This poignant Rod Serling tale (and let's be honest, there are few poignant stories!) finds Carol Burnett playing a young lady with a heart of gold --but no gold. There's not much happening in her life and so enters angel Jesse White. Jesse was made for this role as a struggling angel, called Cavender who will get his "wings" if he helps a lost soul.
What fun, especially watching these two tv greats work together. This is actually a re-working of the Mr. Beamish character, so well played by Orson Bean. It's a shame Carol's character didn't eventually hook up with Mr. Beamish, ya think?
Good bit by scowling Howard Smith as the senior angel in charge of Cavender. Also Sandra Gould (from BEWITCHED) plays a neighbor.
And was Carol a part-time sculptor? What was that clay figure doing in her living room? Her small apartment was also a lot like Mr. Beamish's place.
PS: if you are a comedy fan, you may see a connection to this episode to one of the THREE STOOGES shorts, called "Bedlam in Paradise" (1955). Shemp dies, but cannot become an angel unless he helps Moe and Larry. Sound familiar?
A gem. No other way to put it. From 1962 restored dvd box set. Thanks much to METV.
What fun, especially watching these two tv greats work together. This is actually a re-working of the Mr. Beamish character, so well played by Orson Bean. It's a shame Carol's character didn't eventually hook up with Mr. Beamish, ya think?
Good bit by scowling Howard Smith as the senior angel in charge of Cavender. Also Sandra Gould (from BEWITCHED) plays a neighbor.
And was Carol a part-time sculptor? What was that clay figure doing in her living room? Her small apartment was also a lot like Mr. Beamish's place.
PS: if you are a comedy fan, you may see a connection to this episode to one of the THREE STOOGES shorts, called "Bedlam in Paradise" (1955). Shemp dies, but cannot become an angel unless he helps Moe and Larry. Sound familiar?
A gem. No other way to put it. From 1962 restored dvd box set. Thanks much to METV.