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"Dust"

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John Larch as Sheriff Koch and Thomas Gomez as Sykes from the Twilight Zone episode "Dust"
John Larch as Sheriff Koch and Thomas Gomez as Sykes from the Twilight Zone episode "Dust"

  • Twilight Zone Season 2, Episode 48
  • Original Air Date: January 6th, 1961
  • Director: Douglas Heyes
  • Teleplay: Rod Serling
  • Cast: John Alonso is our young man, Luis Gallegos; Vladimir Sokoloff is Luis’ father; Paul Genge is the father of the young girl; Dorothy Adams plays her mother; John Larch is our Sheriff Koch; and Thomas Gomez plays Sykes. And just to round this out a bit. You have Douglas Heyes Jr., who plays a young farm boy; and Andrea Margolis is Luis’ sister, Estralita.
  • My rating: Upper Lower-tier
  • Question 1: How does this episode approach the topic of vengeance vs. justice, and what do we take away from it?
  • Question 2: How is the landscape shaping the characters, and where does its culpability end?
  • Question 3: What are your moments of awe?

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