Joan Crawford in Night Gallery "Eyes" 1969 (Part 1)

In Steven Spielberg's directorial debut, Joan Crawford portrays Claudia Menlo, a wealthy blind woman who buys the "eyes" of a poor gambler in the hopes that a new experimental surgery will enable her to see for the first time.

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[TarotMage]

I want to see something! Trees! Concrete! Buildings! Grass! Airplanes! COLOR!!!! Almost 40 years later that scene STILL gives me chills!



[ao666ofDarkside]

This is a great episode, I remember from when I first saw it years ago. JC is great in it.

[smartlee007]

Fabulous in this is our Joan!!! Chilling!!!

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@007jimmymac I'm sorry to hear about your mom. I'm 46 and have been wearing glasses/contacts since I was around 8, and people with normal, healthy vision should be grateful every day. I wish your mom the best!

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@jcudal32 It had more of a horror theme, but the stories overall weren't of the quality of the Twilight Zone episodes, but I do love them both. I seem to remember reading that the network didn't allow Serling the creative freedom for Night Gallery that he felt he needed. Like I said before, it could have been so much better, but the tv movie, including this part with Joan Crawford, was outstanding!

[jcudal32]

@ToddSweeneyOnce is this show as good as twilight....ZONE!!!! I'm quite curious. just learned about it like 3 days ago. is it a horror version of twilight zone?

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

I loved this series, but I've felt for years that it's potential was never realized. Any one agree with me?

[mcampeau11]

As she said to Steven Spielberg upon reading the script, "People just don't talk that way!" It is particularly well written. It was his first and only job (aside from Jaws) as a director worthy of note. From thence it went downhill, (try watching Schindler's List, described by David Mamet as "emotional pornography.") But this is a hoot! I actually recall watching as a TV movie in 1969, and being scared shitless by her!

[mcampeau11]

@TarotMage I actually remember seeing it as a TV movie, and being scared shitless by her!

[jguterman]

Good use of playlist. Excellent Night Galley pilot. The young Spielberg handled the difficult Crawford beautifully well after replacing the experienced director who quit after becoming fed up with her crap.

[deb310red]

I love that background music.

[tt247jer]

this makes me cum