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'Way Out

'Way Out

1961TV Series⏱️ 25m
DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller
7.8
IMDB Rating
208 votes

Macabre 25-minute tales delving into horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. Dahl's disconcerting monologues introduce twisted stories involving undertakers, frogs, and murdering rivals with ground tiger's whiskers.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Roald Dahl, Paul Tremaine, George Turner
Release Date
March 31, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 30
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
as Self - Host
👤
Paul Tremaine
as Self - Announcer
👤
George Turner
as Mr. Burnly
Lois Smith
Lois Smith
as Louise
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
as William Pearl
John McGiver
John McGiver
as Mr. Rana
Constance Ford
Constance Ford
as Freda Mansfield
Don Keefer
Don Keefer
as George Atterbury
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
as Hervey
Alfred Ryder
Alfred Ryder
as Michael Drake

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
CBS Television Network, CBS Television Network

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent & hard to find
by thegalaxybeing2005-01-08
10/10

"This is a sadly overlooked anthology series which only ran from March to July 1961 (14 episodes). Although it had the low budget look of the early drama anthologies, it was quite unique and twisted. It often contained dialog that was both creepy and amusing. The series was hosted by Roald Dahl and he did an excellent job of setting up the mood for the stories. His monologues were clever, somewhat like Alfred Hitchcock. The stories themselves included such diverse plots as a man who has a chemical that can change facial features by touching up photos, an actor who can't remove his Quasimot..."

💡 Did You Know?

Show's official title ('Way Out) actually begins with an apostrophe, to indicate that it is short for Away Out.

📖 Synopsis

Macabre 25-minute tales delving into horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. Dahl's disconcerting monologues introduce twisted stories involving undertakers, frogs, and murdering rivals with ground tiger's whiskers.