The Twilight Zone: Season 4

1963 · 18 episodes · ★ 6.7

What Season 4 of The Twilight Zone

The fourth season of The Twilight Zone aired Thursdays at 9:00–10:00 pm on CBS from January 3 to May 23, 1963.This season broke with the previous seasons in presenting hour-long episodes instead of the earlier half-hour episodes. A very different and more complex set of graphics was used for the intro, and Rod Serling's narration changed from the earlier seasons as well:"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone."

18episodes

Jan 3, 1963premiered

May 23, 1963latest episode

15.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 In His Image
Jan 3, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 7.4
A scientist tries to correct his imperfections by building a mechanical likeness of himself, which includes of all the finer qualities he is lacking.
Directed by Perry Lafferty · Written by Charles Beaumont · Starring: George Grizzard, James Seay, George Petrie, Wallace Rooney
4x02 The Thirty-Fathom Grave
Jan 10, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.5
A US naval destroyer investigates a mysterious tapping sound coming from a sunken submarine.
Directed by Perry Lafferty · Written by Rod Serling · Starring Mike Kellin, Simon Oakland, Forrest Compton, David Sheiner
4x03 Valley of the Shadow
Jan 17, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 7.8
A reporter finds himself trapped in a small town where people can reverse time and do many other amazing things.
Directed by Perry Lafferty · Written by Charles Beaumont · Starring Dabbs Greer, James Doohan, David Opatoshu, Morgan Brittany
4x04 He's Alive
Jan 24, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 8.0
A small American Neo-Nazi group struggles pathetically to succeed in a big city. A mysterious figure begins to guide their young, insecure leader, and the group begins to draw more attention.
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg · Written by Rod Serling · Starring Dennis Hopper, Curt Conway, Paul Mazursky, Howard Caine
4x05 Mute
Jan 31, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.2
A 12-year-old girl who lost her parents in a fire doesn't speak because she has grown up in a secret telepathic community. The couple who take her in, and her teacher, are determined to help her adapt to their society, no matter the cost.
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg · Written by Richard Matheson · Starring Irene Dailey, Ann Jillian, Oscar Beregi Jr., Barbara Baxley
4x06 Death Ship
Feb 7, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 7.5
A three-man spacecraft lands on a planet only to discover the wreckage of a spacecraft identical to their own. Two of the crew are convinced that they are dead, but the captain refuses to see the truth.
Directed by Don Medford · Written by Richard Matheson · Starring: Ross Elliott, Fred Beir, Jack Klugman, Tammy Marihugh
4x07 Jess-Belle
Feb 14, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.5
Jess-Belle enlists the aid of a local witch who casts a spell that makes Billy-Ben Turner fall in love with her.
Directed by Buzz Kulik · Written by Earl Hamner, Jr. · Starring Jon Lormer, Anne Francis, James Best, Virginia Gregg
4x08 Miniature
Feb 21, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.4
A lonely man falls in love with a mini museum doll, which he believes is alive.
Directed by Walter Grauman · Written by Charles Beaumont · Starring: Claire Griswold, Pert Kelton, Barney Phillips, Robert Duvall
4x09 Printer's Devil
Feb 28, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 7.1
A wily old man, hired by a bankrupt newspaper editor, has the knack of predicting headline stories and claims to be the Devil.
Directed by Ralph Senensky · Written by Charles Beaumont · Starring Pat Crowley, Ray Teal, Robert Sterling, Burgess Meredith
4x10 No Time Like the Past
Mar 7, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.5
A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of history's catastrophes.
Directed by Jus Addiss · Written by Rod Serling · Starring Malcolm Atterbury, John Zaremba, Robert F. Simon, Dana Andrews
4x11 The Parallel
Mar 14, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.9
An astronaut blacks out while orbiting the earth and ends up in a parallel universe.
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. · Written by Rod Serling · Starring: Philip Abbott, Steve Forrest, Jacqueline Scott, Frank Aletter
4x12 I Dream of Genie
Mar 21, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 5.3
A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.
Directed by Robert Gist · Written by John Furia, Jr. · Starring: Howard Morris, Jack Albertson, Molly Dodd, Mark Miller
4x13 The New Exhibit
Apr 4, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.8
The curator of a murderers' row in a soon-to-be-defunct wax museum persuades the owner to let him keep the figures for awhile. When his wife attempts to destroy them, a new murderous rampage begins...
Directed by John Brahm · Written by Jerry Sohl, Charles Beaumont · Starring Billy Beck, Phil Chambers, Margaret Field, Eddie Barth
4x14 Of Late I Think of Cliffordville
Apr 11, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 6.9
A bored, wealthy businessman gets a chance to go back in time and start over, armed with all the knowledge he's acquired...an arsenal that's not as powerful as he thinks.
Directed by David Lowell Rich · Written by Malcolm Jameson, Rod Serling · Starring Julie Newmar, John Harmon, John Anderson, Wright King
4x15 The Incredible World of Horace Ford
Apr 18, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 5.2
Toy designer Horace Ford spends most of his time reminiscing about his idyllic childhood. But when he gets a chance to go back to those years he gets a bitter taste of reality.
Directed by Abner Biberman · Written by Reginald Rose · Starring Nan Martin, Ruth White, Pat Hingle, Phillip Pine
4x16 On Thursday We Leave for Home
May 2, 1963 · 53 min · ★ 7.5
The leader of an expedition on an asteroid tries to convince the others that Earth is not worth returning to.
Directed by Buzz Kulik · Written by Rod Serling · Starring: James Broderick, Tim O'Connor, James Whitmore, Paul Langton
4x17 Passage on the Lady Anne
May 9, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.9
A quarrelsome young couple find themselves taking a trip on the Lady Anne, an old passenger liner that is transporting a group of equally old passengers.
Directed by Lamont Johnson · Written by Charles Beaumont · Starring Joyce Van Patten, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Alan Napier, Cyril Delevanti
4x18 The Bard Season Finale
May 23, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 5.7
An untalented would-be writer's career takes off when the ghost of William Shakespeare writes his script.
Directed by David Butler · Written by Rod Serling · Starring: Howard McNear, Marge Redmond, John Williams, John McGiver