The Inheritors (The Outer Limits)
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| The Outer Limits episode | |
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| “The Inheritors” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 & 11 |
| Guest star(s) | Robert Duvall Donald Harron James Shigeta (Part 1) |
| Writer(s) | Seeleg Lester and Sam Neuman (teleplay & story) Ed Adamson (story) |
| Director | James Goldstone |
| Cinematographer | Kenneth Peach |
| Production no. | 44 |
| Original airdate | November 21, 1964 November 28, 1964 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| “I, Robot” | “Keeper of the Purple Twilight” |
"The Inheritors" is the only 2-part episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. Part I was first aired on November 21, 1964; Part II on November 28, 1964.
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[edit] Opening narration (The Inheritors, Part I)
- In the troubled places of the world, the Devil's Hunter finds rare game. For man-made savagery is only the instrument for a secret terror stirring from its dark place of ambush...
[edit] Plot synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Four U.S. Army soldiers, with nothing in common other than having served in Vietnam and been shot in their heads, cheat death and begin working on a mysterious project. Intelligence officer Adam Ballard attempts to unravel the mystery behind the strange behaviour of the men, who attain I.Q.s above 200 each.
[edit] Closing narration (The Inheritors, Part I)
- "'Man looks up at the stars, and dreams his futile dreams. Child of the universe, his toys are ignorance, his games, fantasy. Not even master of his own fate, it is the Devil's Puppeteer who stretches his fingers to answer the question: What will happen next?"
[edit] Opening narration (The Inheritors, Part II)
- The Earth, tumbling grain of sand in the darkness of unending space, plays host to a strange and awful guest, unsought, uninvited, possessor of fearsome power purveyor of dark deed, a relentless traveler on the road to its mysterious goal...
[edit] Closing narration (The Inheritors, Part II)
- "'The Inheritors are on their way. In a universe of billions of stars, there are places of love and happiness. On this Earth, in this spot, magic settled for a moment. Wonder touched a few lives, and a few odd pieces fell smoothly into the jigsaw of Creation."
[edit] Cast
- Robert Duvall – as Adam Ballard
- Donald Harron – as Art Harris
- Steve Ihnat – as Lt. Minns
- Ivan Dixon – as Sgt. James Conover
- Dee Pollock – as Francis Hadley, PFC
- James Frawley – as Pvt. Robert Renaldo
- Ted de Corsia – as Randolph E. Branch
- Kim Hector – as Johnny Subiron
[edit] Part I only
- James Shigeta – as AIO Captain Newa
- Dabbs Greer – as E. F. Larkin
- William Winterside (William Wintersole) – as Prof. Andrew Whitsett
- Robert Cinder – as Jessup
- Leon Askin – as Shop Superintendent
- Sy Prescott – as The Guard
- Linda Hutchings – as The Nurse
- Robert J. Nelson – as The Surgeon
- Yoneo Iguchi – as Soldier (uncredited)
[edit] Part II only
- Jan Shutan – as Mrs. Subiron
- Joanne Stuart – as Miss Steen
- Paulle Clark – as Second Nurse
- David Brady – as Danny Masters
- Suzanne Cupito (Morgan Brittany) – as Minerva Gordon
- Jon Cedar – as Grainger (uncredited)
- Charles Herbert – as Boy (uncredited)
- Michel Petit – as Child (uncredited)
- John Harding – as Kid #1 (uncredited)
[edit] External links and references
- Detailed episode guide by 'Monsieur Vincent'
- "The Inheritors" – Part 1 at TV.com
- "The Inheritors" – Part 2 at TV.com
