David Vincent steals a computer tape in order to expose alien activity on Houston oil fields.David Vincent steals a computer tape in order to expose alien activity on Houston oil fields.David Vincent steals a computer tape in order to expose alien activity on Houston oil fields.
- Waiter
- (as Gil Stuart)
- Alien
- (uncredited)
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Sheriff
- (uncredited)
- Commuter at Airport
- (uncredited)
- Introductory Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe story in this episode takes place in and around Houston, Texas, which at the time had a population around 1,150,000.. A little over fifty years later (2018) the city's population was estimated to have grown to 2,464,000.
- GoofsWhen David fights with the alien in the tanker, he throws the camera at him, and then leaves without retrieving the camera. Surely that film would be more immediate evidence than what was on the tape. And even if the camera broke he would have taken it with him when he left.
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[DVD introduction]
Roy Thinnes: This time David Vincent sees an alien ship land in a railroad yard. After it leaves, he sneaks into a train compartment, which is being used by the aliens and takes a mysterious computer tape that could be what he needs most of all: actual proof of the alien invasion. Our guest stars include Ed Begley, a great character actor, and Ed Begley, Jr.'s, dad; and Norman Fell, who was later Mr. Roper on "Three's Company". First aired March 28th, 1967, this episode: "The Betrayed".
It's not as engrossing as the usual Paranoia-themed episodes, but more of a human interest story as Roy tries in vain to report on an actual UFO he's photographed landing and decipher a computer tape he's stolen from an alien installation.
Casting of the utterly beautiful blonde Laura Devon as his romantic interest is a wonderful chance to see this underrated actress in action -she epitomizes the look Hitchcock was popularizing in the '50s and '60s. I fell for her when she was a regular on the groundbreaking "The Richard Boone Show" anthology series, TV's finest repertory company show starring in constantly new roles the likes of Robert Blake, Jeanette Nolan and Bethel Leslie.
On this episode she's delightful as an offbeat femme fatale. The segment has rousing action to begin, and then provides tantalizing hints about the aliens as Roy continues on his difficult mission to expose them. And his discussion of how the aliens would first disrupt Earth's oil supply before invading is still topical, considering how earnest (except among diehard right-wingers) our energies are to move away from dependency on fossil fuels.
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