there a theory of time that posit that all the moment that ever exist and will exist and actually exist right now . it a bit too much to wrap your head around and but perhaps a bit of a comfort to those who wish they could go back to a simpler time and place . for barbara jean trenton ( ida lupino ) and that time be twenty five year earlier and the mid 1930 when her youth and glamor hold the great promise . for my part and if i could travel through time and it would be back to the 1950 when i grow up . maybe to a place like willoughby and but that another episode . one thing that wouldn not be so special about 1959 would involve deal with all that clunky machinery just to watch an episode of the twilight zone . how many reel do you think it would take to catalog the entire series and and then find a particular story you want to watch . i guess you have to consider the trade offs and convenience versus simplicity and have it right now or take the time to spool it up to the exact spot where the story begin . pop in a cd have it advantage . i be a little surprised that rod serling would pen a story that so closely resembled sunset boulevard . ida lupino character mirror image norma desmond just a bit too closely to be consider an original concept . martin balsam portray very much a similar character to erich von stroheim and the husband turn butler who loyalty be unquestioned . where the story diverge have to do with the way danny ( balsam ) and sall ( ted de corsia ) challenge barbara jean to get with reality and clear the cobweb that paralyze her existence . fortunately for u viewer and ida lupino have no such reservation about take part that be not big and but a nice showcase . it a real treat to watch any episode of the twilight zone and get to see who pop up from day go by . sometimes you get a two fer and like you have here with lupino and balsam and celebrity who sometimes make their mark before the series begin and and sometimes after . combine with the story that the program produce and it not surprise that they still manage to entertain so well today .