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Perchance to Dream: Directed by Robert Florey. With Richard Conte, John Larch, Suzanne Lloyd, Eddie Marr. A fatigued man fights to stay awake as he explains to a psychiatrist that if he falls asleep it will trigger a nightmare, which will cause his heart to fail.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Robert Florey
- 1959-11-27
"Perchance to Dream" is the ninth episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on November 27, 1959, on CBS. The title of the episode and the Charles Beaumont short story that inspired it is taken from Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" speech.
Perchance to Dream. Season 1, Episode 9 (S01E09) Episode information. Series: The Twilight Zone (original series) Airdate: November 27, 1959. Teleplay: Charles Beaumont. Story: Charles Beaumont. Director: Robert Florey. Music: Nathan Van Cleave. Guest Stars: Suzanne Lloyd. Lead Character: Edward Hall. Episode guide. Previous. Time Enough at Last.
"The Twilight Zone" Perchance to Dream (TV Episode 1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 21, 2019 · Believing he'll die if he falls asleep, Edward (Richard Conte) starts to dream about a mysterious woman named Maya (Suzanne Lloyd) who lures him deeper into the dream...
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- The Twilight Zone
Jul 18, 2021 · A collection of stories by the writer of The Twilight Zone, Charles Beaumont, who crafted fantasies of supernatural, horror, science fiction, and more. Seven of his stories were adapted for Twilight Zone episodes, such as "Perchance to Dream".
In his dream, Maya (Suzanne Lloyd), a carnival dancer, lures him into a funhouse and onto a roller coaster with the express intention of scaring him to death. If he goes to sleep, he knows he'll return to the dream and will have a fatal heart attack.
