S1.E8

Dissolve to Black

Episode aired Jun 2, 1961
30m

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An actress who has been hired to play a murder victim in a film finds herself fighting for her life after she's trapped in the studio with a bizarre night crew.An actress who has been hired to play a murder victim in a film finds herself fighting for her life after she's trapped in the studio with a bizarre night crew.An actress who has been hired to play a murder victim in a film finds herself fighting for her life after she's trapped in the studio with a bizarre night crew.

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Nightime Harry: We're the night crew, you see.
Bonnie Draco: I'm afraid I don't see.
Nightime Harry: You're new to the business, aren't you?
Bonnie Draco: Yes.
Nightime Harry: Then you wouldn't know about the night crew.
Bonnie Draco: No.
Nightime Harry: Well, it doesn't matter as long as you play your part.
Bonnie Draco: I'm not sure that I want to.
Nightime Harry: Because you have no lines to speak.
Bonnie Draco: That isn't it at all.
Nightime Harry: Then what is it?
Bonnie Draco: That knife. That was a *real* knife. You knew that, didn't you?
Nightime Harry: But of course it's *real*. It's only during the day that time is spent play-acting. Of course, it's real.

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7/10

Pretty freaky.

This is the only episode of "Way Out" I have ever seen and it's available in the public domain--along with just a few others. I was quite taken aback to see that the anthology series' host was Roald Dahl and that when he introduced the show, it looked like the special effects were simulating drugs! He also talked like he might have been on something--especially since he admitted that pretty much everything he said had nothing to do with the episode!! Really...you just need to see it to believe the introduction!

"Dissolve to Black" begins with a young actress being called to a TV set. Apparently, a lady was supposed to play a murder witness and victim on the show but she new showed up for work. Now this young lady has been asked to stay late and work on her part with the director. But, considering this is a much much like "The Twilight Zone", things won't work out as she expects.

All in all, a decent episode but nothing special. Very creepy though the creepiest aspect isn't the episode but Dahl's introduction and especially his final comments. Bizarre and very watchable.