Paul Driscoll (Dana Andrews) is a time traveler who wants to leave the 20th century. He denounces humanity in his own time in a way that resembles Taylor the astronaut at the beginning of Planet Of The Apes (Serling scripted, of course). Driscoll then appears at different times earlier in the century, and of these only the 1939 scene works dramatically. Driscoll returns to 1963 saying he wants to live in the 19th century in a quiet place called Homeville (like Willoughby, Cliffordville etc). There, on the periphery of this story is the shooting of President Garfield. Some wise words about 'armchair warriors', and 'what a shrapnel wound feels like' ( Rod Serling suffered shrapnel wounds in WW11). Driscoll comes across potential love interest in school teacher Abigail (Patricia Breslin from Nick Of Time,series two).
Dana Andrews had a wonderful voice and I like hearing him delivering the pessimistic dialogue about the all consuming madness of war in men. The story however seems quite a bit rushed, which is a pity because some elements of this are very good.
Dana Andrews had a wonderful voice and I like hearing him delivering the pessimistic dialogue about the all consuming madness of war in men. The story however seems quite a bit rushed, which is a pity because some elements of this are very good.