The Twilight Zone: Showdown with Rance McGrew (1962)
Season 3, Episode 20
6/10
Behind the scenes turns a bit too realistic.
2 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
TV western star Larry Blyden is a complete phony, a total klutz, and extremely temperamental. He's playing a fictional marshal up against Jesse James who suddenly turning into the real Jesse James (Arch Johnson) who somehow knows that Blyden is "a play-actor", offering him advice while assailing him verbally for being a wretched western actor. How is all of this going on, with Johnson able to watch all of this from the great beyond, or wherever great bandits from the old west end up in the afterworld?

Decent, fairly entertaining light hearted episode of "The Twilight Zone" is not a classic, but there's enough amusement to keep the viewer interested. Blyden is delightfully clumsy as his befuddled character (the fictional actor apparently nominated for an Emmy) continuously makes a fool out of himself. The twist isn't anything earth shattering, but is appropriate in keeping with the episode's mood.
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