EPISODE:
Episode Info
Hypochondriac Walter Bedecker (David Wayne) would do anything to feel better -- including making a deal with the Devil. When His Satanic Majesty makes an appearance in the form of the jovial Mr. Cadwallader (Thomas Gomez), Walter enters into a contract whereby he will be given perfect health and immortality. Unfortunately, Walter soon discovers that eternal life isn't all it's cracked up to be, while his wife Ethel suffers spectacularly from Walter's efforts to "spice up" his existence. Several 1960s TV icons appear in supporting roles, including commercial "stars" Virginia Christine (aka Mrs. Olsen) and Dick Wilson) (Mr. Whipple), The Beverly Hillbillies' Raymond Bailey, and McHale's Navy's Joe Flynn. First telecast November 6, 1959, "Escape Clause" was written by Rod Serling.
Cast
Thomas Gomez
as Cadwallader
as Cadwallader
Virginia Christine
as Ethel
as Ethel
Wendell Holmes
as Cooper
as Cooper
Raymond Bailey
as Doctor
as Doctor
Nesdon Booth
as Guard
as Guard
Dick Wilson
as First Adjuster
as First Adjuster
Joe Flynn
as Second Adjuster
as Second Adjuster
David Wayne
as Walter Bedeker
as Walter Bedeker
Paul E. Burns
as Janitor
as Janitor
Allan Lurie
as Subway Guard
as Subway Guard
George Baxter
as Judge
as Judge
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