Conniving, ruthless, ageing tycoon William Feathersmith (Albert Salmi in a really unconvincing bald cap) has just made his final acquisition; with no more challenges, he begins to grow bored, and wishes that he could go back in time to Cliffordville, 1910, to start all over again as a young man, albeit armed with the knowledge that he has gained over the past fifty years. The devil, in the form of 'travel agent' Miss Devlin (Julie Newmar), makes this possible, but things don't work out for Feathersmith the way he had planned.
A deal with the Devil and a return to youth: familiar ground for The Twilight Zone. It's definitely a case of 'seen it all before', although there is a deliciously ironic twist at the end that just about makes this episode worthwhile. Salmi, star of two earlier TZ tales, is fine as the younger Feathersmith, but his 'old man' performance leaves a lot to be desired, the actor adopting a strange voice and peculiar mannerisms to play the 75-year-old version of his character (maybe the fumes from the spirit gum holding his bald cap in place went to his brain). Newmar, who would go on to play Catwoman in the Batman TV series, is gorgeous, up there with Liz Hurley as the sexiest screen Satan.
A deal with the Devil and a return to youth: familiar ground for The Twilight Zone. It's definitely a case of 'seen it all before', although there is a deliciously ironic twist at the end that just about makes this episode worthwhile. Salmi, star of two earlier TZ tales, is fine as the younger Feathersmith, but his 'old man' performance leaves a lot to be desired, the actor adopting a strange voice and peculiar mannerisms to play the 75-year-old version of his character (maybe the fumes from the spirit gum holding his bald cap in place went to his brain). Newmar, who would go on to play Catwoman in the Batman TV series, is gorgeous, up there with Liz Hurley as the sexiest screen Satan.