The Twilight Zone: What You Need (TV)
1959·United States·25 min.
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An old man comes to the same bar every night to peddle his wares. He tells the clients what it is they need before they realize they need it. Moments after telling a washed up major league pitcher he needs a ticket to Scranton, Pennsylvania he gets a phone call offering him a job there. When the old man tells him he needs a pair of scissors, Fred Renard scoff at him but and when his scarf is caught in an elevator door, he's glad the old man was right. Renard, who has wasted most of his 36 years on Earth, decides to capitalize on the old man's gift.
DirectorAlvin Ganzer
MusicVan Cleave
CinematographyGeorge T. Clemens
CastSteve Cochran·Ernest Truex·Read Morgan·Arlene Martel·William Edmonson·Doris Karnes·Fred Kruger·Norman Sturgis
Original titleThe Twilight Zone: What You Need (TV)