One of the most memorable episodes. Leon, a small, meek salesman is jailed in a small town for a traffic violation. He is in the cell adjoining a man accused of murdering a local girl. A mob is gathering outside - eager to lynch the murderer.
As the crowd breaks in, the murderer has managed overpower the sheriff, force Leon to change clothes with him, and escape from the jail. When the crowd reaches the cell, they believe that Leon is the murderer and take him out to lynch him. In the end, luck is with Leon, but the ending following the ending is the big surprise - very chilling to recall even 50 years later.
John Fielder is the perfect actor for the part - getting the sympathy of the audience as the helpless common man and maintaining that pose right up to the startling ending.
As the crowd breaks in, the murderer has managed overpower the sheriff, force Leon to change clothes with him, and escape from the jail. When the crowd reaches the cell, they believe that Leon is the murderer and take him out to lynch him. In the end, luck is with Leon, but the ending following the ending is the big surprise - very chilling to recall even 50 years later.
John Fielder is the perfect actor for the part - getting the sympathy of the audience as the helpless common man and maintaining that pose right up to the startling ending.