It's a little difficult to tell that was Leslie Nielsen under the eye patch in the first entry of this episode. If I didn't know it was him up front I don't think I could have guessed. It's funny, but everything I've seen Nielsen in that he made prior to 1980's "Airplane", it's always been in a serious role. Here he's portraying a fearless Army colonel wagering fifteen grand on staying in a haunted house for one night without losing his nerve. The challenge is put to him by an acquaintance named Dr. Mazi (Fritz Weaver), and it's not until well into the story that we learn of a revenge motive in play on the part of the doctor. It appears Colonel Molloy would have won the bet in a straight up unrigged contest, but the vengeful Mazi set things up so that Molloy couldn't worm his way out of a losing proposition.
It's not too long into the second story before one should be able to figure out where this one is going. The Count's (Francis Lederer) flamboyant cape and the howling wolves outside his castle are a dead giveaway when a German high command officer (Helmut Dantine) comes calling to put an end to the Resistance forces lined up against the Nazi war machine. Rod Serling's intro to the story described it as one in which evil confronts evil, and in a way that was so, but anyone with a patriotic streak will view the resolution with some glee. Good job there, Count.
It's not too long into the second story before one should be able to figure out where this one is going. The Count's (Francis Lederer) flamboyant cape and the howling wolves outside his castle are a dead giveaway when a German high command officer (Helmut Dantine) comes calling to put an end to the Resistance forces lined up against the Nazi war machine. Rod Serling's intro to the story described it as one in which evil confronts evil, and in a way that was so, but anyone with a patriotic streak will view the resolution with some glee. Good job there, Count.