Episode 6— Escape Clause
Aired November 6, 1959 · 26 min
Synopsis
A man with an extreme fear of illness makes a dangerous deal to gain eternal life and physical invulnerability by selling his soul.
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Christopher Allport
as Richard Jordan (segment: Examination Day)
David Mendenhall
as Dickie Jordan (segment: Examination Day)
Elizabeth Norment
as Ruth Jordan (segment: Examination Day)
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
as Clerk (segment: Examination Day)
Ed Krieger
as Clerk #1 (segment: Examination Day)
Myrna White
as Clerk #2 (segment: Examination Day)
Kerry Noonan
as Charity Payne (segment: A Message from Charity)
Robert Duncan Mcneill
as Peter Wood (segment: A Message from Charity)
Gerald Hiken
as Squire Jonas Hacker (segment: A Message from Charity)
James Cromwell
as Obadiah Payne (segment: A Message from Charity)
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