The Dark Stranger (TV-1955) EDMOND O'BRIEN

The GOLDEN AGE of TELEVISION: This episode, originally from season 1 of the anthology series The Star and the Story, was first broadcast in syndication on January 8, 1955. Restored and edited by PizzaFLIX.
Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Woodward, Evelyn Ankers
Director: Arthur Ripley
A writer's crime novel becomes a terrifying reality when he meets a woman exactly like the main character of his story and he is in the role of the killer!

[@Creamstp]

I was born in 1956 and the feel of this "Short Story" was exactly the feel I got watching TV as a child. I'm a big fan of PizzaFix.

[@monicaroberts78]

I was born in 58'..i also remember these.. Just about. Saturday TV /movies ❤

[@vasantinamdar2204]

Very interesting. Our. O'brien and Joanne Woodward give memorable performances. Thanks.

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[@Ripplin]

Edmond O'Brien? Well, that's an automatic watch for me! :)

[@hawaiisidecar]

His facial expressions and voice really makes him a great actor.

[@MOGGS1942]

Me too, Ripplin.

[@kathyjohnsen165]

Edmond is a good choice for me also.💞

[@fredf7457]

I didn't know Edmond O'Brien before until I saw D.O.A. on TV today. Now I want to see more of him.

[@MOGGS1942]

There's a lot out there. He was very versatile. He could play good guys and bad guys with equal effect. Also appeared in westerns, and even a musical comedy. He was a top actor. A film Star.

[@MOGGS1942]

Terrific play. Great performances by the players. I loved Ms. Woodward's record player. It put my 1960's Dansette in the shade. 😁

[@yvonnecraven-griffiths5427]

These old movie 🍿 🤩🎥uploads are just wonderful! I used to watch them with my Grandmother on Sunday afternoons..many 🌒 moons ago now😌🥰. Thank you

[@patriciahaskins1956]

Excellent! Edmond O'Brien is always a pleasure to watch and Joanne Woodward was SO young in this. Great story, I was so sure he was going to open his hand and there would be her earring! Thanks! 🌈🌈🌈

[@jrperlita11]

Mr.O'brian was an outstanding actors

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

This move is very intriguing. It is like a Twight Light Zone episode.

[@MOGGS1942]

I was just about to post the same comment.

[@Geronimo122]

Engaging plot line on this one-- excellent!

[@MOGGS1942]

Two minutes in, and WOWIE, the beautiful Joanne Woodward appears. That's the icing on the cake for me. Love anything with Edmond O'Brien.

[@shirleyrandle3138]

thanks PF you always bring on the best

[@r.6731]

This is a classic!! Very nice!!👍👍

[@kevinvalentinocasanova8416]

Such a nice upload

[@kennyguitarallen5662]

great little story

[@miapdx503]

This one had a Twilight Zone feel to it. Bending reality...cool.

[@wendesmith6240]

Thank you for the program. I love Edmund O'Brien - he isn't seen often enough. My only complaint is about the audio - not loud enough. The low volume is not my device as I often have to turn the volume down.

[@kevinvalentinocasanova8416]

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[@biaedwards4025]

Expertly plotted and acted. Thank you.

[@redfish9809]

Good movie! Thank you!

[@catdog2706]

I can't say enough about Edmond O'Brien he certainly certainly what is the very best actor I love every single movie he played in and I watch them over and over again

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[@simplyhere3893]

Very excellent movie! Thank you for posting.

[@loisrossi841]

Many thanks.

[@ChristopherScottDixon]

TY for a superb drama :-)

[@erbl6779]

what an actress, Joanne Woodward, what a beauty. pleasure to see her two years before "Three Faces of Eve" exploded on big screen.

[@billiewilson5197]

Good show! Good ending 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🙋🏽

[@mikenixon2401]

Great progam episode. This could have been made into a full length film. Funny, I starting to remember some of my childhood in the 1950s in black and white. ... added and like it.

[@catdog2706]

Love all I mean all of his movies thank u

[@maggieb369]

I really like Edmund O’Brien! I discovered him only recently and look forward to looking up his films .If anyone has recommendations, I would appreciate them very much!

[@stephenater9687]

D.O.A. Edge of your seat!

[@maggieb369]

Stephen Ater thanks!

[@michaelwertzy9808]

@@maggieb369, D.O.A. Absolute classic! It's on YT! Gripping, to say the least!

[@maggieb369]

michael wertzy thanks!

[@butterflyladeda1080]

The Hitch-Hiker, Man in the Dark and Shield for Murder are good Edmund O’Brien movies, they are on youtube. If you search IMDb for Edmund O’Brien, you will get a list of all his movies.

[@alpha-omega2362]

seems like it could have been a Twilight Zone episode...

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally presented on "THE STAR AND THE STORY" {N.Y. telecast: January 8, 1955}

[@MICKEYDELFINO]

One thumbs down from a person who has no taste in good solid entertainment.

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Hmm…. Very interesting :)

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[@dianalovescolors]

I like Pizzaflix too. So nice to watch these programs.

[@k.a.parker2576]

Edmond O'Brien is a jewel that few people nowadays have ever enjoyed. Thank you for posting this treasure 👍

[@manuelmaldonadojr2526]

@@dianalovescolors thank you Diana

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@@manuelmaldonadojr2526 you are so welcome.

[@eccoshoe1]

yep that is a young paul newmans wife....

[@kimivy7234]

Ha! That was pretty good! I've a.ways liked Edmond O'Brian!

[@PizzaFLIX]

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[@garrysekelli6776]

This Guy played Winston in 1984

[@audreymai2773]

Something about Edmond, reminds me of Humphrey Bogart. Can't quite place my finger on it.

[@spartandodge6034]

Even better the second time because I waited awhile.

[@radarnj8043]

@ PizzaFlix How do you find these artistic jewels? Joanne Woodward ... just wow how she played this role of self "awareness". Thank you!

[@wildchildhale9548]

Love her voice

[@Mimi-ex6jo]

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[@vonscharf]

Johnny Dollar 👍

[@asthecrowflies737]

Joanne Woodward is NINETY years old now and suffering from Dementia. Poor lady....

[@eccoshoe1]

strange, edmond obrien died of alsheimers complications...

[@mbvlove3133]

I wax right that was Joanne Woodward.

[@mosesmosestv]

Those pizza watermarks ruin these films. you're taking credit for others' work when all you did was upload them.

[@erbl6779]

he's a curator. he's not taking credit for anything but filling a need.

[@MOGGS1942]

I was too engrossed to notice.

[@Coupal1]

Everyone smoked in 1955!

[@bkfressh9224]

Edmond O'Brien suffered from Alzheimers towards the end of his life. He died not remembering who he was or how great of a talent he was. Woodward is so stale to me smh.

[@eccoshoe1]

edmond died a very sad death indeed....

[@adamnoman4658]

Life Is But A Dream Where's the beef? A disappointing failure of literary imagination at the end, but Woodward is very effective in her role as the ingenue, literally, and provides some very affecting moments tracing an arc from suspicion to passion and final bitter realization. O'Brien's performance is marred by his knowing too much.

[@erbl6779]

you mean there's no twist? you're right. "and then I awoke" is the coward's way out. Joanne is splendiferous.

[@adamnoman4658]

@@erbl6779 : Yes, precisely. "The coward's way out" is very well put. In a word, the screenwriter(s) surrendered. It is a sign of your sensitivity that you found Woodward "splendiferous."

[@TheCalico72]

With respect, I strongly disagree. This was no dream, and the "coward's way out" was not taken at the end. The story had to end as it did for there to be a positive outcome. The protagonist, aka the Dark Stranger, got so deep into his story that he fell in love with the girl he created, and she became a living, breathing human being to him. He had a psychotic break not a dream. He could no longer separate fantasy from reality. He came to in a mental ward. He'd been there 5 weeks, no doubt on medication and receiving other treatment. He didn't want to believe what Ruth was telling him, that there was no girl in the restaurant and no girl when he ran out into traffic, but he knew it had all been in his mind when he didn't find the earring in his coat pocket. That was a good thing because it meant that he had recovered or at least was on the road to recovery.

[@biaedwards4025]

@@TheCalico72 Very insightful!!! Would have been cliche if he found the earring.

[@TheCalico72]

@@biaedwards4025 Thank you! I'm glad you agree.

[@msbrowngault]

Misery

[@professfuckerQueens]

like.

[@dianalovescolors]

I like it too. Old movies are the best.

[@vivianlang5269]

This Movie is cool had me biting my nails what was left of them💕

[@ruivog]

Thank you.

[@artistalisonwinfield-burns4455]

She married the boy and was happy. Paul Newman. They lived in Manhattan.

[@vleldaddio210]

Most anything E O B is in is worth watching or listening to like Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 🙌👏👍 He was in alot of ground breaking movies like 77 Oceanside ,DOA, ,The Hitch Hiker, White Heat and his last role in The Wild BUNCH in which he was but a mere reflection of his Handsomeness in his youth Sad to see these beautiful stars get beaten by Father Time!!

[@vasantinamdar2204]

It reminds me of Portrait of Jennie starring Joseph cotton and Jennifer Jones