USA, 16 November 1966
50m
35mm film, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
Series: ABC Stage ’67 (1966-1967) – series 1, episode 9
An American fantasy television episode directed by Paul Bogart.
Plot Summary
Poet Charles Snell decides to drop out of society and live in a department store. But he’s amazed to find that a group of other people are already doing exactly that, and that once you move into the store, it’s impossible to leave – anyone trying to go is transformed into a mannequin.
Credits
Crew
Director: Paul Bogart
Francis Productions Inc.
Script: James Goldman
Story: John Collier
Music Arranged and Conducted by: Norman Paris
Assisted by: David Shire
Songs: Stephen Sondheim
Cast
Anthony Perkins (Charles Snell)
Charmian Carr (Ella Harkins)
Dorothy Stickney (Mrs Monday)
Larry Gates (Roscoe Potts)
Margaret Bannerman, Margaret Baker, Leonard Elliott, Mike Meola, Dorothy Sands, Magaretta Warwick (store people)
