and memories of the victim; he continues his life as the dead man. Nate stops by the home of the victim's girlfriend, who recognizes his manner and kiss. Nate then goes to a bar to confront Dagget, the boss who had him killed. Dagget is at first unsettled, but then realizes who Nate is and guns him down. Before he dies, the spirit vows to return until he finishes Dagget off. The body (with shoes) is dumped in the same place the original victim was dumped, and another bum finds the corpse and steals the shoes. As the episode ends, a look of determination slowly appears on his face.

References

• DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1593931360
• Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0970331090

External links

• "Dead Man's Shoes" at the Internet Movie Database
• Full video of the episode at CBS.com