Commonplace—if somewhat grim—unsocial event known as a necktie party, the guest of dishonor a cowboy named Joe Caswell, just a moment away from a rope, a short dance several feet off the ground, and then the dark eternity of all evil men. Mr. Joe Caswell, who, when the good Lord passed out a conscience, a heart, a feeling for fellow men, must have been out for a beer and missed out. Mr. Joe Caswell, in the last, quiet moment of a violent life.
Plot
In 1880, an outlaw cowboy named Joe Caswell is about to be hanged for murder. But as the noose tightens around his neck, he suddenly disappears and finds himself in 1960, in the laboratory of Professor Manion. Manion explains that he used a time machine to pluck Caswell from the past. But when Manion sees Caswell's rope burns around his neck, and hears his admission that in his life he had murdered over 20 men, he knows he must try to send Caswell back.
The discussion leads to an argument. Caswell attacks Manion, killing him with a desk lamp. He then flees from the laboratory into a busy street, but is overwhelmed by the lights and the noise; he returns to the lab, distraught and desperate. He breaks down, pleading for the dead scientist to help him.
A thief named Paul Johnson enters the lab. Caswell fights with Johnson, but Johnson gets the upper hand and strangles Caswell with the cord from the window curtains. As Johnson tries to find Manion's safe, he accidentally activates the time machine and is sent back to 1880, appearing in the noose intended for Caswell, just in time to be hanged. The witnesses to the hanging are shocked to see a stranger's body, in strange clothes, in place of Caswell. They question whether this was the Devil's work or some other power's, and whether they have just executed an innocent man.
Closing narration
This is November 1880, the aftermath of a necktie party. The victim's name—Paul Johnson, a minor-league criminal and the taker of another human life. No comment on his death save this: justice can span years. Retribution is not subject to a calendar. Tonight's case in point in The Twilight Zone.
Further reading
DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN978-1-59393-136-0
Grabman, Sandra. (2005). Spotlights and Shadows: The Albert Salmi Story. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media.
Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN978-0-9703310-9-0
execution, twilight, zone, execution, episode, american, television, anthology, series, twilight, zone, features, albert, salmi, also, plays, lead, character, season, episode, late, think, cliffordville, execution, twilight, zone, episodeepisode, season, 1epis. Execution is episode 26 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone It features Albert Salmi who also plays the lead character in the Season 4 episode Of Late I Think of Cliffordville Execution The Twilight Zone episodeEpisode no Season 1Episode 26Directed byDavid Orrick McDearmonTeleplay byRod SerlingBased on Execution by George Clayton JohnsonProduction code173 3628Original air dateApril 1 1960 1960 04 01 Guest appearancesAlbert Salmi as Joe Caswell Russell Johnson as Professor Manion Than Wyenn as Paul Johnson Jon Lormer as Reverend George Mitchell as Elderly Man Fay Roope as Judge Richard Karlan as Bartender Joe Haworth as TV CowboyEpisode chronology Previous People Are Alike All Over Next The Big Tall Wish The Twilight Zone 1959 TV series season 1 List of episodes Contents 1 Opening narration 2 Plot 3 Closing narration 4 Further reading 5 External linksOpening narration EditCommonplace if somewhat grim unsocial event known as a necktie party the guest of dishonor a cowboy named Joe Caswell just a moment away from a rope a short dance several feet off the ground and then the dark eternity of all evil men Mr Joe Caswell who when the good Lord passed out a conscience a heart a feeling for fellow men must have been out for a beer and missed out Mr Joe Caswell in the last quiet moment of a violent life Plot EditIn 1880 an outlaw cowboy named Joe Caswell is about to be hanged for murder But as the noose tightens around his neck he suddenly disappears and finds himself in 1960 in the laboratory of Professor Manion Manion explains that he used a time machine to pluck Caswell from the past But when Manion sees Caswell s rope burns around his neck and hears his admission that in his life he had murdered over 20 men he knows he must try to send Caswell back The discussion leads to an argument Caswell attacks Manion killing him with a desk lamp He then flees from the laboratory into a busy street but is overwhelmed by the lights and the noise he returns to the lab distraught and desperate He breaks down pleading for the dead scientist to help him A thief named Paul Johnson enters the lab Caswell fights with Johnson but Johnson gets the upper hand and strangles Caswell with the cord from the window curtains As Johnson tries to find Manion s safe he accidentally activates the time machine and is sent back to 1880 appearing in the noose intended for Caswell just in time to be hanged The witnesses to the hanging are shocked to see a stranger s body in strange clothes in place of Caswell They question whether this was the Devil s work or some other power s and whether they have just executed an innocent man Closing narration EditThis is November 1880 the aftermath of a necktie party The victim s name Paul Johnson a minor league criminal and the taker of another human life No comment on his death save this justice can span years Retribution is not subject to a calendar Tonight s case in point in The Twilight Zone Further reading EditDeVoe Bill 2008 Trivia from The Twilight Zone Albany GA Bear Manor Media ISBN 978 1 59393 136 0 Grabman Sandra 2005 Spotlights and Shadows The Albert Salmi Story Albany GA Bear Manor Media Grams Martin 2008 The Twilight Zone Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic Churchville MD OTR Publishing ISBN 978 0 9703310 9 0External links Edit Execution at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Execution The Twilight Zone amp oldid 1063843830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
