A Kind of Stopwatch

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"A Kind of Stopwatch" is a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a man acquires a magical stopwatch that can freeze time, leading to unforeseen consequences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf The Twilight Zone episode
television episode
basedOnWorkBy Michael D. Rosenthal
castMember Herb Morris
James Millhollin
linked to: James Milhollin

Ken Drake
Mary Murphy
Richard Erdman
Roy Roberts
Stanley Adams
countryOfOrigin United States
director John Rich
episodeNumberInSeason 4
featuresFictionalObject magical stopwatch that can freeze time
filmingStyle black-and-white
followedBy The Last Night of a Jockey
franchise The Twilight Zone (original series)
genre fantasy television
science fiction television
hasRodSerlingClosingMonologue true
hasRodSerlingOpeningMonologue true
hasTwistEnding true
leadActor Richard Erdman
mainCharacter Patrick McNulty
narrator Rod Serling
notableFor use of time-freezing device as central plot device
originalAirDate 1963-10-18
originalBroadcastFormat television
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
partOfSeries The Twilight Zone
plotSummary A man receives a magical stopwatch that can freeze time for everyone but himself.
precededBy Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
productionCompany Cayuga Productions
protagonistOccupation insurance company employee
runtimeMinutes 25
seasonNumber 5
seriesCreator Rod Serling
setIn New York City
theme greed
isolation
unintended consequences of power
title A Kind of Stopwatch
writer Rod Serling

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