The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 3, Episode 12 - The Jungle - full transcript
A businessman who has recently returned from Africa is stalked by the superstitions and warnings of a witch doctor.
( theme music playing)
YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH
ANOTHER DIMENSION...
A DIMENSION NOT ONLY OF
SIGHT AND SOUND, BUT OF MIND,
A JOURNEY INTO A WONDROUS LAND
WHOSE BOUNDARIES
ARE THAT OF IMAGINATION.
YOUR NEXT STOP,
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
SAY, DORIS, I LOST
ONE OF MY CUFF LINKS.
OH, I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT.
NO, I FOUND IT.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I FOUND IT IN YOUR JEWEL CASE.
AND I FOUND SOME OTHER ITEMS.
OH?
WHAT ABOUT THEM?
YOU TELL ME.
THERE'S NOTHING
MUCH TO TELL, REALLY.
I DECIDED TO BRING
BACK SOME SOUVENIRS.
SOUVENIRS?
A HUMAN FINGER?
A SACRED DEATH STONE?
A VULTURE'S CLAW?
BAUBLES OF A WITCH DOCTOR.
THAT'S ALL THESE ARE
TO YOU, SOUVENIRS?
OF COURSE.
NOTHING ELSE? ARE YOU SURE?
CERTAINLY, I'M SURE.
THEN YOU WON'T MIND IF I
DISPOSE OF THEM, WILL YOU?
ALAN, DON'T!
PLEASE DON'T!
PLEASE DON'T, ALAN!
PLEASE DON'T! WHY NOT?
NO!
ALL RIGHT, NOW,
ARE THERE ANY MORE
SOUVENIRS?
WE AREN'T IN AFRICA ANY
LONGER, WE'RE HERE IN NEW YORK.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?
THIS IS FOR WEAK PEOPLE,
IGNORANT, UNCIVILIZED PEOPLE
WHO DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER,
NOT FOR YOU, OR ME.
DORIS, WE'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.
LEAST OF ALL FROM A
BUNCH OF WITCH DOCTORS
5,000 MILES AWAY.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
AFRICA.
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT THE OLD
SHAMAN SAID LONG AGO
WHEN THE MEN STARTED DRILLING?
HE SAID WE WERE
WOUNDING THE LAND,
HURTING IT, MAKING IT BLEED.
ALAN, HE SAID THAT
LAND WOULD MAKE US PAY.
DORIS, WE LEFT AFRICA WEEKS AGO.
DID WE? WELL, I WONDER.
ALAN, SOMETIMES AT
NIGHT I CAN FEEL IT,
ALL AROUND ME, LIKE
SOME HUGE, DARK ANIMAL.
ALAN, PLEASE.
PLEASE DON'T LET THEM GO THERE.
TELL THEM IT WON'T WORK.
STOP THEM NOW WHILE
THERE'S STILL TIME, PLEASE!
IT'S MY JOB TO ENGINEER A
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT,
NOT PANDER TO
IGNORANT WITCH DOCTORS.
I'LL TRY TO BE BACK EARLY.
YOU'LL NEVER BE BACK.
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
( drums beating)
THE CARCASS OF A
GOAT, A DEAD FINGER,
A FEW BITS OF BROKEN
GLASS AND STONE
AND MR. ALAN RICHARDS, A
MODERN MAN OF A MODERN AGE,
HATING WITH ALL HIS HEART
SOMETHING IN WHICH
HE CANNOT BELIEVE
AND PREPARING... ALTHOUGH
HE DOESN'T KNOW IT...
TO TAKE THE LONGEST
WALK OF HIS LIFE
RIGHT DOWN TO THE CENTER
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Man: LEVELLING AND DRAINAGE
HAVE ALREADY BEEN STARTED
AS WELL AS PRELIMINARY
WORK ON THE DAM ITSELF.
OUR TIME OF COMPLETION
WILL HAVE TO BE UPPED
BY THREE TO SIX MONTHS,
BUT THIS SHOULDN'T
AFFECT OUR GENERAL COST
MORE THAN A FEW
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WELL, IT'S GETTING VERY LATE.
BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION,
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
CERTAINLY, SIR.
I'M SURE YOU'VE
CONSIDERED THIS CAREFULLY,
BUT, FOR MY OWN CURIOSITY,
WHAT ABOUT THE NATIVES?
NATIVES?
WHAT ABOUT THEM, SIR?
WELL, WHAT'S THEIR ATTITUDE?
HOW ARE THEY REACTING?
AS FAR AS I KNOW...
WELL, THE KEKOUYU
ARE A VIOLENT PEOPLE.
THEY RESENT THE
LOSS OF THEIR HOMES.
THEY RESENT THE ENTERPRISE
EVEN THOUGH THEY'LL
BENEFIT EVENTUALLY.
THEY RESENT US.
BUT I DOUBT THEY'LL CAUSE
ANY SERIOUS DISTURBANCE.
EXCEPT... FOR UCHAWI.
UCHAWI?
UH... WITCHCRAFT.
( chuckling)
A NUMBER OF SHAMANS DECIDED
TO PUT A CURSE ON EVERYONE
CONNECTED WITH THE ENTERPRISE
EFFECTIVE UPON THE DECISION
TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT.
WHAT SORT OF A
CURSE, MR. RICHARDS?
THE USUAL:
A SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH.
( more chortling)
NOW, GENTLEMEN, I ASSURE YOU,
THERE'S NOTHING AT
ALL FUNNY ABOUT UCHAWI.
OH, YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.
I AM, I'VE SEEN IT WORK.
I HAVE SEEN HEALTHY
MEN SICKEN AND DIE
WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF THE
TIME SET BY THE WITCH DOCTORS
WHO CURSED THEM...
HEALTHY MEN. AND WOMEN.
THEY WEREN'T TOUCHED.
THEY WEREN'T POISONED.
THEY WEREN'T HARMED IN ANY WAY.
THEY JUST DIED.
DON'T TALK RUBBISH.
ALAN... WAIT A MINUTE,
JUST A SECOND.
MR. SINCLAIR.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
OH, SAY, WHAT'S THIS
YOU'RE WEARING ON
YOUR WATCH CHAIN?
WHY, IT'S... A RABBIT'S
FOOT, ISN'T IT?
WHY DO YOU WEAR
THAT? NOW, SEE HERE.
IT'S FOR LUCK, ISN'T IT?
WELL, WHAT'S THAT
GOT TO DO WITH MAGIC?
SINCLAIR CARRIES
THE SEVERED FOOT
OF A DEAD ANIMAL
FOR GOOD FORTUNE
AND CAN'T SEE WHAT
THAT'S TO DO WITH MAGIC?
( chuckling)
HARDY IS AMUSED.
ALTHOUGH IT'S KNOWN
HE'S A SUPERSTITIOUS MAN
OR HAVE YOU FINALLY
GIVEN UP ASTROLOGY?
WELL... NOW, HERE'S
A 20th-CENTURY MAN
WHO ALLOWS THE STARS
TO MAKE HIS DECISIONS.
AND A FINE JOB THEY'VE
DONE OF IT, TOO, YOUNG MAN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
A KEKOUYU WITCH
DOCTOR SAID TO ME
WHEN I SUGGESTED PANTHER BONES
COULD NOT FORETELL THE FUTURE.
( harrumphs)
YOU NEEDN'T SMILE,
MR. TEMPLETON.
I'VE SEEN YOU KNOCK ON
WOOD MORE THAN ONCE.
OH, ALAN... MR. FLEMING,
WHEN DID YOU LAST
WALK UNDER A LADDER?
THROW SALT OVER YOUR SHOULDER?
ALL RIGHT, MR. RICHARDS
YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.
A MULTI-BILLION CORPORATION
RUN BY WITCHES...
WARLOCKS.
IN A 40-STORY BUILDING
THAT DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE A 13th FLOOR.
NOW, GENTLEMEN,
I... MR. RICHARDS!
CHAD.
TELL ME SOMETHING
IF YOU WANTED TO GET
HOLD OF A DEAD GOAT
ON AN HOUR'S NOTICE,
WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
TO A PSYCHIATRIST.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
WELL, SO AM I.
YOU REALLY WANT A DEAD GOAT?
NO. THEN WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
( grumbles)
I'LL DO IT.
HEY.
WHAT'S THIS?
THAT, MY DEAR CHAD, IS KIPITU.
A PROTECTIVE AMULET.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
DORIS.
YOU SEE, IF THIS
IS A LION'S TOOTH,
I GATHER I'M BEING
PROTECTED FROM LIONS.
IN, UH, NEW YORK CITY?
YEAH.
WELL, GOT TO ADMIT
THEY'RE DOING A FINE JOB.
THIS IS HOW DORIS LOOKS AT IT.
WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT DORIS?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE'S SICK, ISN'T SHE?
SO ARE HALF THE CITY'S PEOPLE!
MY WIFE CARRIES A LION'S TOOTH,
THE COMPANY PRESIDENT,
A RABBIT'S FOOT...
IT'S ALL THE SAME,
SAME ROTTEN DISEASE.
IT'S EATING AWAY AT
THE STRENGTH, THE WILL,
THE VERY SOUL OF ME.
HEY, HEY, ALAN.
THINK YOU BETTER
HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.
HMM-MM.
ALAN, TAKE IT EASY.
A GUY DOESN'T GET THIS WORKED UP
ABOUT SOMETHING
HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
OH, NOTHING.
COME ON.
LOOK, IT'S 3:00.
DORIS WILL BE WORRIED.
NO, I CALLED HER, I
TOLD HER I'D BE LATE.
DID YOU PAY?
YEAH.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
GOOD NIGHT.
( car starting)
( revving motor)
( starter clicking)
HEY, CHAD!
( starter clicking)
HEY.
ANYBODY THERE?
( coin clinks)
( phone ringing)
HELLO?
( bird cawing)
( lion roaring, bird cawing)
( roaring and cawing continue)
( roaring and cawing continue)
( roaring and cawing stop)
( wind howling)
( wind howling)
( hyena-like yelping)
( yelping continues)
( vehicle approaching)
Man: CAB, MISTER?
SHULER HOUSE.
RIGHT.
( wind howling)
( hyena-like yelping)
( bell dings)
( bell dings)
DRIVER, THE LIGHT'S GREEN.
YOU CAN GO NOW.
DRIVER.
THE LIGHT'S GREEN.
( hyena-like yelping)
( animal squeaking)
( animal screeching)
( distant drums beating)
( animal squeaking)
( bird cawing)
( distant drums beating)
( animals chittering)
( animals continue chittering)
( drums continue beating)
( chittering and drums stop)
( elephant trumpets loudly)
( chuckles softly)
OH.
( sighs)
HEY, EXCUSE ME, MISTER.
I'VE HAD NOTHING TO
EAT FOR TWO DAYS.
I'D SURELY APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT.
SURE... SURE, SURE.
YES, SIR.
( paper crinkling)
GOD BLESS YOU, MISTER.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
( distant drums beating)
WHERE'S THAT SOUND COMING FROM?
( drumming gets louder)
WHAT SOUND WAS THAT?
THOSE DRUMS.
( bird cawing)
I DON'T HEAR NO DRUMS.
LISTEN.
( cawing continues)
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU CAN'T HEAR THAT?
HUH, YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME.
MY EARS AREN'T AS
GOOD AS THEY USED TO BE.
SAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MAKE SOME MONEY?
DOING WHAT?
I'M TRYING TO GET HOME
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK.
IF YOU WALK WITH ME,
I'LL GIVE YOU TEN DOLLARS.
( elephant trumpets)
( bird chattering)
( hyena-like yelping)
NOW, DON'T TELL ME
YOU CAN'T HEAR THA...
( drums and chittering stop)
HEY!
COME BACK!
HEY, COME BACK!
LOOK, I'LL GIVE YOU $20!
COME BACK.
( lion roaring)
( insects chirping)
( insects chirping)
( insects chirping)
( wind howling)
( leaves rustling)
( wind howling)
( animals chittering)
( bird cawing)
( animal squeaking)
( cawing intensifies)
( animals chittering)
( lion roars)
( wind howling)
( lion snarling)
( lion roaring)
( deep, guttural snarling)
( roars)
( lion snarling)
( elephant trumpets)
( animals chittering)
( lion roars)
( animals chittering,
drums beating)
( elephant trumpets)
( lion snarls)
( animals chittering,
elephant trumpets)
( hyena-like yelping,
drums beating)
( lion roaring)
( drum beating intensifies)
( hyena-like yelping)
( drums beating)
( natives chanting)
( elephant trumpets)
( lion snarling)
( drums beating,
natives chanting)
( drums and chanting stop)
( sighs)
( sighs)
( sighs)
( groans)
( pouring liquid)
( lion growls faintly)
( lion growling softly)
( lion growling softly)
( glass breaking)
( growling softly)
( growling softly)
( growling softly)
( growling softly)
( roaring)
( Alan screaming)
( lion snarling)
SOME SUPERSTITIONS KEPT ALIVE
BY THE LONG NIGHT OF IGNORANCE
HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIAL POWER.
YOU'LL HEAR OF IT THROUGH
A JUNGLE GRAPEVINE
IN A REMOTE CORNER
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Announcer: ROD SERLING,
CREATOR OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S STORY
AFTER THIS MESSAGE.
AND NOW, MR. SERLING.
NEXT WEEK ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
WE BRING TO THE TELEVISION
CAMERAS A MOST UNIQUE GENTLEMEN
WHOSE OWN VERY SPECIAL
BRAND OF CLOWNSHIP
HAS LONG AGO BECOME A
MILESTONE IN AMERICAN HUMOR.
MR. BUSTER KEATON
APPEARS IN "ONCE UPON A TIME."
A SCRIPT WRITTEN ESPECIALLY
FOR HIM BY RICHARD MATHESON,
THIS ONE IS WILD, WOOLLY
AND MOST UNPREDICTABLE.
ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE NEXT WEEK,
MR. BUSTER KEATON
IN "ONCE UPON A TIME."
REMEMBER, THE MENTALLY ILL
NEED YOUR HELP, NOT CRITICISM.
LEARN HOW.
WRITE:
YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH
ANOTHER DIMENSION...
A DIMENSION NOT ONLY OF
SIGHT AND SOUND, BUT OF MIND,
A JOURNEY INTO A WONDROUS LAND
WHOSE BOUNDARIES
ARE THAT OF IMAGINATION.
YOUR NEXT STOP,
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
SAY, DORIS, I LOST
ONE OF MY CUFF LINKS.
OH, I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT.
NO, I FOUND IT.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I FOUND IT IN YOUR JEWEL CASE.
AND I FOUND SOME OTHER ITEMS.
OH?
WHAT ABOUT THEM?
YOU TELL ME.
THERE'S NOTHING
MUCH TO TELL, REALLY.
I DECIDED TO BRING
BACK SOME SOUVENIRS.
SOUVENIRS?
A HUMAN FINGER?
A SACRED DEATH STONE?
A VULTURE'S CLAW?
BAUBLES OF A WITCH DOCTOR.
THAT'S ALL THESE ARE
TO YOU, SOUVENIRS?
OF COURSE.
NOTHING ELSE? ARE YOU SURE?
CERTAINLY, I'M SURE.
THEN YOU WON'T MIND IF I
DISPOSE OF THEM, WILL YOU?
ALAN, DON'T!
PLEASE DON'T!
PLEASE DON'T, ALAN!
PLEASE DON'T! WHY NOT?
NO!
ALL RIGHT, NOW,
ARE THERE ANY MORE
SOUVENIRS?
WE AREN'T IN AFRICA ANY
LONGER, WE'RE HERE IN NEW YORK.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?
THIS IS FOR WEAK PEOPLE,
IGNORANT, UNCIVILIZED PEOPLE
WHO DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER,
NOT FOR YOU, OR ME.
DORIS, WE'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.
LEAST OF ALL FROM A
BUNCH OF WITCH DOCTORS
5,000 MILES AWAY.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
AFRICA.
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT THE OLD
SHAMAN SAID LONG AGO
WHEN THE MEN STARTED DRILLING?
HE SAID WE WERE
WOUNDING THE LAND,
HURTING IT, MAKING IT BLEED.
ALAN, HE SAID THAT
LAND WOULD MAKE US PAY.
DORIS, WE LEFT AFRICA WEEKS AGO.
DID WE? WELL, I WONDER.
ALAN, SOMETIMES AT
NIGHT I CAN FEEL IT,
ALL AROUND ME, LIKE
SOME HUGE, DARK ANIMAL.
ALAN, PLEASE.
PLEASE DON'T LET THEM GO THERE.
TELL THEM IT WON'T WORK.
STOP THEM NOW WHILE
THERE'S STILL TIME, PLEASE!
IT'S MY JOB TO ENGINEER A
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT,
NOT PANDER TO
IGNORANT WITCH DOCTORS.
I'LL TRY TO BE BACK EARLY.
YOU'LL NEVER BE BACK.
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
( drums beating)
THE CARCASS OF A
GOAT, A DEAD FINGER,
A FEW BITS OF BROKEN
GLASS AND STONE
AND MR. ALAN RICHARDS, A
MODERN MAN OF A MODERN AGE,
HATING WITH ALL HIS HEART
SOMETHING IN WHICH
HE CANNOT BELIEVE
AND PREPARING... ALTHOUGH
HE DOESN'T KNOW IT...
TO TAKE THE LONGEST
WALK OF HIS LIFE
RIGHT DOWN TO THE CENTER
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Man: LEVELLING AND DRAINAGE
HAVE ALREADY BEEN STARTED
AS WELL AS PRELIMINARY
WORK ON THE DAM ITSELF.
OUR TIME OF COMPLETION
WILL HAVE TO BE UPPED
BY THREE TO SIX MONTHS,
BUT THIS SHOULDN'T
AFFECT OUR GENERAL COST
MORE THAN A FEW
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WELL, IT'S GETTING VERY LATE.
BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION,
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
CERTAINLY, SIR.
I'M SURE YOU'VE
CONSIDERED THIS CAREFULLY,
BUT, FOR MY OWN CURIOSITY,
WHAT ABOUT THE NATIVES?
NATIVES?
WHAT ABOUT THEM, SIR?
WELL, WHAT'S THEIR ATTITUDE?
HOW ARE THEY REACTING?
AS FAR AS I KNOW...
WELL, THE KEKOUYU
ARE A VIOLENT PEOPLE.
THEY RESENT THE
LOSS OF THEIR HOMES.
THEY RESENT THE ENTERPRISE
EVEN THOUGH THEY'LL
BENEFIT EVENTUALLY.
THEY RESENT US.
BUT I DOUBT THEY'LL CAUSE
ANY SERIOUS DISTURBANCE.
EXCEPT... FOR UCHAWI.
UCHAWI?
UH... WITCHCRAFT.
( chuckling)
A NUMBER OF SHAMANS DECIDED
TO PUT A CURSE ON EVERYONE
CONNECTED WITH THE ENTERPRISE
EFFECTIVE UPON THE DECISION
TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT.
WHAT SORT OF A
CURSE, MR. RICHARDS?
THE USUAL:
A SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH.
( more chortling)
NOW, GENTLEMEN, I ASSURE YOU,
THERE'S NOTHING AT
ALL FUNNY ABOUT UCHAWI.
OH, YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.
I AM, I'VE SEEN IT WORK.
I HAVE SEEN HEALTHY
MEN SICKEN AND DIE
WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF THE
TIME SET BY THE WITCH DOCTORS
WHO CURSED THEM...
HEALTHY MEN. AND WOMEN.
THEY WEREN'T TOUCHED.
THEY WEREN'T POISONED.
THEY WEREN'T HARMED IN ANY WAY.
THEY JUST DIED.
DON'T TALK RUBBISH.
ALAN... WAIT A MINUTE,
JUST A SECOND.
MR. SINCLAIR.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
OH, SAY, WHAT'S THIS
YOU'RE WEARING ON
YOUR WATCH CHAIN?
WHY, IT'S... A RABBIT'S
FOOT, ISN'T IT?
WHY DO YOU WEAR
THAT? NOW, SEE HERE.
IT'S FOR LUCK, ISN'T IT?
WELL, WHAT'S THAT
GOT TO DO WITH MAGIC?
SINCLAIR CARRIES
THE SEVERED FOOT
OF A DEAD ANIMAL
FOR GOOD FORTUNE
AND CAN'T SEE WHAT
THAT'S TO DO WITH MAGIC?
( chuckling)
HARDY IS AMUSED.
ALTHOUGH IT'S KNOWN
HE'S A SUPERSTITIOUS MAN
OR HAVE YOU FINALLY
GIVEN UP ASTROLOGY?
WELL... NOW, HERE'S
A 20th-CENTURY MAN
WHO ALLOWS THE STARS
TO MAKE HIS DECISIONS.
AND A FINE JOB THEY'VE
DONE OF IT, TOO, YOUNG MAN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
A KEKOUYU WITCH
DOCTOR SAID TO ME
WHEN I SUGGESTED PANTHER BONES
COULD NOT FORETELL THE FUTURE.
( harrumphs)
YOU NEEDN'T SMILE,
MR. TEMPLETON.
I'VE SEEN YOU KNOCK ON
WOOD MORE THAN ONCE.
OH, ALAN... MR. FLEMING,
WHEN DID YOU LAST
WALK UNDER A LADDER?
THROW SALT OVER YOUR SHOULDER?
ALL RIGHT, MR. RICHARDS
YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.
A MULTI-BILLION CORPORATION
RUN BY WITCHES...
WARLOCKS.
IN A 40-STORY BUILDING
THAT DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE A 13th FLOOR.
NOW, GENTLEMEN,
I... MR. RICHARDS!
CHAD.
TELL ME SOMETHING
IF YOU WANTED TO GET
HOLD OF A DEAD GOAT
ON AN HOUR'S NOTICE,
WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
TO A PSYCHIATRIST.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
WELL, SO AM I.
YOU REALLY WANT A DEAD GOAT?
NO. THEN WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
( grumbles)
I'LL DO IT.
HEY.
WHAT'S THIS?
THAT, MY DEAR CHAD, IS KIPITU.
A PROTECTIVE AMULET.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
DORIS.
YOU SEE, IF THIS
IS A LION'S TOOTH,
I GATHER I'M BEING
PROTECTED FROM LIONS.
IN, UH, NEW YORK CITY?
YEAH.
WELL, GOT TO ADMIT
THEY'RE DOING A FINE JOB.
THIS IS HOW DORIS LOOKS AT IT.
WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT DORIS?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE'S SICK, ISN'T SHE?
SO ARE HALF THE CITY'S PEOPLE!
MY WIFE CARRIES A LION'S TOOTH,
THE COMPANY PRESIDENT,
A RABBIT'S FOOT...
IT'S ALL THE SAME,
SAME ROTTEN DISEASE.
IT'S EATING AWAY AT
THE STRENGTH, THE WILL,
THE VERY SOUL OF ME.
HEY, HEY, ALAN.
THINK YOU BETTER
HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.
HMM-MM.
ALAN, TAKE IT EASY.
A GUY DOESN'T GET THIS WORKED UP
ABOUT SOMETHING
HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
OH, NOTHING.
COME ON.
LOOK, IT'S 3:00.
DORIS WILL BE WORRIED.
NO, I CALLED HER, I
TOLD HER I'D BE LATE.
DID YOU PAY?
YEAH.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
GOOD NIGHT.
( car starting)
( revving motor)
( starter clicking)
HEY, CHAD!
( starter clicking)
HEY.
ANYBODY THERE?
( coin clinks)
( phone ringing)
HELLO?
( bird cawing)
( lion roaring, bird cawing)
( roaring and cawing continue)
( roaring and cawing continue)
( roaring and cawing stop)
( wind howling)
( wind howling)
( hyena-like yelping)
( yelping continues)
( vehicle approaching)
Man: CAB, MISTER?
SHULER HOUSE.
RIGHT.
( wind howling)
( hyena-like yelping)
( bell dings)
( bell dings)
DRIVER, THE LIGHT'S GREEN.
YOU CAN GO NOW.
DRIVER.
THE LIGHT'S GREEN.
( hyena-like yelping)
( animal squeaking)
( animal screeching)
( distant drums beating)
( animal squeaking)
( bird cawing)
( distant drums beating)
( animals chittering)
( animals continue chittering)
( drums continue beating)
( chittering and drums stop)
( elephant trumpets loudly)
( chuckles softly)
OH.
( sighs)
HEY, EXCUSE ME, MISTER.
I'VE HAD NOTHING TO
EAT FOR TWO DAYS.
I'D SURELY APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT.
SURE... SURE, SURE.
YES, SIR.
( paper crinkling)
GOD BLESS YOU, MISTER.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
( distant drums beating)
WHERE'S THAT SOUND COMING FROM?
( drumming gets louder)
WHAT SOUND WAS THAT?
THOSE DRUMS.
( bird cawing)
I DON'T HEAR NO DRUMS.
LISTEN.
( cawing continues)
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU CAN'T HEAR THAT?
HUH, YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME.
MY EARS AREN'T AS
GOOD AS THEY USED TO BE.
SAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MAKE SOME MONEY?
DOING WHAT?
I'M TRYING TO GET HOME
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK.
IF YOU WALK WITH ME,
I'LL GIVE YOU TEN DOLLARS.
( elephant trumpets)
( bird chattering)
( hyena-like yelping)
NOW, DON'T TELL ME
YOU CAN'T HEAR THA...
( drums and chittering stop)
HEY!
COME BACK!
HEY, COME BACK!
LOOK, I'LL GIVE YOU $20!
COME BACK.
( lion roaring)
( insects chirping)
( insects chirping)
( insects chirping)
( wind howling)
( leaves rustling)
( wind howling)
( animals chittering)
( bird cawing)
( animal squeaking)
( cawing intensifies)
( animals chittering)
( lion roars)
( wind howling)
( lion snarling)
( lion roaring)
( deep, guttural snarling)
( roars)
( lion snarling)
( elephant trumpets)
( animals chittering)
( lion roars)
( animals chittering,
drums beating)
( elephant trumpets)
( lion snarls)
( animals chittering,
elephant trumpets)
( hyena-like yelping,
drums beating)
( lion roaring)
( drum beating intensifies)
( hyena-like yelping)
( drums beating)
( natives chanting)
( elephant trumpets)
( lion snarling)
( drums beating,
natives chanting)
( drums and chanting stop)
( sighs)
( sighs)
( sighs)
( groans)
( pouring liquid)
( lion growls faintly)
( lion growling softly)
( lion growling softly)
( glass breaking)
( growling softly)
( growling softly)
( growling softly)
( growling softly)
( roaring)
( Alan screaming)
( lion snarling)
SOME SUPERSTITIONS KEPT ALIVE
BY THE LONG NIGHT OF IGNORANCE
HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIAL POWER.
YOU'LL HEAR OF IT THROUGH
A JUNGLE GRAPEVINE
IN A REMOTE CORNER
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Announcer: ROD SERLING,
CREATOR OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S STORY
AFTER THIS MESSAGE.
AND NOW, MR. SERLING.
NEXT WEEK ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
WE BRING TO THE TELEVISION
CAMERAS A MOST UNIQUE GENTLEMEN
WHOSE OWN VERY SPECIAL
BRAND OF CLOWNSHIP
HAS LONG AGO BECOME A
MILESTONE IN AMERICAN HUMOR.
MR. BUSTER KEATON
APPEARS IN "ONCE UPON A TIME."
A SCRIPT WRITTEN ESPECIALLY
FOR HIM BY RICHARD MATHESON,
THIS ONE IS WILD, WOOLLY
AND MOST UNPREDICTABLE.
ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE NEXT WEEK,
MR. BUSTER KEATON
IN "ONCE UPON A TIME."
REMEMBER, THE MENTALLY ILL
NEED YOUR HELP, NOT CRITICISM.
LEARN HOW.
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