Tales from the Crypt: "Yellow" (1991) [High Quality]

The Paths of Glory (1957) "homage" episode, featuring Kirk Douglas (who had one of the main roles in Paths of Glory) and his son Eric Douglas.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Kirk Douglas ... General Kalthrob
Eric Douglas ... Lt. Martin Kalthrob
Lance Henriksen ... Sergeant Ripper
Dan Aykroyd ... Captain Milligan

[@RADIUMGLASS]

I remember watching this the night it aired, a good time to be a kid.

[@Born8etter]

GREAT TIME to be a kid !

[@kanjigarsectum1033]

damn you're right

[@mitchcumstein4521]

How old are you if you don't mind me asking?

[@demoscratos4577]

Yes indeed a great time!

[@oxogood9018]

It deffly was,being 13 at the time,even at that age the ending totaly moved/shocked me.

[@Krissy19986]

"Yes. My son is not yellow." *****CHILLS****

[@Goreface69]

Daaamn! This is some Stalin shit!!

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@Goreface69 I like the fact that this TFTC episode was not scary in a supernatural or gore filled level. It was scary and disturbing on an entirely different level.

[@curtisburga943]

@@LordMalice6d9 It was adapted from an EC War comic, not from the Horror line. They tended to go for a different kind of scary (as in "war is hell").

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Yesss

[@ayannahrock00]

I ray 200 pounds when this came out 👇like this or comment you can do both & ėńľď ńá 200 ĺķğ ; bye oh and also this movie

[@ChawkletStudios]

I truly was not expecting that ending the first time I watched this episode

[@small_ed]

That was the idea...

[@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755]

I loved the episode but I DID expect it. Somehow I knew that General was so disappointed in his son that he WOULD kill him.

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755 He didn't really have a choice, seeing how he was a General and his son had to be punished for what he did. I mean at first you could understand why his son thought retreating was reasonable, but as it went on you saw he really was cowardly and not cut out for Army life.

[@cybernautadventurer]

@@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755 i think when the general told him the lie about loading all the guns with blanks, that he was just testing him. Testing to see if he cared about the men whose deaths he caused. Had the lieutenant accepted his punishment, the general would have stopped the men from firing, and likely reduced his sentence to dishonourable discharge. but instead the lieutenant proved that he didn't give a damn about anybody but himself.

[@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755]

@@cybernautadventurer I think this is a very strained and misguided interpretation. The man actually wanted to kill the son who had disappointed him. He always intended that the son die. He told him that so he wouldn't again be embarrassed by the younger man's fear.

[@Slayerfreek27]

To anyone wondering his flask at the end says “Martin, let courage be thy name. Love, Dad”

[@itsconnorstime]

I’m 10 minutes in and Lance Henriksen is superb as the Sergeant. Like a role that only he could have played.

[@Jags4Life]

Agree he was my favorite character in the short

[@angelvalle9963]

No such things as small roles only small actors lance is a prime example of that .

[@SoldierforGod]

Wasn’t he one of the Poker guys?

[@brettcolbert9756]

@@SoldierforGodYes. That was "Cutting Cards" from Season 2.

[@colinmontgomery5492]

The best episode of the series.

[@thezenitsufan1249]

Indeed it is

[@erickgonzalez3166]

You ain't lying...this episode was harsh.

[@Mike91337]

I was 10 I think. I was mesmerized.

[@Primitarian]

I watched this episode when it came out in the 80s completely at random, just because I wanted to see what Tales from the Crypt was about. It turned out to be far more than I thought possible for such a show. I was shocked.

[@Whoa_shutitdown]

It was AMAZING, but no it wasn't the best episode in the series. It doesn't belong in the series either, considering it's not really horror. But that's just how I see it, I'll always love it regardless.

[@steph13326ify]

Such a fantastic episode because (1) I believe it was intentionally reminiscent of Kubrick's harrowing "Paths of Glory" (also starring Kirk Douglas) and (2) it leaves it up to the viewer to decide who's worse: the son who puts his fellow soldiers in danger because of his own cowardice, or the father who knew his son wasn't mentally equipped for war and thrust him into it anyway to satisfy his own pride. Personally, I'd say the father is worse as his unrealistic expections are the very root of the story and therefore his men's blood is ultimately on his hands as well.

[@michaelj.r457]

The twist ending proves who is worse, which further connects Paths of Glory. Kirk went from playing dignified (and ultimately disillusioned) Col. Dax to becoming the "degenerate, sadistic, old man" (Aldoph Monjou) he had cursed out at the end of that movie.

[@kensen6490]

I don’t know, I’d say they were both equally awful. However, the idea that it leaves this so open for interpretation is why this is one of my favorite episodes.

[@yam83]

There's no good guys in this. Only the poor victims of ridiculous war.

[@sundayaito4366]

Stephanie Santos, so well said. I personally feel the son should not share in the blame of the dead soldiers. The blame should all go to the father who insist on his son showing bravery even after being told by his soldiers and his son that he the son doesn't have what it takes to be a fighting soldier. I will never do that to my son and eventually kill him

[@jeffb8562]

Exactly. Although, I think if he wouldn’t have looked away at the moment of fire, it would be pretty much equal.

[@djrychlak4443]

A marvelous episode. Terror of this sort is something Serling would smile at.

[@BNK2442]

God, this cast is more for a film than for a tv show.

[@cr4yv3n]

Yes this was filmed for a movie at first

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

It had some good powerful dramatic parts in it. Also it was more realistic because it had to do with a real truth , instead of ghosts and monsters

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

@@cr4yv3nIt’s almost too good to be just a part of Tales From The Crypt

[@PH-qr7fx]

I loved this HBO series, but this episode stood out as a serious and star-studded episode that I will never forget.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

There is something so awesome and powerful about it. This episode was based off of actual truth. It’s what made it real

[@squamish4244]

@@LucyLovettLestrange There's no supernatural element, we know people did shit like this.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

@@squamish4244 I know. Most tales from the crypt episodes have to do with ghosts and monsters. This one was based off of actual truth and reality which made it very good

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

@@squamish4244Of course! People were executed during WWI, and the civil war for being cowards

[@squamish4244]

@@LucyLovettLestrange That and lots of military men _would_ have rather let their son die than have a coward in the family.

[@ColeEdits]

I miss shows like this and Goosebumps.

[@jodhod1498]

Watch Haunting Hour. Wmthe whole series should be available on youtube if you're outside the US or use a VPN

[@arturovasquez3]

Are you afraid of the dark?

[@drlight6677]

The Goosebumps tv show sucked (i loved tthe books though as a kid). Are you Afraid of the Dark was 100x better than Goosebumps.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Remember “Are You Afraid Of The Dark”?

[@ChipOtero-l8j]

Tales of a dark side.

[@Al8101]

Great episode!!! Eric Douglas Was a fantastic actor! R.I.P

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

He made his character very sympathetic. He was very traumatized and horrified by war and made a valid point

[@OddOneOut665]

Funny thing about this episode is, it was never made for 'Crypt'. It was filmed as a Pilot (along with two other episodes later repackaged as such) for another Anthology Show for FOX called 'Two-Fisted Tales' from the same team as 'Crypt'. It never got picked up out of lack of interest, unfortunately...

[@ShadowSonic2]

Ironic, seeing how this is one of the best "Tales" episodes made!

[@mullaoslo]

Omg Thank you.. My dad showed me this as a kid in the 90s but he's not a horror fan I could swear it was shown not as a tales from the crypt episode... If it was made separately then its very possible it was shown outside of US as its own thing.. I'm also fairly certain my dad called it a movie not a TV show... 40 minutes with ads.. It could be enough to have shown it as a TV movie back then

[@mullaoslo]

Ok I think I just solved it.. . What I saw as a kid must have been the two fisted tales movie.. Mabye my dad watched the movie recorded it and let me watch yellow, then it would make sense why he called it a movie and I didn't know it was part of tales from crypt until years later

[@angelabasset4960]

Interesting, that's a shame. This episode upset me a lot though.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

@@ShadowSonic2Just found out it got an Emmy

[@TheOfficialMikeRoot]

RIP Eric Douglas. You've been dead 20 years now this past July. You weren't as successful as your father and brother, Michael, but you still had some great talent. I absolutely loved all horror anthology series, but Tales From The Crypt is the greatest. I used to wait until my parents went to bed so I could turn on HBO and watch this at 1am. The 90s was a great time to be alive.

[@curtisburga943]

RIP, Kirk Douglas. You were one of the greats, and you will be VERY missed.

[@timdaugherty4014]

He's with Eric now.

[@lisacdn]

He was a rapist- poor Natalie Wood

[@retrochickt7947]

I just finished Kirk Douglas' book where he mentions this episode.

[@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755]

@@retrochickt7947 What did he say about it?

[@ColinPfc]

RIP Kirk saw you once in California many many years ago, you said you was there on business. You was a gent in taking time to talk to me and my family where others would just walk away, still have your autograph in my autograph book (blast from the past) sleep well kind Sir and thank you for all the great memories.

[@johnulcer]

RIP Natalie Wood.

[@greenfingersgardener822]

With a father like that. Who needs enemies......

[@brianpaschal7755]

OUCH!

[@small_ed]

You'd think in this case that father would let son in on the penalty for cowardice before the need of condemnation arises.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

No words can describe how disturbing the father was to his son.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Makes you wonder what he’s gonna have to say to his wife about their son

[@MrJcdelete18]

@@LucyLovettLestrange”Our son was killed in action”

[@orbison]

Kirk Douglas, in his book Let's Face It, recalled that after Eric's tragic death, the family received hundreds of condolences from friends and strangers. One of the letters came from a woman who wrote how amazing she thought Eric was in Yellow. She wrote, "Imagine, he [Eric] stole the show from Kirk Douglas."

[@marlborosilver]

I remember the night I saw this short. What a performance. What a story. Just on point. Never forgot this tale.

[@patricksingleton2481]

This should have been part 2 to Path Of Glory. Who else is watching in 1992?

[@westyraviz]

1992?

[@patricksingleton2481]

@@westyraviz I was just playing off people who always ask who's watching in what ever current year it is. Except I chose the year 1992 when this show was actually new... And KZbin didn't exist.

[@itsconnorstime]

This hits a lot harder when you realise Kirk and Eric probably had a lot of conversations like this.

[@fabricatedreality8218]

I love these episodes. Ive seen them all. They remind me of my childhood

[@bradstory6545]

RIP Kirk Douglas, RIP Eric Douglas.

[@timdaugherty4014]

I remember when I was a kid I had a bad case of Thanatophobia. When he breaks down about his fear of dying I could totally relate to him. He hit the nail on the head.

[@maryfreebed9886]

I do not fear death per se. I DO fear permanent injury and debilitation. It amounts to roughly the same thing.

[@nicholasong2760]

The lesson behind the story? Sometimes your own father may fuck you up. Trust No One! The only secret to live long

[@regulargeye2009]

Being the son and grandson of two of Hollywood's most iconic actors may have been too much pressure for Eric.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Son and Brother. I don't think Kirk's father was an actor.

[@sit2go]

This was method acting for both of them. I can imagine them having a similar conversation in real life.

[@robd1329]

​​@@sit2go say no to drugs

[@danielwells7083]

@@robd1329No need to be a dick.

[@doriangray2020]

Aww poor baby…grew up privileged and decided to do drugs. Spare me that sickening sympathy.

[@small_ed]

Anyone who answers a question with "sure" while smiling and looking down is not to be trusted. Dan Aykroyd was an excellent choice for Captain.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

He’s cool!

[@williamgallop9425]

The father was the yellow, couldn't watch to the end.

[@cravenmoorehead5392]

irony

[@ericdeblanc7060]

A episode that you will never forget ☠️

[@SurrealVizion3]

One of the best TFTC episodes. RIP Eric Douglas

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Goddamit. Rest in peace, Kirk. You and Eric can do some catching up finally.

[@johnulcer]

Paul Newman said you never get over it. RIP Natalie Wood.

[@masterzombie161]

The General got a lot of good soldiers killed by being so damn stubborn to keep his son there. Clearly he wasn’t meant for war, but he was too afraid to let his Honor be stained.

[@kch3019]

Remember watching this when I was a kid..really miss the times when life was simple

[@rifleman17hmrshooter]

For a TV show, the special effects and attention to detail were fantastic

[@josephgover5072]

RIP Kirk Douglas' Yellow is one of my all time favorite episodes of Tales From The Crypt.

[@KyleShiflet13666]

Totally agree

[@legoproductions7286]

brilliant...kirk..cant beat him, still going past 100...

[@supermariofan03]

The amount of one take shots in this episode…always been my favorite style of filmmaking.

[@Crazymike1975]

Rest in Heaven Kirk and Eric Douglas.🙏🙏🙏

[@angelvalle9963]

Lance henriksen always delivers.

[@valenciat6639]

Yes he's fantastic!🥰

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Which character was he again

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@kyleshiflet9952 Sgt Ripper

[@kyleshiflet9952]

@@ShadowSonic2 oh ok thanks

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

This episode even got nominated for an Emmy! This really was a good episode and it did point out the fears of death and even PTSD.

[@ARMYISSUE99]

One of the best episodes, and what a cast!

[@GhettoFabulousLorch]

GOAT episode of the series.

[@Klose1]

They event put in there 'The flowers of the forest" at the beginning. Nice detail.

[@someblackguy_]

Tales from the crypt is and always will be the best their ever was

[@ikasando]

The only time I ever saw this episode was when it originally aired back in the 90's. It was memorable enough so that I looked it up tonight to watch it. Never thought I'd find it on KZbin! Glad I did!

[@pauljordan0203]

it's weird to see both father and son are in this episode, considering that they looked a like, a chip off the old block if you will.

[@mrs.wontkins9294]

Sad in hindsight how the Son died IRL.

[@quasarulas3968]

what does that even mean?

[@thomasthomas2418]

Eric and Kirk Douglas acting out their true conflicts the same way Henry and Jane Fonda did in "On Golden Pond".

[@ErosDaArt]

I may be on the minority on this, but the way I see it, the general is just as yellow as his son. He pretty much lied to him to get him to “die like a man”, but right before they killed him, he couldn’t even look to see him get shot while believing that lie.

[@Vydio]

Neither father or son was written to be very likable characters.

[@samuraijackoff5354]

The son should have yelled, "My Father is not yellow!" or something similar

[@masterzombie161]

Not just that but he was afraid his Son would stain his Honor and Reputation. He’d rather sacrifice and Men to protect that.

[@ianmangham4570]

Definitely the minority

[@debrickashaw9387]

@@masterzombie161 absolutely. The general is a flawed man who cares more about his standing and reputation than his son. Placing him on the altar of sacrifice to save face. Absolutely disgusting but great for an episode.

[@mollymcashan403]

This is the biggest bummer episode. Quite frankly, it's more than horror, it's psychological drama. It's really upsetting (but that's not a bad thing). The worst part is that knowing what I know about Eric Douglas when he was alive, I feel like this is weirdly autobiographical in terms of gaining approval and bearing family shame.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

It was based off off historical truth. During WWI many a man ( from all armies fighting in WWI) were executed for cowardice.

[@jessfrankel5212]

Excellent episode, one of TOTC's best. I watched Paths of Glory before this...excellent movie, BTW, but this episode is one of THE very best, IMO, that television has ever done. Superb script. Well worth a watch.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Fun Fact: This wasn't originally a Tales from the Crypt episode but infact it's from a pilot from a spin off called Two Fisted Tales a action version of Tales but as we can see the pilot failed and it was tossed to The Tales from the Crypt crew and converted into an episode of the show

[@williamlydon2554]

Makes sense. It always stood out as an oddity, lacking any sort of supernatural elements. Still one of the best.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

@@williamlydon2554 yes it is

[@BillHimmel]

The acting by everyone was so spot-on! Loved this episode!

[@noelfowell2863]

One of the best episodes ever made full stop out of anything

[@ericsantana1184]

The morality of this episode is showing that some are not meant to be military members but also to never lie to your superiors. Sgt Ripper was the unsung hero.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Martin was a lieutenant so there for Sgt.Ripper was to take command from Martin

[@headphonic8]

The morality is that war is blind destruction and death, run by higher ups with no care for the young men in the trenches. The father cared more about his image and standing than the life of his own son.

[@dbzgal04]

Lessons learned from this episode: 1. Forcing and/or pressuring your kids to "follow in your footsteps" is never a good idea. 2. Military service should be encouraged, but not required (I'm a US Army veteran myself, BTW) because some folks just aren't fit for it physically, mentally, etc., or they just know it wouldn't be for them, and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Sometimes drafts are needed though. Most WW2 vets were drafted.

[@nastynate1219]

Whether it's the Huns or Xenomorphs I'd feel safe with Bishop having my back. 😆

[@jakethemuss3]

He sounds exactly like his brother Michael.

[@VincentNajger1]

Wow! Dan Aykroyd, Kirk Douglas, Eric Douglas, Lance Henriksen and directed by Robert Zemeckis! What an absolute hidden gem. And the visual fx are incredible. This is 3 decades old now and Hollywood struggles to produce effects even approaching that awesome with hundred million dollar budgets. We have amazing CGI and great new materials and tools for practical vfx, animatronics and puppeteering etc.....but they're just missing something that this era has in abundance. The generation made this are all retiring and taking their expertise and massive experience with them. Look at how much 'life' that the 'Cryptkeeper' has....he has amazing presence and great facial expressiveness and he even gesticulates naturally. Its incredible work by the puppeteers, voice actor and writers. They just can't match that today....not even in the massive budget studios, making guff like the Star Wars shows, and the Rings of Power cesspit, and other scifi and fantasy garbage that gets pumped out to everyone (with some rare exceptions). The same has happened in the animation industry. Nobody knows how to make a hand drawn cartoon using traditional cells etc from start to finished product in-house any more (just look at what the WB animators managed.... They also knew how to make a cartoon actually funny and witty....most cartoon animation from the big studios just aren't funny any more and the characters just lack real movement and 'life'. I see way more talent and genuine entertainment on KZbin, made by tiny independent studios and solo artists.

[@marvinnikolaiotto9832]

My favourite episode. With an excellent Kirk Douglas.

[@Letterman0412]

Really great episode. It's basically a love letter to the movie Paths of Glory.

[@brentmiedema7002]

This was Kurk Douglas again, and it was right out of his movie Paths of Glory.

[@GasCityGuy]

My favorite episode from TFTC

[@colinmontgomery5492]

"Damn!"

[@mattgaldikas1511]

RIP Mr. Douglas you will be missed

[@timdaugherty4014]

He's with Eric now.

[@DickHolmes33]

I saw this back in the day. The grittiness of the WW1 set was well done. SGT Ripper, played by Henrickson, was a badass. The scene where he goes down fighting with that pump shotgun was the scene I always remembered.

[@jct9099]

One of Alan Silvestri's best dramatic electronic scores!

[@figbat1]

What a great story and eoisode!

[@seattlered3018]

Well there you have it, he finally got the recognition of a brave man after all, whether he liked it or not.

[@dustingatzke8714]

I would never want my son to ever be like me but himself in a good way but I always want him more better than me I never would be that selfish to do that to my blood that was sad.

[@FabledHeroes3351]

Just a friendly reminder sometimes monsters don’t have fangs or claws sometimes there as human as you or I

[@spencer9819]

I didn't remember this episode untill the end. That end really got me as a kid.

[@peterleonard9846]

Wonderful episode. A lot to unpack in short form. Seems like a condensed riff on "Paths of Glory" with some of the same cast 😄 The general was tough but fair. At a certain point he says something to the effect of, and I am paraphrasing: "how can I send someone else's sons to die if I can't do the same with my own" He had his own selfish needs at the end. Making his son's execution seem "honorable". But it benefitted both of them that way. The son/Lieutenant was not a very 3 dimensional or likeable character. It wasn't as if his troops felt like they were facing some impossible objective. And that the lieutenant was some noble savior. They WANTED to go. He wasn't trying to save their a$$es, he was preserving his own and if the troops came along for the ride, so be it. I read/heard that the last US soldier killed during the Great War was something on the order of "Suicide by Hun". He had bee a Sergeant but been busted down for some infraction. He felt so ashamed and didn't want to face his family after the war. He charged a German machine gun nest at a sleepy border point within seconds of the war ending. These guys knew the war was going to end at a certain hour and they were just looking at their watches on both sides waiting for the whistle. This guy single handedly charged the German check point. The Germans begged for him to stop, they knew it would be a ridiculous loss. But he didn't and the Germans had no choice but to kill him. Anyway, it's what I read. Don't know if it's true or not but it sure gives one pause to think...

[@quasarulas3968]

they didn't try and make the son likable per say. all the episodes involve punishing the characters for their wrong doings and they usually come to a sticky end. that said his motives were more understandable/relate able than most of the characters in the other stories

[@younghustlegang]

Sad he died literally one minute before the armistice too effect and also a French Commander chose not to sign for a cease fire truce that day causing the death of another 11k soldiers

[@angelabasset4960]

"tough but fair" he killed his own son. Awful person.

[@orimoreau3138]

@@angelabasset4960 are you saying if you're fair there are absolutely no circumstances where you should kill your own son?

[@DarlingMySweet]

@@orimoreau3138 this situation didn't call for it.

[@jaygill5582]

Kirk Douglas, Eric Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Lance Henriksen and Paul Mitchell as "the priest"

[@squamish4244]

Kirk Douglas has the robust physique of a 72-year-old man who plans on living another 30 years.

[@andrewbloom7637]

He was 74 years old when the episode originally aired in August 1991, and he lived about another 29 years before finally passing away in February 2020, at the age of 103. So, long story short, your comment isn't entirely off.

[@squamish4244]

@@andrewbloom7637 Goddamn! 74 years old! Especially in 1991, that kind of vigour was unusual. They've actually done studies of people who end up living to be centenarians and they have found that they are literally biologically younger than other people of the same age. Crazy.

[@DevlinBlake]

Unpopular opinion I'd like to believe there's a special place in h*** for parents like this. It's clear only had him because he wanted another him. He didn't care about his son living a good life at all. Or he wouldn't have insisted he join the army. Some people don't deserve to be parents. But you can't license them.

[@michaelleary334]

To quote Tod Higgins: “You need a license to buy a dog. You need a license to drive a car. Hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.”

[@chrisneely8130]

Why the hell do they have the phone lines so close to the germans? Why not put them behind friendly trenches??

[@robertmiles1603]

They did a damn good job making an episode here.

[@AmirA-zv6uk]

General before father.

[@cybernautadventurer]

had the lieutenant accepted his punishment, i think the general would paradoxically have reduced his sentence to dishonourable discharge

[@Professor-of-Gaming]

@@cybernautadventurer no, his punishment was set in stone. What the general did was give his son the illusion of escape, so he wouldn't die afraid. In a sense, it was his final gift to his son. He didn't want his son to die kicking and screaming, and afraid of death. The general took away the fear until the very last second. It seems cruel, but it was actually a kindness in a way

[@masterzombie161]

His son never wanted to be a soldier, but the father did it anyway and it costed a lot of lives.

[@Heretic1981]

@@Professor-of-Gaming I still think his dad was king of the assholes. But I gotta temper it a bit with the setting. General's son, WWI, they're drafting. Would have looked real bad and hurt morale if he was lenient. *I* wouldn't have let my kid get in that position in the first place

[@l21n18]

@@Professor-of-Gaming nope

[@fishman9240]

Somewhere in France lol

[@jasonlyles1608]

lul

[@andrejplesnar1649]

RIP Kirk Douglas

[@kevp9601]

Happy Fourth of July, Everyone ! !

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

This and Demon Knight are the best of the series.

[@SilvioManfredDante85]

Rest in Peace, Kirk!!

[@depp5275]

that's brilliant, the best kind of fear is when you give them hope first before facing it

[@BillyBones-ui9ck]

The story line for this episode was actually inspired by an episode of gunsmoke from the 60s. It was about a retired Army officer who's son was going to be hanged for murder, then he made his son believe the execution would be botched, because his son couldn't hold up to his responsibility, and was a coward to face the consequences

[@headphonic8]

It's the same trick from the ending of the opera Tosca, which is older.

[@javi__...]

How can it be inspired from Gunsmoke when its taken from an issue of shock and suspense stories from 1952?

[@PungiFungi]

I heard "Yellow" was shot for another anthology series based on EC Comics...Two Fisted Tales or Shock Suspense Stories. But the series didn't get of the ground so they used it for Tales From the Crypt.

[@ZemeckisTEN]

Damn. That was really great. Though, that’s to be expected when Robert Zemeckis is involved.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

This is the son of Kirk's that died around 2006.

[@digitalcthulhu143]

2004 I believe.

[@seanmarcum9753]

Holy shit. I've been looking 15 years for this. Couldn't find it anywhere... until... now.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

The battle scenes in this were better than 1917

[@Motownsports89]

The germans can actually aim in this show. Those germans in 1917 must've all been drunk or just terrible shots

[@coolguyy9656]

“DAAAAMN “ god Daaamn”😂

[@bassbuckmaster]

Every time that one actor is in a episode, its a good one. The sergeant. " damn.... god damn" . The gambling character is a another good one. Chop poker i think its called.

[@ShadowSonic2]

His name is Lance Henriksen, one of the most prolific character actors EVER.

[@Razzy1312]

You should look up his IMDB. If you liked his work on this show you'll like a lot of the films he's been in too. He's one of the old horror/sci-fi staple actors.

[@kgreene104]

@@Razzy1312 I remember him mostly as the android, Bishop, in Aliens. But he's had a LOT of roles. Another good one was in "Powder"

[@bimbobaggypants4820]

Father if the year award contender. Michael Douglas's brother sounded just like him.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Looked a lot like him too.

[@MuppetHell]

Dan Aykroyd in a unfiorm: _a w o o g a_

[@MissBoxxx]

I personally think he isn't that bad looking nowadays.

[@andrewbloom7637]

@@MissBoxxx Pardon me, but have you seen him nowadays? He definitely looks terrible. He could either improve his physique, or shave his head, or maybe both.

[@MuppetHell]

@@andrewbloom7637 Damn imagine thinking that Dan now still isnt handsome. Smh

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Dan Aykroyd makes Jesse Ventura seem grounded in reality by comparison.

[@elenabenz5882]

He looked cute in that uniform.

[@martinmoore2468]

This is the only hourly episode of the TV series. This episode lasts for almost an hour.

[@rickhensley5963]

This is one of my favorite episodes. It shows in graphic detail, the horrors of war. As a veteran I'm most impressed with little things like Captain Milligan and how he calls cadence. It's not, Attention," but, "tenhut." And the soldiers execute a perfect about face. There must have been a military advisor on set.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Ever seen the episode called “Horror In The Night”? Elizabeth McGovern was in that episode!

[@greg.soular]

Top 5 episode for me easy, honestly probably the best.

[@Asburybrad]

Kubrik's Paths of Glory brought me here

[@meep_murp8758]

This was the only TFTC episode that made me cry. :(

[@chrissystewart6268]

I miss watching Tales from the Crypt & I miss the Crypt Keeper because of his laugh 😂😂 . The Crypt Keeper is an legend a great storyteller