One Step Beyond

1959-01-20 | NR | en

John Newland

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Tidal Wave

Aug. 30,1960

As a tidal wave approaches the Hawaiian Islands, the wheelchair-bound wife of a Naval engineer desperately tries to find someone to help her evacuate the doomed area. Nothing can save the poor young women â€“ accept perhaps the strange and illusive phenomenon known as . . . telepathy.

EP2 Anniversary of a Murder

Sep. 27,1960

In the midst of an adulterous relationship, a successful business man and his mistress are driving home one night when they accidentally cause the death of young bicyclists on a lonely road. They desperately try to cover up the tragedy . . . but the dead man has other ideas . . .

EP3 The Death Waltz

Oct. 04,1960

The Merry Widow?

EP4 The Return

Oct. 11,1960

These were the swift to harry...

EP5 If You See Sally

Oct. 18,1960

Her brother dies, and she is blamed, so she departs.

EP6 Moment of Hate

Oct. 25,1960

A woman believes she has the power to cause death by wishing it, and is placed under a psychiatrist's care.

EP7 To Know the End

Nov. 01,1960

...is to cure the suspense; a woman envisions her husband transformed.

EP8 The Trap

Nov. 15,1960

Just before he falls asleep, a man is suddenly aware that there is another life that seems to be in direct conflict with his own. He is astounded to discover that he has stumbled upon what seems to be a parallel universe--one in which he also exists. but in not quite the same way he does in this one.

EP9 The Voice

Nov. 22,1960

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter. Keats

EP10 The Promise

Nov. 29,1960

But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. Frost

EP11 Tonight at 12:17

Dec. 06,1960

An expectant mother envisions a plane crash with startling clarity.

EP12 Where Are They?

Dec. 13,1960

Stones fall on Chico, California; a man goes to Washington, D.C with effervescent tablets that turn water into fuel for automobiles.

EP13 Legacy of Love

Dec. 20,1960

A romance of past and present.

EP14 Rendezvous

Dec. 27,1960

A wife is notified that her husband, a Marine, has been lost at sea. However, she refuses to believe that he is dead and knows that he will return to her. Soon afterwards she is walking alone through a park when a would-be mugger approaches her, but he is scared off by the sudden appearance of what looks to be some sort of spirit.

EP15 The Executioner

Jan. 03,1961

A Confederate soldier lost behind Union lines is framed for spying. His dog saves him even after death.

EP16 The Last Round

Jan. 10,1961

A former heavyweight champion appears to save a boxing match during the blitz.

EP17 Dead Man's Tale

Jan. 17,1961

A reporter makes a find in the Yukon.

EP18 The Sacred Mushroom

Jan. 24,1961

Andrija Puharich's expedition in search of the sacred mushroom, with the help of a brujo, and ESP tests before and after.

EP19 The Gift

Jan. 31,1961

Neither shadow of turning.

EP20 Person Unknown

Feb. 07,1961

In Mexico, an escaped convict hides out in a monastery. Unfortunately, it is on the night when the ghost of an Aztec warrior is said to roam the halls. When a murder is discovered later that night, he must prove that he not only didn't commit the murder, but that it was in fact committed by the ghostly warrior.

EP21 Night of Decision

Feb. 21,1961

General Washington doubts, but is saved.

EP22 The Stranger

Feb. 28,1961

In a disaster, he comforts the survivors, and afterward is found to have died in prison some time before.

EP23 Justice

Mar. 07,1961

Its long arm finally resolves an eyewitness and an alibi.

EP24 The Face

Mar. 14,1961

Persistence of evil vision.

EP25 The Room Upstairs

Mar. 21,1961

A Londoner hears a child crying for help.

EP26 Signal Received

Apr. 04,1961

On HMS Hood, ""England expects every man will do his duty.""

EP27 The Confession

Apr. 11,1961

The prosecution rests badly after an innocent man gets it.

EP28 The Avengers

Apr. 25,1961

How the past determines the future.

EP29 The Prisoner

May. 02,1961

The survivor of a concentration camp receives a visit from a German officer who is dead.

EP30 Blood Flower

May. 16,1961

Flores, flores para los muertos.

EP31 The Sorcerer

May. 23,1961

An army officer is acquitted of a murder he insists he committed.

EP32 The Villa

Jun. 06,1961

A room with a view.

EP33 Midnight

Jun. 13,1961

While walking across a fog-covered London Bridge one night, a struggling writer falls in love with a beautiful woman he meets there. Howewver, she isn't quite what she seems to be, and he stands a good chance of succumbing--literally--to her charms.

EP34 The Tiger

Jun. 20,1961

A stringent governess finds her charge cultivating an imaginary pet.

EP35 Nightmare

Jun. 27,1961

Paul Roland keeps painting the image of a woman from his nightmares to the dismay of his fiancee. Six days before their wedding he is compelled to drive with her to Cornwall for a vacation, at the encouragement of his friend Geoffrey, with him stopping abruptly at the door of one cottage within which a woman dwells, one who has grieved the loss of her own fiance lost in the World War of '16, two days before their wedding was to have been. Apparently, Paul is his reincarnation since he was born when her fiance died as Paul instantly understands when he spies his likeness in that photograph on the mantle, the engagement picture. Now closure seems to happen for them all.

EP36 Eye Witness

Jul. 04,1961

A reportorial account of a distant disaster. Assez vu, assez connu.

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Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.

One Step Beyond Audience Reviews

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

kidboots I read an in-depth article about this series in either "Filmfax" or "Outre" and it stuck in my mind - I had never heard of the series before. When I saw "The Very Best of One Step Beyond" DVD on sale for about $6 - I thought why not buy it??? I have never regretted it. I don't know whether the standard of television is so abysmal now but I have seen half the episodes and apart from 2 (The Aerialist with Mike "Touch" Connors and Yvette Vickers and "The Ordeal on Locust Street" - just my own personal view) they are all winners. Some of the standouts for me :- "Night of April 14" with Patrick Macnee - about a couple that are going on their honeymoon aboard the "Titanic". The host then talked about a book that had been published in the 1890s about a ship called the "Titan" that could not be sunkit was very eerie!!! I must say that all the shows are based on real life occurrences. "The Return of Michael Campion" with Patrick O'Neal - about a man that holidays on a remote island - yet all the locals know him and dislike him!!! That show was a talking point all the afternoon - how could that happen etc. "The Vision" with Pernell Roberts about a group of soldiers in World War 1 that see a strange glow in the sky. I have read of a few different people who saw the same glow in different parts of the world at the very same time. "The Dark Room" with Cloris Leachman - about a strange man that consents to be photographed. "Echo" with Ross Martin, about a man's murderous past that catches up with him. Joanne Linville was in a couple and made an impression. "Delusion" starred the lovely Susanne Pleschette and "The Visitor" has a young and very handsome Warren Beatty.Highly recommended.

mc3986 is those episodes real or false.They seem to be so,well balanced.That i feel that.There has to be some truth to at least most of those great episodes.If there is truth to any of those,great shows.Is there any body a live to confirm this.Very curious to know. Is there any one out there,who has information on this.Is the host of the show still alive.Where do i find more episodes of this wonderful show.Is there a DVD collection out there.Is there ever going to be,another series like this one.Since that show was on i have never gotten a feeling of just wanting more,and more out of a show.So i hope.That there will be a show like that in the near future.That could give the same feelings that this show did.

Enrique Sanchez When I think that The Twilight Zone and One Step Beyond were created and ran at the same time, it is hard to believe. Why? The production qualities of OSB seem "cheap", "noirish" and old-fashioned at first viewing. But that's the wrong way of looking at them. I think these are a plus to the mood and execution! What makes this series in some ways superior to TTZ is that these are not fantastical concoctions of the mind, but derived from actual accounts from reality! The casting in these is wonderful, too. Many wonderful portrayals in these. Although in some cases, the acting styles may seem dated to some viewers. It is exactly these qualities which somehow make OSB even more interesting and believable to the viewer. Well...at least this viewer.I am on a quest to find all of these episodes...I just bought the 10 DVD/40 episode compilation and cannot wait to fly through them!Recommended to those of you, select few, who enjoy good drama, mystery and discovery, wherever and however you find it.

lonelycozy Anyone who has ever had a chance to see any of the original episodes of One Step Beyond has truly experienced great television, the way it should be even today in our so called "state of the art" world.It really doesn't take a whole lot to make a great, convincing program. The mood and music and stories behind each episode is disturbing even now. My hubby found a 2 CD box set of the series that only cost us $5.00! But what great episodes they are. I would really like to own all of the series, if they are still available.Once again, One Step Beyond was real television. Forget about the new reality shows of today. I'll gladly take one step beyond back to the way real great t.v. shows were meant to be.