"The Masks" was directed by Ida Lupino, who had starred in the first-season episode " The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine" she was the only woman to direct an original episode of The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling as Host / Narrator – Himself.Tonight's tale of men, the macabre and masks, on the Twilight Zone. They now wear the faces of all that was inside them-and they'll wear them for the rest of their lives, sad lives now to be spent in shadow. Mardi Gras incident, the dramatis personae being four people who came to celebrate and in a sense let themselves go. Foster's face, on the other hand, proves to be superficially unchanged. The Harpers rejoice in their newly inherited wealth and unmask, but discover to their horror that their faces now conform to the hideous features of their masks. However, Foster delivers a final tirade until the clock strikes midnight, calling them all caricatures before he dies. The Harpers reluctantly concede, but as the hours pass, they beg to remove their masks, saying that they are unbearable. As such, he informs them that his will is drawn up so that they inherit everything only if they wear their masks until midnight. The Harpers initially refuse to participate until Foster correctly accuses them of only being there to claim his fortune upon his death. Explaining that an old Mardi Gras custom involves wearing a mask that is the opposite of one's true personality, Foster sarcastically gives a sniveling coward mask to Emily, a miserable miser to Wilfred, a twisted buffoon to Wilfred Jr., and a narcissist to Paula while he dons a skull mask, saying that it represents death as opposed to his life. Following dinner, the family gathers in Foster's study, where he instructs them to put on special one-of-a-kind masks that he says were "crafted by an old Cajun". and vain daughter Paula.Īfter openly insulting the Harpers, Foster says he has a special Mardi Gras party planned for them that night. Highway Patrol trooper Robert Franklin (Peter Mark Richman) and brooding New York socialite Charlotte Scott ( Hazel Court) find themselves trapped in Scott's remote cabin as unexplained occurrences indicate the presence of a mysterious force. Cranky and candid, Jason is not cheered by the arrival of his cowardly hypochondriac daughter, Emily Harper, and her family: greedy businessman husband Wilfred oafish, sadistic son Wilfred Jr. This is a mountain cabin, but it is also a clearing in the shadows known as the Twilight Zone. Sam Thorne, who warns him that his death is imminent. When legendary stuntman Dar Robinson died in a remote area after rupturing his spleen in a stunt during the shooting of Million Dollar Mystery, on-set ambulances became mandatory. On the night of Mardi Gras, a wealthy old man named Jason Foster is attended to by his physician, Dr. But before departing, he has some things to do, some services to perform, some debts to pay-and some justice to mete out. Jason Foster, a tired ancient who on this particular Mardi Gras evening will leave the Earth. In this episode, set on Mardi Gras, a dying man coerces his relatives into wearing grotesque masks that reflect their true personalities. " The Masks" is episode 145 of the American television series The Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) (season 5)
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