Interesting segment, but if the girl died in the 20's, and the Senator's car is 70's, that means some five decades passed, so the father should be older than that.
The Chicago ghost Serling mentions in the opening of the segment was discussed in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, and one of the actual drivers was interviewed, having given the ghost a ride sometime in the 1930s or 40s. At the time it was recorded he was in his 80s.
@PeterRoeder31 Serling managed to piss off nearly everyone in Hollywood before he died. ("You'll never work in this town again!") This is what he was reduced to in the final years of his life just to earn cigarette money.
@poosaypirate he fought against the status quo, he battled sponsors over censorship and he had the guts to tell people in high places things they didn't wanna hear.
@PeterRoeder31 People like to say, "If you're getting flak, you must be over the target." Well, you'll also get flak for being a jackass, so just because you're getting fflak, it doesn't automatically mean you must be doing the right thing. Some say that Serling was at least partly at fault, because he could be a bit too abrasive sometimes. So who knows, really.
@tjhoenecke He may have pissed of Hollywood, but he wasn't short on money or work He did commercials and magazine ads (for Ziebart, Ford, Gulf, Radio Shack, Interwoven), he was teaching at college, he was on the lecture circuit and had he lived he would've been the host of 'In Search Of' instead of Leonard Nimoy.
The stories in this film are based on urban legends, really, not "true stories" although people believe them to be true. BTW, this story's amusing for the girl's hair....no halfway stylish woman of the 20s would have long flowing hair! It would be short and bobbed, so they could get their cloche hats over it. But it was the 70s....
I agree! I've always found it amusing that, especially in the sixties and seventies, 'historical' aspects of costuming never really spread to the hair. They are almost always 'modern versions' of older hairstyles, obviously hot rolled and hairsprayed to death or completely modern with no thought at all to historical context.
They did have long hair for some time; it was later in the '20s when they started cutting their hair shorter. You can see quite a few silent films where a woman has a "short" hairstyle, but it turns out to be long hair studded with hairpins. I like the '60s and '70s heavy eyeshadow/eyeliner in the "period" movies of the time.
Although I think that this is the weakest entry in the film due to its over-padded nature, it's still an interesting tale. I do believe that there is a connection to "Resurrection Mary" as it's the same basic story except that "Mary" supposedly appears near the Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago,Illinois. I'd LIKE to give her a ride just for the paranormal experience, but KNOWING that she was paranormal, I'd be asking her questions all along the way.
What I've always found interesting about this chestnut of an anthology film,is the fact that both gene ross and Rosie holitik (here portraying father and daughter)...had also appeared as Judge Oliver W. Cameron and Nurse Charlotte Beale in 'Don't Look in the Basement'...also released in 1973!
Interesting segment, but if the girl died in the 20's, and the Senator's car is 70's, that means some five decades passed, so the father should be older than that.
Vebinz 5 months ago
The Chicago ghost Serling mentions in the opening of the segment was discussed in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, and one of the actual drivers was interviewed, having given the ghost a ride sometime in the 1930s or 40s. At the time it was recorded he was in his 80s.
ragemanchoo82 5 months ago
CLASSIC!!! many thanks for the upload
philbintley2 9 months ago in playlist Encounter With The Unknown
Children are so spoiled now and no more traditions of 'arranging' marriages.....how could this happen again?
Licmycat 10 months ago
Serling seems to have had serious problems finding out what to do after Twilight Zone.
PeterRoeder31 1 year ago
@PeterRoeder31 Serling managed to piss off nearly everyone in Hollywood before he died. ("You'll never work in this town again!") This is what he was reduced to in the final years of his life just to earn cigarette money.
tjhoenecke 8 months ago
@tjhoenecke ive never heard of this how did he piss off hollywood? what did he do?
poosaypirate 7 months ago
@poosaypirate he fought against the status quo, he battled sponsors over censorship and he had the guts to tell people in high places things they didn't wanna hear.
SheriffTankStoner 1 month ago
@SheriffTankStoner wow If nobody told me that,,,, i would never have guessed!
id never heard of that before .- it makes sense if you pick it apart but
.... hmmmm!
poosaypirate 1 month ago
@tjhoenecke You are right. Such a brilliant guy like Serling naturally pisses people off.
PeterRoeder31 5 months ago
@PeterRoeder31 People like to say, "If you're getting flak, you must be over the target." Well, you'll also get flak for being a jackass, so just because you're getting fflak, it doesn't automatically mean you must be doing the right thing. Some say that Serling was at least partly at fault, because he could be a bit too abrasive sometimes. So who knows, really.
tjhoenecke 5 months ago
@tjhoenecke He may have pissed of Hollywood, but he wasn't short on money or work He did commercials and magazine ads (for Ziebart, Ford, Gulf, Radio Shack, Interwoven), he was teaching at college, he was on the lecture circuit and had he lived he would've been the host of 'In Search Of' instead of Leonard Nimoy.
SheriffTankStoner 1 month ago
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tjhoenecke 8 months ago
What happened to the boyfriend then? Did he die in the accident?
thrippleton 1 year ago
the twenties seemed like a neat era to me,
franki76ify 1 year ago
the love scenes, like they are playing like little children, are silly and ridiculous
Nightwithe 1 year ago
The stories in this film are based on urban legends, really, not "true stories" although people believe them to be true. BTW, this story's amusing for the girl's hair....no halfway stylish woman of the 20s would have long flowing hair! It would be short and bobbed, so they could get their cloche hats over it. But it was the 70s....
Vagrarian 2 years ago 6
I agree! I've always found it amusing that, especially in the sixties and seventies, 'historical' aspects of costuming never really spread to the hair. They are almost always 'modern versions' of older hairstyles, obviously hot rolled and hairsprayed to death or completely modern with no thought at all to historical context.
oasisongbird 2 years ago
They did have long hair for some time; it was later in the '20s when they started cutting their hair shorter. You can see quite a few silent films where a woman has a "short" hairstyle, but it turns out to be long hair studded with hairpins. I like the '60s and '70s heavy eyeshadow/eyeliner in the "period" movies of the time.
praguephotog 2 years ago
@Vagrarian
She's a country girl, so maybe the bobbed style wasn't fashionable in the rural areas.
Vebinz 5 months ago
Although I think that this is the weakest entry in the film due to its over-padded nature, it's still an interesting tale. I do believe that there is a connection to "Resurrection Mary" as it's the same basic story except that "Mary" supposedly appears near the Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago,Illinois. I'd LIKE to give her a ride just for the paranormal experience, but KNOWING that she was paranormal, I'd be asking her questions all along the way.
Pallindrom27 3 years ago 3
So what happened to the dog??
RatkoUSA 4 years ago 2
is these all based on true story ??.
Surfleo77 4 years ago
i BELIEVE THIS CLIP WAS A REDO OF THE STORY OF RESURRECTION MARY.
TwistedSister19 4 years ago
yea me too!!
DCgurl85 3 years ago
What I've always found interesting about this chestnut of an anthology film,is the fact that both gene ross and Rosie holitik (here portraying father and daughter)...had also appeared as Judge Oliver W. Cameron and Nurse Charlotte Beale in 'Don't Look in the Basement'...also released in 1973!
How cool is that?
Thanks for posting! :)
ORBSTEWBALL 4 years ago 5
@ORBSTEWBALL The "Senator" in this film was also in "Basement". He played Dr. Stevens, who is axed by Judge Cameron in the opening scene.
zowlik 1 year ago
i really like this movie thanks for posting 5 star again
humbertos1871 4 years ago