The Evil Within (1953)

★★★★ · 'Bad' is relative · JimiMod · 2015-11-16

As soon as Steiger gave the ghastly details of his discovery, I saw the face of Tim Robbins superimposed over the scene. The storyline has morphed quite nicely over time. Being a victim of power-mad-sociopaths posing as directors, cruel bosses, calculating women, lying politicians, greedy family members and yes, even my own thankless cat, I found no fault in the least, when considering the character portrayals herein -- not until my fellow IA members so harshly condemned them. I was there when this whole TeeVee Hullabaloo was finding it's balance and am a fan of it's early attempts to sell…

★★★ · Spoiled by director's urge to destroy everything you love · junya · 2010-12-04

With a cast of only three, and one of those three speaking only 12 sentences, it's clear why only Margaret Phillips is credited in this performance. It is essentially her solo showcase (with support from Rod Steiger) though, ironically, each cast member's current fame is inversely proportional to the size of his/her role in this episode. The story, like some other 50's sci-fi, can be seen as a covert slam at the era's stifling pretensions and conformity. After a hit of drugs, the Stepford Wife loses her grip on the Saturday Evening Post, ditches classical music for Da Blooz, and is hankering…

★★★ · The Evil Within (Tales of Tomorrow). · richgoup · 2012-05-22

Season 2, episode 35. Original air date: 1 May 1953. Scientist perfects a chemical unleashing the beast within, but before he can create an antidote, his neglected wife accidentally is dosed when he has to rush a batch home to keep it refrigerated. Cast: James Dean (Ralph), Margaret Phillips (Anne) and Rod Steiger (Peter). From IMDB.

★★★ · Lots, & lots more fun with chemicals. · anonymoose and squirrel · 2013-08-20

This is one of the "Tales" I hadn't seen and it's kinda overly-dramatic but that's compared to current tastes. This was TV and it tended to over-do something for emphasis. For awhile there she almost seemed to be more fun, but like the meth-addicts today it begins to wear. The constant drama gets thin. As a biology major taking advanced organic chemistry in college I could swear I've met her before, but the guy who was her actual husband drank so much cheap vodka (physics major) that he would be better at this part than her. Now that I look back I'm glad I didn't stay at UCSB, these people…

Tales Of Tomorrow · pauls son · 2010-11-17

What a waste of 30 minutes of my life! And people bad-mouth soap operas of the day. The acting on daytime in the 50's was LEAGUES better than this tripe. Even James Dean could not add any zest. Notice how JD keeps knocking over bottles and grins afterward as if he's about to crack up.