"[eerie music]" "(male presenter, off) There is a fifth dimension" "Beyond that Whichis known to man." "It is a dimension As vast as space" "And as timeless as infinity." "6s 00:00:17,434 -- 00:00:21,186 It is the middle ground Between light and shadow" "Between science And superstition" "And it lies between The pit of man's fears" "And the summit Of his knowledge." "This is the dimension Of imagination" "It is an area Which we call The twilight zone." "[music intensifies Dramatically]" "[cheerful music]" "Right here, Ladi es and gentlem en," "Special j u ly clean up sale!" "Lovely things, Calam in e lotion," "Good for su n bu rns!" "How about b i nocu lars?" "(male presenter, off) Street scene" "Summer, the present." "Man on the sidewalk Named lou bookman." "Age, sixtyish." "Occupation, pitchman." "Lou bookman, A fixture of the summer." "A rather m inor component To a hot july." "A nondescript Commonplace little man," "Whose life is a treadm ill" "Bu ilt out of sidewalks." "In just a moment, Lou bookman" "Will have to concern Himself with survival." "Because as of 3 o'clock This hot july afternoon" "He'll be stalked By mr." "Death." "[ominous music]" "[cheerful music]" "[lou laughs] (children) Hi, lou!" "(lou) Hello, darling!" "Oh, here, here." "Oh, my goodn ess, It is hot today!" "Yeah." "Let's s it down." "What are you Selling today, lou?" "Toys, lou?" "Are you selling toys?" "I'll show you What i was selling." "[chuckles]" "There's one for you." "Thanks, lou!" "That's alright, magg i e." "Here, ricky." "Thanks, lou!" "Now the lou bookman Social and ice cream hour" "Takes place Right after su pper." "The reg u lar Turn now!" "Don't forg et!" "Good bye." "(children) Bye, lou." "(lou) Don't forg et The ice cream, huh?" "[humming]" "[intense ominous music]" "You're, you're The man i saw On the sidewalk today." "You were writing In a book." "You are lou bookman, Aren't you?" "That's right." "Louis j." "Bookman," "Is there something I can show you?" "Maybe something In collar stays?" "I'll get that." "No, mr." "Bookman." "I'm not here To buy anything." "Now let's get To bus in ess, shall we?" "Lou is j." "Bookman, Ag ed 69, right?" "I'll be 70 In septem ber." "H m." "Occu pation, P itch man, right?" "Yeah, that's right." "[chuckles]" "Are you A census taker?" "Born in new york City in 1 890." "That's right, 1 890." "Father jacob bookman, Mother flora bookman." "Fath er's place of b i rth, Detro it, m ich igan," "Moth er's place of b i rth Syracuse, new york, right?" "That's right." "My goodn ess, [chuckles]" "You got it all down In that book there." "Yes, we have to keep These things eff ici ent." "Now today Is the 1 9th of j u ly." "And your departu re's At m i dnight tonight." "My departu re?" "[knocking at door]" "Oh, excuse me." "Hi, magg i e!" "The key's bad, lou." "Can you f ix it?" "Oh, sure, Come on right in!" "Come on in." "(chuckles)" "Let me see it." "Well, there's your Trou ble right there." "See that little cogwh eel?" "Well, you've been pushing In that key when you were Win ding it." "You see?" "See?" "Now It's all right." "See?" "I'd i ntroduce You two, only i Don't know your name." "No need." "I think i got it Now, lou." "This gentleman Came here to ask me A lot of qu estions." "What gentleman?" "[ominous music]" "That gentleman!" "What gentleman?" "(mr." "Death) Mr. Bookman, she can't See me or hear me." "Why not?" "Why not what, lou?" "Why can't you See him or hear him?" "See who, lou?" "It works great now, lou." "Thanks an awfu I lot." "See you after su pper, huh?" "Now wait a minute." "You haven't forgot Your man n ers." "Aren't you gon na Say goodbye?" "Oh, yeah." "Good bye, lou." "Thanks a lot!" "No, no, i mean To the gentleman there." "Oh, it's a gam e." "The i nvis i ble man." "Goodbye, i nvis i ble man." "See you After su pper, lou." "[suspense music]" "I can see you, Yet she can't." "(mr." "Death) Only those who are To accompany me Can see me." "Understand, mr." "Bookman?" "Uh, mr." "Bookman," "Only those that are To accom pany me can see me." "Now don't you think You ought to start making Your arrang em ents?" "Arrang em ents?" "For what?" "For your departu re." "My departu re where?" "[sighs] You just don't get it." "I just will never U n derstand you people." "You get the i diotic notion That life goes on forever." "Of course, it doesn't." "Everyone has To go sometime." "Go?" "You mean" "That's right." "And what i fu rth er Don't u n derstand" "How little you appreciate The natu re of your departu re." "Think of all The poor sou ls who Go in violent accidents." "The non precog n ition victi ms." "We're not perm itted To forewarn them." "You, mr." "Bookman, Fall into the category" "Of "natu ral causes."" ""natu ral causes?"" "Number on e, if in d you A very devious sort," "Number two," "I think that You're dishon est." "Number three, Why don't you say What you mean!" "Mr. Bookman, i've done Everything but phon e Your own u n dertaker." "How much clearer Do you want it?" "If you still Don't know who i am" "Then you're the du m best Man i've come up against." "[intense ominous music]" "You are-- You're death?" "Exactly, mr." "Bookman." "Now, shall we get Down to business?" "Time of departu re Is m i dnight tonight." "I trust that Will su it you." "Preordi nation is For death du ring sleep." "I assu me this too Will meet with Your approval." "You'll f in d This a relatively S imple and pain less" "No, just a minute." "I don't wanna go!" "No, they never do." "But there's No reason to go." "I'm a very h ealthy man!" "Outside of a slight cold I had last wi nter," "And a sliver that festered In that fing er there," "I don't think i've had A s ick day in 20 years!" "That may be," "But departu re time Is set for m i dnight." "And departu re Will be m i dnight." "Don't i have anything To say about that?" "We do listen to appeals" "But frankly, mr." "Bookman, There's very little here" "In the way of an Exten uating ci rcu mstance." "There are three major Categori es of appeals." "On e, is hardsh i p cases." "Now do you Have a wife or fam i ly" "Who might su ffer beyon d A reasonable po i nt Your dem ise?" "[softly] No, no fam i ly." "No." "The secon d category Is priority cases" "Statesm en, sci entists, M en on the verg e Of discoveri es." "I take it you're not working On any major sci entif ic Pu rsu it at the mom ent." "[softly] No [chuckles] no." "[firmiy] What's the third category?" "I don't think you're Qualif i ed here either." "U n f in ish ed bus in ess Of a major natu re." "You don't have Any u n f in ish ed Bus in ess, do you?" "Ah, but i do!" "In deed i do!" "That's it, You see." "I-- yeah." "I have some U n f in ish ed bus in ess." "U n f in ish ed bus in ess, yes." "I've never flown In a h elicopter." "That's it." "I've never flown" "(death) Insufficient, mr." "Bookman." "Anything else?" "Now you look here." "I've lived in this Room for 2 1 years." "And you keep popping up In corn ers of the room I've never even seen before." "Will you please Stay in one place?" "Is there anything Else, mr." "Bookman?" "Yes, yes." "I have never seen A zu lu war dance." "Now that's The answer right there." "So you'll have to give Me a couple of months to go Over to that zu lu cou ntry" "No?" "No." "U n f in ish ed bus in ess Of a major natu re" "Is something a man Had yearned for" "And something He m ight accomplish Given an extension." "Well, there is one thing." "What is it, mr." "Bookman?" "Well, between you and me," "I never made A tru ly big p itch." "I mean, i mean A big p itch." "A p itch big enough For the ski es to open up." "You know, A pitch for the angels." "Of course, It wouldn't mean Very much to you," "But it would mean A great deal to me." "It would mean That for one moment" "In my whole life I would have done Something successful." "It would mean That maybe the ch i ldren Would be very prou d of me." "The ch i ldren?" "Yes, yes, i've always Had qu ite a fon dn ess For ch i ldren, you know." "Yes, that's all Here in the record." "The problem here, Mr. Bookman, is that You'd requ i re delay u nti l" "U nti I i make a p itch!" "The kind of p itch I was talking to you about." "The one for the angels?" "That's right." "One for the angels." "I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Bookman," "But, no." "You see, these categories Are very specific" "And when reference is made To u n f in ish ed bus in ess Of a major natu re," "The only i nterpretation To be made here" "Is s imply that" "What-- what i mean Is that, uh," "U n fortu nately, mr." "Bookman," "An ab i lity to, to succeed" "In a given Profess ional ventu re" "Is really hardly Of a major" "M ean a great Deal to you, does it?" "A great deal." "All right, Mr. Bookman." "Under the circumstances I believe i can grant You a delay." "U nti l" "What do you mean 'u nti I?" "' U nti I you've made this p itch." "I can live ti l then?" "That's the ag reem ent." "Oh, well i think That's a f in e bargai n." "I didn't get your name." "Now, about This p itch, mr." "Bookman," "When might We expect it?" "Wh en?" "Oh, soon." "You know." "Maybe not this year, maybe Not for a couple of years, [chuckles] but soon." "I have the very odd feeling That you're taking Advantag e of me." "Oh, you have?" "Well, that's a p ity," "Because i am!" "You'll never catch me Making a p itch anymore." "You think you can Fool me, eh?" "[chuckles]" "I'll hardly open My mouth from now on." "[mischievous music]" "Really, mr." "Bookman?" "This is much more Serious than you i mag in e." "It's much more com plex Than yourealize, what You've just done." "Here i've gon e Out of my way to h elp you" "And this is the way Yourepay me?" "Mr. Bookman." "It won't just end here, You understand?" "There will be Consequ ences, you see?" "Fyi, that means For you in formation" "You made your bed And you shall have To sleep in it." "We made a bargai n That i don't have to go U nti I i make a p itch." "And you'll have to wait U nti I i make that p itch." "I can say this Without the least Fear of contradiction." "Have you got A long wait!" "[chuckles]" "That may well be, Mr. Bookman," "But s i nce you won't Come with me," "I've been forced To select an alternative." "[brakes screeching And woman yelling]" "[people shouting]" "Magg i e!" "I swear I didn't see h er." "She j u m ped right Off the curb and i Had no chance to stop." "I swear to you I never had no Chance to stop at all." "Well, then someon e Send for a doctor!" "Get an am bu lance." "I'll call on e." "(lou) You're gonna be All right, darling." "You're gon na Be just f in e." "Hi, lou." "Hello, sweetheart." "[intense ominous music]" "Lou?" "Yes?" "Who's that man?" "[ominous music]" "Do you see him?" "Yes, lou." "Hey, wait a minute." "You can't take h er." "No, s i ree, You can't take h er." "Now listen, i'll go." "N ever mind the p itch." "I don't even want to wait, I'll go right now." "You can't take h er." "I'll go with you, i'll" "[ominous music]" "(man) How's magg i e, doctor?" "(doctor) I can't tell." "I can't tell." "Doctor?" "It's hard to tell." "She's a very s ick Little girl," "But we'll know Soon, she shou ld have A cris is by m i dnight." "By m i dnight?" "I think by then." "He won't come here." "I won't let him come here." "[suspense music]" "[intense ominous music]" "Good evening, Mr. Bookman." "You've got Bus in ess in there?" "I most certain ly do." "It's quarter to 1 2 :00." "In 1 5 minutes, m i dnight." "That's my appo i ntm ent." "Mr. Death, that little G i rl's only 8 years old." "I'm ready now." "I'm sorry, mr." "Bookman, But i had to make Other arrang em ents." "It's imposs i ble To chang e them now." "She's to come With me at m i dnight," "So imust be In there at m i dnight." "And if you're Not in there?" "It would be pretty Much u n heard of." "You see, If i didn't get in there At precisely m i dnight," "Then the whole Timetable would Be upset." "It's u n heard of." "It's u n heard of?" "What are you Doing, mr." "Bookman?" "I'm just setting up A p itch, that's all." "At this time Of night?" "Oh, i very often Have a late sale." "Very often!" "Not many custom ers." "Oh, they'll be here." "They'll come rou n d-- You're here, anyway." "Oh, yes, i'm here." "But i'm afrai d I'm not much of a custom er." "How do you know?" "Have you seen my stock?" "Take this lovely ti e Here, for i nstance." "Oh, oh, excuse me." "What does that Look like to you?" "It looks like a ti e." "Feel it." "So" "Ladi es and gentlem en," "If you wi ll Feast your eyes" "On probably the most Exciting invention" "S i nce atom ic en ergy." "A s imu lated s i lk So fabu lously conce ived" "As to mysti fy Even the anci ent Ch in ese s i lk man u factu rers." "An almost u n bell evable Attention to detai l!" "It has a won derfu I Work of weaving." "[suspense music]" "(lou) Witness, if you Will, a demonstration Of tensile strength." "Feel that if you wi ll, s i r." "Unbelievable, isn't it?" "As strong as steel." "Yet as frag i le And delicate As shantu ng s i lk." "(lou) Picture if you will 300 years" "Of backbreaking Research and labor," "To develop this." "The absolute Ultimate in strength." "And what would You expect to pay" "For this fabu lous, I say fabu lous, i ncredi ble," "Amazing developm ent Of the tai lor's art?" "Would you pay 30 dollars a spool?" "25?" "20?" "1 0?" "Well, very well You might, s i r," "If you were trying To pu rchase this At stores." "But this fantastic thread Is not available in stores." "It is sm ugg led in By ori ental b i rds" "Especially train ed For ocean travel." "Each carrying a b it Quantity in a small satch el" "U n dern eath their Ru by th roats." "It takes 832 crossings" "To supply enough thread To go around one spool." "And tonight, At my special" "Get acquai nted, i ntroductory, M i d j u ly hot Summer sale" "I offer you this Fabu lous th read" "Not at 20 Dollars a spool," "Not at 1 0, not at 5," "But at the ridiculously Low price of 25 Cents a spool." "I'll take all you have." "(lou) Sewing needles, yarn," "Marvelous plastic shoelaces, Genu ine static eradicator" "Will f it Any stan dard radio," "Suntan oil, Eczema powder," "Razors, athlete's Feet destroyer," "How about some n ice S imu lated kash m i r socks" "All right, all right." "I'll take it all." "All of it." "Right there." "(lou) And now for The p i ece de res istance." "An item never before Offered in this or any Other cou ntry." "One guaranteed Live human man saver." "How's that?" "For what i ask" "You s i r, rece ive A wi lling, capable," "Worldly, highly soph isticated, Won derfu lly loyal" "Right hand man" "To use in any Capacity you see f it." "How's that?" "Me!" "Lou is j." "Bookman," "The first model Of his kind," "He comes to you With an absolute guarantee" "All parts i nterchang eable." "With a certif icate of 4 years Service ab i lity" "He eats little, He sleeps little," "He rests only occas ionally," "And there he is At your elbow" "At you beck and call Whenever you need him." "Mr. Bookman, you are A persuas ive man." "I challeng e Any other store" "Wholesale house Or in dustry" "To even come Close to matching What i offer you here." "Because my dear man," "I offer you, i offer you-- [bells toll]" "It's m i dnight!" "It's m i dnight and i've Missed my appo i ntm ent!" "Give her the sedatives Every three hours, M rs." "Polansky." "She'll be all right." "She just needs a lot Of rest now." "[bells continue to toll]" "She's all right." "One minute past 1 2 :00, mr." "Bookman." "And you made me Miss my appo i ntm ent." "Thank god." "A most persuas ive P itch, mr." "Bookman." "An excellent p itch." "Yes, it's qu ite a p itch, Very effective." "It's the best I've ever done." "It's the kind of a p itch I've always wanted to make." "A big on e." "A p itch so big," "So big that the sky Would open up." "A p itch for the angels." "That's right, A p itch for the angels." "[soft melancholy music]" "Well, i gu ess it's Time for me now." "As per our ag reem ent." "Well, i'm ready." "After you, mr." "Bookman." "Oh, excuse me, I forgot something" "I'll be back in a minute." "You never know Who might need Something up there." "U p there?" "U p there, mr." "Bookman." "You made it." "(male presenter, off) Louis j." "Bookman," "Age, sixtyish, Occupation, pitchman." "Formally, a fixture Of the summer," "Formally, a rather m inor Component to a hot july." "But throughout his life A man beloved by the children" "And therefore, A most important man." "It couldn't happen, you say?" "Probably not In most places," "But it did happen" "In the twilight zone." 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