The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty

Season 1 - Episode 11: The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty
Overview
When Dr. Dennis Barrows's car breaks down, he goes to an unusual town where visitors are disliked and townspeople are terrified of lighthouse and where it might shine. The house where Barrows stays the night is shined upon by the lighthouse. It holds a sick child, one which he helps with his medicine. Angry with his adult life, a man, Gus Rosenthal, returns to his childhood stomping ground in Ohio and while digging up an old toy soldier finds himself transported back to when he was a boy.
Episode Information
TV Show
The Twilight Zone
Season
Season 1
Episode Number
11
Air Date
December 6, 1985
Runtime
49 minutes
Rating
2.5/5
Guest Stars

Charles Martin Smith
Dr Dennis Barrows (segment "The Beacon")

Barbara Tarbuck
(segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")

Biff Yeager
Adult Jack Wheeldon (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")

Giovanni Ribisi
Teddy (segment "The Beacon")
Chris Hebert
Young Gus (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")

Martin Landau
William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon")
Crew
Alan Brennert
Writer
Martin Pasko
Writer

Gerd Oswald
Director
Don Carlos Dunaway
Director

Harlan Ellison
Story
Rebecca Parr Cioffi
Writer