Unbelievable Challenge!!-SECRETS Revealed! "The Twilight Zone"--The After Hours

Unbelievable Challenge!!-SECRETS Revealed! "The Twilight Zone"--The After Hours
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[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Anne was indeed a great actress. During her later years, my husband became a regular email corresponder with her. He worked in the film industry in the 1970s, so they had a lot to chat about. She sent us a personally autographed photo. She was very down to earth, quite a friendly woman. She was struggling with lung disease from smoking, just as Frank and Dino, and so many other actors of her era had in their later life. Unlike many stars, Anne ran her own little website. If you wrote to her, it was really her that replied. She was a highly capable performer, and left behind a huge range of work, from Honey West, to the young woman born on Altair, to the desert dweller of Black Rock, she gave us dynamic and vibrant portrayals... Sincerely missed by her fans, may her Spirit rest in peace.

[@johnderosa2276]

She was a favorite of mine but I had no idea she had a website. I have some clippings of her attending Jeffrey Hunter's birthday.

[@cjsansoo7]

Her show " Honey West," was what got me into martial arts. That show introduced me to the world of martial arts. It preceded " The Green Hornet " therefore is was Anne Francis not Bruce Lee who was the reason I earned a Master's Degree in Kung Fu.

[@Scorchy666]

I regret not knowing about her website until she became too ill to reply to requests. She had some iconic roles, including Forbidden Planet.

[@veronicageorge7820]

@ Jennifer WhiteWolf Thank you for sharing

[@veronicageorge7820]

@@cjsansoo7 I enjoyed reading that. Thanks for sharing.

[@sallyn2393]

One of the best episodes, in my opinion. The twist is so clever and so unexpected. When I first watched as a kid, I took it for what it was, and it was quite creepy. But watching as an adult, I think there are meanings that go deeper than just the face value of the story. And, until now, I had no clue that it was a mannequin and not Anne Francis! Wow! So much relatability in this episode when you think about it. Great video, Rick. 👍👍👍👍

[@mercedescunningham2436]

A favorite.

[@tiffsaver]

What I'd give to have that mannequin they made of her! It's got to still be around, somewhere. Remember the time machine used in Rod Taylor's "The Time Machine"? Someone actually found it in a junk shop, in pieces. Then he bought it, and spent thousands restoring it to its former glory, where it is now touring the country to be enjoyed all over again.

[@carmellocuevas3900]

Saw this episode when it first ran . I was about 11 and it, along with Agnes Moorehead and the aliens, are two of my favorites!!

[@bettytabar6698]

This is one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. It used to scare me to death as a kid. I always thought store mannequins were creepy. Anne Francis is one of my favorite actresses, too. I agree that she is wonderful in this particular episode. Watching as an adult, I really like the story even more as I see the metaphors and deep meanings.

[@randytim512]

This is a favorite of mine. Anne Francis was perfect for this part. The writing and direction was perfect at building the suspence of the mystery of what was happening. It was creepy and it haunted you after watching it. Excellent video Rick. Great Choice.

[@ironsidefan]

Ann Francis recounted in an interview about her work on this episode that unlike any other television series she ever worked on that unique to just this series alone there at MGM the entire cast and crew rehearsed the entire episode day after day for an entire week before any filming of any sort whatsoever at all began, so as she put it everyone knew their part and everyone else’s cold like a well old machine. I found that quite fascinating. Ann was really impressed with that fact about how the Twilight Zone was produced.

[@tiffsaver]

I loved how she mentioned that, too. Like the old saying goes: "They don't make them like this anymore."

[@LindaStoronsky-yk4df]

I love Anne France and this episode. It did not have or need much dialog.

[@jamesdrynan]

Great background story! Thanks.

[@martinbeneteau309]

This is one of my favorite episodes. Very well cast. I also read that Ann Francis got to keep the head of her mannequin.

[@bobhollenbeck1063]

This episode was certainly one the best of the series! It gives me chills each time I watch it, which is for sure the acting, direction, and pacing and the way it's shot. Love it! Great job Rick!

[@terrylstarks]

At the time with “The Twilight Zone , The Outer Limits” and the others. This was on the cutting edge with “The Birds” and other brilliant shows and films of this genre!!!!! Thanks Rick, I loved this and Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!!!!

[@cjsansoo7]

This episode was / is one of my favorites. You had the feeling that someone or something was going to jump out any second. As a child I was terrified. Thank you for this and please give us more Twilight Zone.

[@AnthonyBarthelCurbside]

You got me hooked on the Twilight Zone again - I found it on Hulu. Thanks, Rick!!

[@coffeecatsandsparkle]

Definitely one of the spookiest episodes! Love the double-meaning of 'Anne Francis was perfectly "cast" '!! I learned a lot from TZ growing up, especially from my all-time favorite "Nick of Time." Glad you're doing these deep-dives, fun to relive!

[@michaelgutman4910]

After Hours is my favorite Twilight Zone episode. When Anne Francis says calmly at the end, "I'm a mannequin." It's mind blowing.

[@michaelshockley4270]

Yes. The Twilight Zone is one of my favourite shows. It seems like a normal show at the beginning with some twist or becomes twisted twards the end. Either it is surprising or a horribly slow realization comes over me to look for a way off this ride into ....The Twilight Zone.

[@ricknineg]

I like that description. Very Serling-esque

[@wiseguymaybe]

Ann Francis, loved her in the classic Sc-iFi 1956 probably my top 10 popular movies 'Forbidden Planet. This movie obviously influenced Star Trek 10 years later. Thank you Rick. I knew those were real manikins at the end. You just confirmed. My favorite show is season 2 "The Obsolete Man" because it accurately predicts the society we live in today.

[@EricBowersTrekkie]

Yes, since I was a little kid, this has always been a favorite. Thanks for reminding me of this wonderful episode!

[@williamrooth]

This was a great episode. I loved her in, "Forbidden Planet". She was a great looker as well as an accomplished talent! She was one of a kind.

[@CaptainSisko1972]

This was a great episode!

[@danieliwinski8359]

This is probably one of my 5 favorite TZ episodes. I was hooked when she went to that top floor and there was only one item and one clerk there. The first time I watched this I had no idea where the episode was going. It is amazing how captivating these episodes are even today.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Cool to hear more stuff regarding The Twilight Zone. It’s always interesting to find out some secrets and facts not exactly common knowledge. Keep up the great work Rick!

[@Ron4885]

Yeah, please keep making these videos. I love The Twilight Zone and learning all this is fantastic.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks!

[@judykessinger3552]

Thank You for adding The Twilight Zone to your videos. The ninth floor and when she was locked in were the scariest parts of this episode, the silence and wondering what or who may be lurking around. The mannequins were so lifelike adding to the mystery of the show. Great job on the writing and acting.

[@kellywilliamson2187]

Anne Francis - Astoundingly beautiful and talented! And, the special effects with the mannequins was off the charts even by today's CGI effects.

[@daveogarf]

I'd forgotten about this episode! Yes, you brought it all back, and I remember being creeped out by the twist.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

After Hours is one of my favourites. Anne Francis appeared in two other episodes of The Twilight Zone. One as a witch. Another favourite.

[@Dinar_Chick]

This was an excellent episode. I saw it when it was first out on CBS!!! Rod Searling was one of a kind and we lost him too early. There will never be another Twilight Zone. Most of the good episodes were haunting! Loved them all.

[@visionsandreams2425]

This is one of my favorite episodes! That actress did a great job at creating haunting suspense and making me real like I was actually walking in her shoes. It’s definitely one of the creepiest episodes lol 💕

[@VonSolo5]

You pretty much wrote the exact thing I was going to write 🙌

[@DonJay130]

Such a terrific episode. Looking back on it, I remember that I got chills when I first realized what was going on. Thanks for all the great info on it. Speaking of Ann Francis, if you ever wanted to do a video about Honey West, that would be great. 👌

[@dooglebee]

This is one of my all time favorite episodes. It built up really well and I did not see the ending coming. To this day, I think about mannequins I see in stores coming to life. The kind they have now days would be pure nightmare fuel! 😱😄

[@jamessawyer8889]

I have been a big fan of TZ, & I'll watch the marathon on Sci-fi channel, I've got a couple of books on the show, so you can have a bunch of episodes committed to memory, that episode is definitely a real spooky one, it's interesting how the episode starts, you don't suspect anything at first, then it gets interesting, & as things go along, it gets a little MORE interesting, & spooky sets in, then it all unfolds, you're into the ectoplasmic vortex, & then it's over, & you scratch your head asking yourself, is it real, or are you in shock because it sets your head to whirl????? Tune into the next episode, & go hmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

[@55Ramius]

Loved this one. Ranks right up there with my favorites of Twilight Zone.

[@hondaguy59]

Wonderful job presenting behind the scenes secrets of this episode. I absolutely love Anne Francis & really enjoyed her performance in 'Forbidden Planet'

[@karensteck3800]

I just binge watched twilight zone

[@SM-gl8yo]

Very well done featurette, thank you. My thoughts having just rewatched this episode (and already knowing the spoiler) is how wonderful Miss Francis's acting is, of course, equaled by her amazing beauty. I was focused on the execution of this episode and appreciative of all the artistry involved. I had met the film editor, legendary Bill Mosher, so all his work on this series, his having edited so many of the first season classics, always adds to my enjoyment.

[@lindabilodeau375]

My absolute favorite episode. When I first saw it many years ago. It gave me the creeps. Still does. Anne Francis is superb.

[@JoeLinnMN]

I’d love to see you do a video on my favorite Twilight Zone episode: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. At the time it was written, it appeared to reference the McCarthy hearings. Sadly, its themes of prejudice and tribalism seem even more fitting today.

[@forrestphillis293]

this was done so well you dont really know what happens til the end

[@roberttelarket4934]

Her best film was the 1956 Forbidden planet where she played the daughter Alaira Morbius! She was a beauty but the real stealer of the movie was Robby the Robot and the very space-age flying saucer. I saw the movie on t.v. when I was 11 in the early 1960s! Still watch it every time I can.

[@richardmark9161]

There’s no reason that it would be “their biggest challenge“ to do this in 1960. The artists Of that time and long before were just as capable, if not more so, than artists working today. These days those manikins would’ve been CGI.

[@scottuehlinger7887]

The Snotty Salewoman (name I forget) was also a big vet of early 60s TV...appearing in Thriller, Perry Mason, Burkes Law, My Favorite Martian and MANY other Series.....

[@alfredodoardi2717]

i love the episode, and every new years, im lucky enough to catch it on the scifi channel. I cant explain my attraction to many of the episodes, such as this one, but to me, its engaging from end to end. After dozens of viewings, i'm still happy with the plot twist, and, (maybe ive just realized my attraction) Rod's closing commentary. He does lead us into, another dimension. Thanks for the post, keep 'm comin'!

[@carolynharmon7074]

One of the Best, I have a cousin named Marsha and we use to torment her, "Marsha, Marsha you remember now Marsha". This episode was really creepy which made it so good.

[@Brian-Burke]

Another well-written and well-acted episode. The atmosphere of the empty store level was great.

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

My mom, uncle, and I are absolutely TZ fanatics; we all discovered it by watching the reruns. Anne Francis was also in my very favorite episode, 'Jess Belle'. My uncle still sneaks up behind me at the store where I work and whispers, "Who do you think you're fooling, Marsha?" thanks to this episode. It's never been one of my favorites, but I never thought it was creepy.

[@cadeevans4623]

I remember the after hours that was a great episode from the twilight zone great show love finding out the secrets revealed behind the scenes and the stuff that goes on revealing stuff and secrets I forgot about this one until now I need too watch this perusal rick thanks for sharing the info and secrets awesome show and episode 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrLou345]

One of my favorite episodes and what's not to love with Ann Francis, just a gorgeous woman!

[@brendaescalon2175]

Love this one….as a child, I really believed they came to life after the stores closed.

[@jasonjmarchi]

Rick, you should interview the actor who played Timmy Danvers from "You Drive." I can call him and see if he would be willing unless you already have access to him.

[@barrymccarty4222]

I really missed the episode with Art Carney when he played the department store Santa and found a sack of gifts. I won't say anything more than this because I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it.

[@irishis3]

I just recognized Ann Francis from an episode of Perry Mason. You know how you see an actor out of context and it drives you crazy. Thanx for the clarity. I love Twilight Zone. ‘Next stop Willoughby’ is a fave

[@MrGlenn7710]

I like the Twilight Zone! I liked this episode! I remember over 10yrs ago they would have a New Years Marathon 24hrs from New Years Eve to New Years day back to back episodes. I loved it and i recorded it! I dont have cable so i don't know if they still do that or not on the Sci-Fi Channel. Regardless ill be watching my Twilight Zone recordings beginning Friday New Years Eve 2021 to New Years Day 2022 all day.! Rod Serling was ahead of his time! Very interesting man and what he went through to air his episodes. Its on KZbin. Great documentary about him. Thanks for posting!

[@PaddyEdwardC]

I really liked the episode.

[@spankyharland9845]

This is what happens at every government office. One employee every month gets to act like a nice human being.

[@cloudysky2]

This was one of my favorite episodes, very scary and eerie! At end I was surprised about her being a mannequin! Rod did a good job writing this episode!

[@gregmiller9710]

fancy gold, silver thimbles were collectables back in the day

[@TheReneex]

It's one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes.

[@paulmasgalajian8102]

One of the greatest examples of cinematic creativity. This has been my favorite Twilight Zone episode for decades.

[@dbell582]

If I’ve seen this episode, I don’t recall it but I’m so going to find it and watch it. I find it hard to believe I missed any but this is only vaguely familiar. What a fascinating story. Can’t wait to watch it. Ty Rick!

[@ricknineg]

You’re most welcome! Try to forget the twist that I mentioned and enjoy it. It’s a great one.

[@donnicholas7552]

Excellent episode! It scared me a lot, when I first saw it! Anne Francis was great in this! Even knowing the ending, this is still a fun episode to re-watch.

[@stephaniecruzado384]

Can you please number 12 looks just like you

[@Animei9]

I love watching your videos. And this is one of my favorite episodes. As for the thimble, I'm sure this has already been mentioned, but people who sew still use thimbles. They still serve the same purpose they always have. And they don't usually go on the thumb. I have a couple of different kinds. But I still the love classic ones. What she's buying is a decorative thimble, which isn't usually used for sewing. They're collected and displayed. I don't collect them, but I've seen such collections. When I first saw this, I was really young and it was kinda scary. As an adult, not so much. But still suitably creepy. This series was amazing and will always be a classic, with this episode near the top

[@arthurkornblum9771]

What an amazing episode of frightening moments and acting perfection. An amazing performance by Anne, that makes this episode one of the best in the history of the series. Rod Serling does it again!!!

[@LeAnimal65]

I remember this episode well, AND it's remake in the 80's version of the show, I think with Terry Farrell. VERY creepy, indeed!

[@Multi1mark]

Yes this was a great episode and Anne Francis did a superb job and the did build up and surprised me at the end. And yes do more twilight zone episodes.

[@AI4QT]

Indeed one of my favorites of the series... As a kid watching this episode, I always thought the elevator operator was Bing Crosby until I became older. Then again, as a kid Walter Cronkite reminded me of Walt Disney and often wondered how he was lucky to be on television weekdays and Sunday nights.

[@ricknineg]

I feel your sentiment in mixing up actors. I do it myself

[@jons.6216]

"Climb off it, Marsha!" I have always enjoyed the episodes in "the current day" of Twilight Zone over the ones about westerns and war as the setting!

[@tammyevans7333]

Very interesting, creepy

[@SicilysCloset]

Yes! This episode scared the crap out of me as a child! So eerie! I was scared to go to the department stores with my grandma soon after.

[@christystanhope5499]

love this one!

[@Jasona1976]

Great episode...Big AF fan.

[@jimgelineau2773]

What a Creepy episode..A Must See for anyone who likes suspence

[@christopherkraft1327]

This was indeed a creepy episode but it's one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes!!! Not only was Ann Francis beautiful, she was a terrific actress!!! Thanks Rick for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍🎄

[@lorih2924]

I’ve watched that episode a number of times. Keeps my attention every time. Every time there’s a Twilight Zone marathon I watch . Anne Frances was the right pick for that role. The Mask episode is one of my favorites also.

[@coloradostrong]

At 05:38 I was reading the elevator floor indicator and figured out *B* as _basement_ *G* as _ground_ but I was stumped at *M* After looking around, *M* refers to the _mezzanine_ floor. A _mezzanine_ is an intermediate floor (or floors) in a building which is open to the floor below. It is placed halfway up the wall on a floor which has a ceiling at least twice as high as a floor with minimum height. And I believe *R* is roof. Edit, I forgot the roof. 🛗

[@1234larry1]

Anne Francis is remarkable. Beautiful and so smart. She made this episode with her brilliant acting. I love her in everything she did.

[@ricknineg]

She was brilliant

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

She looked like a human Barbie doll. She was so beautiful

[@pl5624]

I liked elizabeth Allen....she played the authoritative figure well.

[@kevinsbookcase59]

What a wonderful review!!! I was a kid when this originally aired (62now) and I really didn't understand what was happening. Now years later...when I watch this episode, it really is one of the best ones in the series. My favorite is the one with Burgess Meredith... I'm an avid reader with glasses...and I really felt his pain when his glasses broke. Sorry 😊 got off track!!! Fantastic episode and review!!!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Except he could go into every optomitrists and try on glasses until he found the right pair that would let him read

[@kevinsbookcase59]

@@lazyhomebody1356 there was that 😂

[@moealbert7339]

That episode was called Time enough at last.I have to place it in my top 5 favorites.

[@kevinsbookcase59]

@@moealbert7339 Thank you. I just couldn't come up with the title while I was typing 🤣 Brain has a problem sometimes connecting with the fingers!!!

[@moealbert7339]

@@kevinsbookcase59 Your welcome,and I hear you about the brain.I have that all the time.I guess its normal if it doesnt get to bad as we age.L.O.L.

[@marksanders7704]

"Yes second best; my favorite when the little girl makes the guy's dog disappear!" Valley of the shadow

[@mikedandurand3548]

Definitely one of my favorite episodes. Great learning this background information.

[@daler.steffy1047]

The women mannequins in the department store were incorrectly named; they should have been called "womanequins!"

[@texasray7301]

It is a very good episode, one of the best.

[@mikehagan4320]

I remember this episode from seeing Ann Frances picture. It was a good Twilight Zone. Another Fun video Rick. Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.

[@LesterMoore]

My two favorites were a Stop at Willoughby. Also Gig Young in Walking Distance. Both fantasies that were momentarily true.

[@death2pc]

Anne Francis : Game, Set, Match.

[@antonnym214]

Anne was so charming, I would have watched her read the phone book. I fell in love with her in Forbidden Planet and then in Honey West. She was in a lot of shows, like Alfred Hitchcock and The Fugitive and she is always good. This is in my top 10 Twilight Zones.

[@501rivet]

...this episode story stayed w/me as a kid in that if you mentioned Twilight Zone, this "department store" story would come to mind. I never understood the "gold thimble" bit....like in 1960, who and why does anyone buy a thimble, and what did that have to do w/the storyline. Agreed on Anne's reputation in the industry. Underrated, as she definitely had a distinctive personal style. Fortunately she made some good film/TV choices that will have her work noticed for eternity.

[@davidgleinbach7316]

As Lane Smith would say" IDENTICAL"....

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

Until now, I never knew that they used a custom mannequin of Anne Francis. All these years, I thought it was really Anne Francis with very heavy makeup, standing there absolutely still.

[@judd442009]

Wow! Rick, you have outdone yourself with this video. The background you presented about this TZ episode was amazing. I remember Anne Francis from this episode very well, but I can never forget her performance as Honey West and Bruce Biteabit, her pet ocelot on the show. Fridays as kid would have been less exciting without her show the year it was on TV. Too bad Honey West lasted only one season.

[@AS-mv5ky]

I have seen this episode a hundred times. I always thought the actors played both themselves and the mannequins. I would always watch closely every time it came on to double check! Wow. Now I know the truth!

[@wardkendall7095]

I saw this episode when it was first telecast. I was just a little boy back then, still a couple years away before JFK would be assassinated in Dallas. That's how long ago it was. To say the least, this episode was very frightening to a young boy in kindergarten. It remains one of my top episodes today.

[@kristen5174]

Rod Serling was from my hometown, Binghamton, NY. I caught the letters BGM over the elevator at 5:37, which was from my grandparent's home address. My grandparents knew Rod Serling. Such a great find!!

[@videolabguy]

Rod Serling really needed professional help. Thank goodness he never got it. His neurosis was the foundation of his genius. He never wrote a word that I didn't adore.

[@whosoever9198]

This episode had it all. It conjured up every person’s nightmare of manikins coming to life after the store closes.

[@valvenator]

If you want to try a real challenge, find a Twilight Zone episode that sucked. There were some better than others but none of them even came close to being bad. Plenty of good, even great series shows like this made before and after but nothing thus far beats it.

[@darnellwebb7609]

Marsha you're being selfish you took a month in one day you're only allowed a month

[@twinstar9]

Thimbles are still used, nutcake. Needles are still sharp.

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

I scared my butt back when and was a great story. It sure did stand out. More please! Now I HAVE to get back to the 9th floor.😨

[@adventureswithmymother]

Oh I want more twilight zone I could also do with the outer limits and Star Trek (the original series of course)

[@deeskers1]

I used to have the whole DVD set of these classic Twilight Zones and yes, this was one of my favorites and I agree, one of the more creepy shows of the series. Very eerie. They definitely set a mood and it worked. Really enjoyable and interesting to see how much work went into this and yes, actual people when in 'mannequin mode' wouldn't have worked near as well. And yes, definitely more classic Twilight Zones, please!

[@chrisn7259]

Anne Francis was a friend of mine, and I got to accompany her to a tribute in her honor in Hollywood in the late nineties. The group showed Forbidden Planet and this episode to the audience, and it was quite surreal to sit next to her as we watched this. It was the show that made me a fan when I was a kid when it was first shown. She was quite proud of it and I agree that it contains one of the best performances of her entire career.