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For the young adult novel by Jill Wolfson, see Cold Hands, Warm Heart (novel).
"Cold Hands, Warm Heart" The Outer Limits episode 250px Episode no. Season 2
Episode 2Directed by Charles Haas Written by Dan Ullman Cinematography by Kenneth Peach Production code 33 Original air date September 26, 1964 Guest stars Episode chronology ← Previous
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"Behold, Eck!"List of The Outer Limits episodes "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 26 September 1964, during the second season. The episode is notable for its pre-Star Trek television appearance of actor William Shatner, here playing a space explorer very similar to his Star Trek role of Captain Kirk, and who is (somewhat presciently) involved in a mission called "Project Vulcan".
Contents
Opening narration
"The most brilliant planet in our solar system is Venus, named for the Greek Love-Goddess. It is closer to Earth than any other planet — twenty-eight million miles away. Until sometime in the last half of the twentieth century it is still a planet shrouded in mystery, enveloped in a heavy blanket of clouds and steam. Because its surface temperature was believed to be several times that of Earth's, it was not thought possible for Man to reach Venus and come back... until one day, somebody did it."
Plot
After completing the first manned mission to orbit Venus, astronaut Jefferson Barton (Shatner) returns to Earth with recurring nightmares and an increasing inability to stay warm. Barton's condition continues to worsen and is accompanied by a peculiar webbing of his fingers. Only after his nightmares become more vivid does he recall an unrevealed alien encounter in the Venusian atmosphere. Barton's doctors suspect the astronaut had been genetically affected by his mission, and they then struggle to treat and cure him before his mutations completely take over.
Closing narration
"The eternal, never-ceasing search for knowledge often leads to dark and dangerous places. Sometimes it demands risks not only of those who are searching, but of others who love them. These, in their own special way, know that knowledge is never wasted, nor is love."
Cast
- William Shatner – as Brig. Gen. Jefferson Barton
- Geraldine Brooks – as Ann Barton
- Malachi Throne – as Mike
- Lloyd Gough – as Matt Claiborne
- Dean Harens – as Medical Technician
- James Sikking – as Botany
- Lawrence Montaigne – as Construction
- Henry Scott – as Electronics
- Julian N. Burton – as Reporter #1
- Peter Madsen – as Reporter #2
- Lou Elias – as Guard
- Hugh Jensen – as Chief
- Tim Huntley – as Chairman
- Patrick Riley – as Attendant #1
- Ray Kellogg – as Attendant #2
- Vic Perrin – as Newsman
External links
Categories:- The Outer Limits (1963 TV series) episodes
- 1964 television episodes
- Science fiction television episode stubs
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