Valley of the Shadow 

A series of mischances leads an alien to kill a human doctor, and get arrested in the small town of Carterville, Wyoming. His alien friends bungle his rescue, and the entire town sees him ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

Writers:

Robert Sabaroff (teleplay), Howard Merrill (story)

Stars:

Roy Thinnes, Nan Martin, Harry Townes

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Thinnes	...	David Vincent
Nan Martin	...	Dr. Maria McKinley
Harry Townes	...	Will Hale
Ron Hayes	...	Sheriff Gordon Clements
Joe Maross	...	Alien Capt. Taft
Mark Roberts	...	Dr. Sam Larousse
Robert Sorrells	...	Deputy Jim
Ted Knight	...	Alien Air Force Major McEvoy
Hank Brandt	...	Joe Manners
Don Eitner	...	Townsman
Jon Lormer	...	Minister
James Sikking	...	Human Capt. William Taft
Wayne Heffley	...	Sergeant #2
Claudia Bryar	...	Townswoman
Phil Chambers	...	Townsman

Storyline

A series of mischances leads an alien to kill a human doctor, and get arrested in the small town of Carterville, Wyoming. His alien friends bungle his rescue, and the entire town sees him go up in red flames! Now, the entire town understands that aliens have come to Earth. And the aliens are desperate to keep that knowledge from spreading - so desperate that when David Vincent finds out what they plan to do, he desperately tries to strike a deal with them to stop it. If he fails, the town of Carterville may find itself under water - a lot of water.

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Plot Keywords:

car rollover | stethoscope | killed with a rock | carterville wyoming | shooting out tire | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM), American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the opening and closing narration, it is said the population of the (fictional) town of Carterville, Wyoming is 1,216.

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Goofs

When the newspaper headline was seen the word "prophecy" was misspelled as "prophesy".

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Quotes

Narrator: [Epilog Narration] Carterville, Wyoming. Principal industry: contemplation of the past. Population: 1,216 people, all unaware that they have been given back their future.

User Reviews

Now, the Whole Town Has Seen Them

'Valley of the Shadow' is one of the most interesting and equally strange episode. The secret of the aliens is now out when the whole town sees one of them burn up, and finally, David Vincent's crusade is coming to a point where he has hundreds of witnesses and he is not treated like like some nutcase with paranoid delusions. Well, it seems that way. There can't be much said about the story of the episode without ruining it too much, but it is one of the best written chapters of the series with many interesting twists. Rarely have been David Vincent (and the viewer) more relieved and devastated at the same time.