One Step Beyond (TV-1959) THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER S1E11
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2012
- Mind-bending series hosted by John Newland, your guide to the unknown! Based on true, supernatural events that defy scientific explanation, this show appeals to fans of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.
THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER: Authorities are having trouble with convicted killer John Marriott: they can't seem to execute him. - Фільми й анімація
One thing I love about this series is the lack of background music.
Yes, I love the series "Suspense" but the organ music competes with the dialog...🥴
Yes, I generally dislike background music, it takes away from the reality feeling of the story.
"The Devil's Laughter" was unquestionably one of the finest episodes of "ONE STEP BEYOND" with guest star Alfred Ryder (1916-1995) who plays a condemned man scheduled to be hanged in a British town, which becomes a reality-defying piece of serious "circumstances" that only One Step Beyond can tell so amazingly well! Alfred Ryder established himself in lots of TV shows in the 1960s as a guest star, best remembered as "Professor Crater" from "STAR TREK"s debut episode, "The Man Trap" in 1966, and playing the ghost of a WWI U-Boat Captain in two episodes of "VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA", and as an Alien leader in three episodes of "THE INVADERS", Alfred Ryder got around in his work, guest starring in "HAWAII FIVE-O" with Jack Lord, who he worked with on "THE INVADERS" in the "Vikor" episode, and also guest starring in the NBC World Premiere TV movie, "Probe" in February 1972, the TV pilot to "SEARCH" (1972-73) which Ryder also guest starred , this was an amazing and gifted actor!
Thank you
Excellent actor
Thanks for the information
For those of you who may not know, John Newland was also a gifted TV director after "ONE STEP BEYOND" ended its ABC run in 1962, and he has exactly 63 directing credits to his unique history. He directed "STAR TREK"s "Errand Of Mercy" which introduced TV viewers to "The Klingons" in 1967, and directed three episodes of "THE SIXTH SENSE", an ABC series from 1972 that Anthony Lawrence created for Universal, with Gary Collins, and he also directed episodes of "HARRY O" in 1974-1975, and a memorable ABC Movie Of The Week called "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK" in 1973 for Lorimar Productions (also available through Warner Archive), and two episodes of "NIGHT GALLERY, but John Newland also directed "Bored, She Hung Herself", a 1969 episode of CBS's original "HAWAII FIVE-O" that has been removed from circulation over its controversial content. Newland also directed 24 episodes of ABC's "PEYTON PLACE", 18 episodes of ABC's 1966 TV series, "THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS" with Robert Lansing, 21 episodes of NBC-TV's "DR. KILDARE", and an episode of "THE MAN FROM UNCLE" called "The Double Affair", that aired on November 17, 1964, on NBC (MGM later released that two-part UNCLE episode as the movie. "THE SPY WITH MY FACE" (1966)-these were all part of John Newland's incredible directorial credits of his work. Newland passed away on January 10, 200, at the age of 82. a remarkable and creatively talented man!
Thank you so much for all this information. I have noted down the films.
LOTS of 🥰🥰❤❤LOVE from India.
THanks for the references!
What a fantastic character actor Alfred was 😁 his facial movements were incredible 😱 Love this series 🥰
"It's unhealthy for a man to miss his breakfast" 😅 Said just before a hanging. I love this episode.
This was a great show.
One step beyond, i must say ranks right up there with the twilight zone. Only difference is that these stories are based on actual facts. Also i believe that the actors do a very good job in their portrayals of those facts. And this coming from a fan of the twilight zone
Alfred Ryder did such a good job in this that I thought he really was English. Excellent acting!
Alfred Ryder was a underrated actor. He was great in anything he was in, whether it was a classic or fun TV stuff like this and Star Trek
I cannot and I mean cannot get enough of this outstanding show. Rest in heaven John Newland.
I only watch it to see John Newland. I adored that guy.
Yes, it's hard to imagine anyone being a better host for this show.
I love the original one step beyond. Have alot of the episodes on dvd.
He had one of the finest speaking voices.
Who knows, one day he might take One Step Back from The Beyond and visit us again.
This is probably one of the most realistic scripts in the many One Step Beyond programmes I have seen. The convict is also played beutifully (or horrifyingly, which is what he is supposed to be like).
Incredible acting by Alfred Ryder, watch him in another of these episodes called "forests of the night" and you will realize what an outstanding performance this guy is putting on in this episode.
Brilliant actor. He portrays that slightly crazy and menacing character perfectly. I've met people like that. Unpredictable and frightening.
I think the actor who played John Marriott did a superb job. He was very convincing as a cockney stereotype wide boy..
Amazing episode (with a bizarre lead performance).
I thought these were all fiction but this is actually based on the true account of John Lee who in 1885 uncannily survived three execution attempts. Very spooky! He was released in 1907.
I think most of the episodes of this show are somewhat based in reality.
@@kushstein "somewhat"
Yes....they are supposedly dramatisations of real events! x
John Lee's confederates probably bribed various guards to sabotage the mechanism
@EZ Z You were there? LOL
These were on when I was 3yrs old. I can't believe how amazing they are. Well written, acted, presented and just about perfect camera work. The use of lighting and shadow were very effective.
Outstanding over the top performance by the lead actor. Nicely done.
Thanks for uploading these. I really like this show, and in general prefer older television programs over the ones on tv these days. The episodes are well done and well acted.
One Step Beyond, Twilight Zone and Outer Limits are all classic 1950's and 1960's science fiction TV at their best. Today's television is just mindless rubbish for the masses.
Also, Boris Karloff's Thriller.
Yep; rubbish filled with murder, torture, sodomy, perverts and no good heroes to look up to.
I concur. Got rid of cable when smart tv came out. Now I watch only what I want.
@@magneto228 amen to that. the worst, though, is the blatant anti-white racism on so many shows.
Absolutely
What a character i love this convict his antics are hilarious
Billy Bees
Yea, the casual way that he fired two bullets into the ceiling and then carelessly tosses the gun aside.
Alfred Ryder had me believing that he was an English actor, not American. Excellent.
KofWands2QofCups When he was eating breakfast he used just a fork and held it in his right hand. If he was British he would have used his left hand.
He is overacting a little. Too animated .
I hope when i m on my way to the thirteen steps they honour my last request. NO COMMERCIALS
Probably not
Alfred Ryder's most enjoyable screen role. This episode still would have been interesting, since this series seldom failed to deliver, but it probably wouldn't have been as much fun without his particular performance.
These are marvelous episodes. From the era they came from, they are a compelling viewing, puts most of the programs today in the shade...
Acting that would rival actors today. Oscar winning performances.
You can see from this performance where Tom Hardy might of found 'His' Bronson, Fear for authority then complete contempt. Brilliant acting from Alfred Ryder.
This was one of my favorite shows of all time.
What superb acting, especially from Ryder who also has an impeccable English accent.
He played a World War One U-Boat Captain in two episodes of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966) Check them out , he gives a stunning performance!
*05/06/2020*
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When I was just 9/10 y/o (62 y/o now), & VTTBOTS & Star Trek were my favorite shows. I was in love with Richard Basehart & Spock. I even wrote fan letters to them. They replied with auto-
graphed photos & letters.
I wonder what would happen now, if a kid would write an adult man? They may have too big of an ego to reply with an autographed photo.😒
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@Paul Reeves His English accent is far better than your English grammar.
Every episode is BEYOND awesome.
Iron Maiden took Hallowed be thy Name after this piece. I remember Steve Harris talking about The Twilight Zone and One Step Beyond...
When the Officer came in and said "I'm the executioner sir, at your service", reminded me of Blackadder 4 when the sergeant came in and said, "We're your firing squad sir"...
It may have been based on an actual executioner -- can't remember which one -- who used to meet the condemned man, shake his hand, put his arm around him and promise he'd make it quick and painless. In fact, what he was actually doing was gauging the height and weight of the man for the length of the rope.
Sounds like British humor
He said "what kind of a hanging is THIS?!" 😆
This episode haunted me years ago, so glad to see it again!
Based on the case of John Lee, "The Man They Could Not Hang." Three attempts to hang him in Feb 1885 and his death sentence was commute to life imprisonment.
They take a true tidbit like that and weave it into flights of fancy. But still SO entertaining and many GREAT actors, like Alfred Ryder here in the lead. Check his sister, Olive Deering in the Burning Girl.
He should of been set FREE!
The court had their chance and it failed. 3 strikes your out rule only applies to who's running the show ..smh.
One comment said he was released in 1907 .
“The Devil's Laughter,” Episode 11, Season 1, aired 31 March1959. John Newland as Himself (Host), Alfred Ryder as John Marriott, Patric Westwood as Attendant, Ben Wright as the Executioner, Leslie Denison as the Chaplain, Lester Matthews as the Prison Governor, Gordon Richards as the Doctor, Keith McConnell, the Reporter, Alma Lawton as Liz, and John Ainsworth as Will Cooper.
I was 7 years old then, no wonder I wasn't allowed to watch it.
A month before I was born. Now I have a fascination with tv from this era.
I went to a small city first time to give a quote on work and felt strange as I knew I been there before. I got dizzy, confused and perinoid for a split second. I'll never forget this strange event.
Professor Krater in Star Trek EP "The Man Trap"
One of the best so far.
Alfred Ryder was fantastic in this role!
Just a bit of trivia: around 4:00 mark, for non-British viewers, 11 stone is 154 pounds.
Good. But as long as we're about it, he wasn't 71 inches - 5 foot eleven - because just about everyone he meets is taller than he is, at a time when the average Englishman of the sort you'ld find in a prison or pub was about 5 foot eight or less.
I reckon they smoked real cigarettes in those days. Firm. These days our cigarettes are so flimsy. Lighting up and keeping it lit is such an event.
And if you do manage it, they only last half as long, at maybe twenty times the price.
Great actor. He was an American, faking an English accent. I never suspected until I looked him up on Google. This wass a uper great show. All shows were based on true stories. Watched the first few episodes when I was 11 in Cuba, dubbed in Spanish. Always loved "The Bride Possessed" the most. Found out it was the first episode when I bought the restored first season.
This actor is American but he is doing very good job of the Cockney dialect, not many american actors can. He is is excellent actor he was in another episode of one step beyond.
6:45 "I meant to pay 'im back every cent." Strange that a Cockney would speak of "cents."
As usual, the great Alfred Ryder turns in an excellent starring performance in this episode.
I was only about 10 years old when this show started running and I credit, "One Step Beyond," for sparking a lifelong love of scifi. I started writing short stories with scifi themes when I was 13 and I'm still writing stories at age 72. In scifi anything is possible but it must be plausible to relate to the reader. So a writer is free to let his/her imagination run wild.
OSB they don't make shows like this anymore!!!♥️
Truly another great story of the unknown, and I think consciousness has something to do with all of it.
Who's consciousness.? In the story was it his consciousness that told him ?
One of my favorites and love Johnny boys acting
One of my favorites.
Great acting by the prisoner....top notch
Yes, the stories are true if dramatized. This episode is well-acted.
Fun curious fact: Iron Maiden took inspiration for Hallowed be thy name from this piece.
They take a true tidbit like the case of "the man they couldn't hang," John Lee, and weave it into flights of fancy. But still SO entertaining and many GREAT actors, like Alfred Ryder here in the lead. Check his sister, Olive Deering in the Burning Girl.
thank you
Ah, I thought the lead looked familiar. Alfred Ryder. I recall him as Professor Crater from the Star Trek episode (and broadcast premier) The Man Trap.
One Step Beyond used to come on Channel 5 , KTLA , Los Angeles back in the day. This was a TV series that really scared me and believe it or not I wouldn't watch it unless dad was sleeping on the couch!
I've had some shows and episodes of others I wouldn't watch unless Daddy was in the next room😂
A good story !
I had never heard of this I had assumed that Canada had the same shows that the US had..but I'm finding you guys had far more interesting tv then here in Canada Thanks Pizzaflix...
Was this man ever in Ripley's Believe it Or not? The man they could not hang.
Canadian shows were always boring af
Excellent acting... wouldn't see that today
The acting of the bad guy is just incredible! Such talent!
Alfred Ryder, an American actor. He appeared in the episode of the original Star Trek series, "The Man Trap."
8:07 oh yeah, acting genius he is
amazingly excellent along as all the many great comments.
I Love the twisted in theses shows because you never know when it's gonna turn, Well let's get back to the show!
Wow....great acting by "John Marriott!!!"
This is one of my favorite episodes
-Jesus loves all and wants to save all! Romans 10:9-10✌️
Best-ever retelling of this documented popular whopper. Bravo!
All are such good actors
Great episode. Thanks for uploading.
I temember this fellow from watching him as Captain Kruger from Voyage to the bottom of the sea who tried to take over Captain lee crane body. Was an excellant episode of Voyage! Tx fan
I'm a big fan of the twilight zone and the outer limits...but the most badass aspect of one step beyond is its based on actual events.recorded incidents.
Maybe this story is the inspiration of the twilight zone episode called The Executions of Grady Finch. i might be wrong but the similarities is there.
Thanks for watching! May the Sauce be with you.
This episode shaped, and deformed my young impressionable self.
This guy played in another OSB where he becomes a Leopard.
Freaky! Great actor!
i thought twilight zone started it all.....but really it was this show????.....thought provoking opening....narrator sets it up! These are probably better than the last years of TZ when it was filmed more like a soap opera
This show was consistantly wierd/disturbing - especially the music, which really put me on edge. It wasn't the story lines, but the music that would give you bad dreams, especially a boy of 7.
The Twilight Zone could be a comedy sometimes - Carol Burnett was in one episode. Also, in my opinion, The Twilight Zone was more philosophical, it made think more. To it's credit, Twilight Zone was the first primetime t.v. show to take on the Holocaust (let me know if you can find an earlier one, I would like to know), and what happened in the death camps in an episode called *Deathshead Revisited* (starring a little known Hungarian actor - Oscar Berigi as Lutze). This was during the Eichmann trial in 1961. Even so, considering the content matter, it was pretty couragious of Serling.
I have enjoyed seeing these old episodes of One Step Beyond again, especially now that I am older and can deal with the creepy music better. It had some good stories, and Newland could be philosical too, sometimes(alrhough yes, the aim of these shows was to entertain, not necessarily to teach. Newland never failed to entertain!)
I believe these are stories that were true.
Actually, Twilight Zone Magazine had an article on the precursors to the Twilight Zone and in addition to _One Step Beyond_ there was the radio program _Lights Out_ . If I remember correctly they also included Boris Karloff's _Thriller_ as a precursor as was the radio show _Dimension X_ .
@@Maximara And I would think, also TALES OF TOMORROW, probably the closest thing to TWILIGHT ZONE before that show aired. (I've been working on a long article about the history of TOT. Quite interesting, if, by later standards, extremely primitive. John Newland even starred in one episode in 1952.) Glad to see that there is still SOME interest in these older shows. Gives one hope that the past isn't always something that later generations just laugh about and nothing more.
@@RSEFX I think it was there. I lost the issue several years ago so am not sure.
This is great!Thanks
Hey I want my brandy ..my brandy hey what kind of hanging is this...lol..great acting
The main guy's "acting" was unintentionally funny. Those facial expressions, really. Somehow I don't think they were going for that. Good story, though.
I think that they were...this time.
Alfred Ryder whom you may remember from the first aired episode of star trek. Mantrap. As prof. Crater
I think he's supposed to be like that, a bit insane...something not quite right about him.
The "doomed man" also played the guy that became the unfortunate victim of a Chinese game.
weight in stone. height in inches. awesome. ..i also applaud the actor's choice to play the character sans dentes . 😅
Aah, Imperial measure. Good stuff; many of us still us it in everyday life.
Yet Britain is primarily metric today and has been for decades. Someday we in the U.S. might catch up with the rest of the world and go metric.
>>applaud the actor's choice to play the character sans dentes
This Alfred Ryder player this role to perfection, waw! I’m impressed.
Unfortunately, Hollyweird has portrayed criminals as exaggeratedly, obviously bonkers. In reality, the criminally insane often pass for normal people, like Chris Watts. Or the Zodiac Killer.
Exactly. That’s how most people die. The killer acts normal and we grow to trust them and then they kill us. Crazy people like this guy prolly wouldn’t kill anyone in real life but talk to themselves on the street
I LOVE JOHN NEWLAND
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I wonder when they give lethal injection do they swab his arm before the injection? wouldn’t want him to risk him dying from a infection
Probably just because it's the right thing to do....
Yeah, don't want him to die from covid...
Thank you for a great series.
Watched 6/23/18 SG.
Brilliant!
the man who plays the executioner is Ben Wright, who played a number of roles in movies nd TV
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
That was a great episode
They had a Twilight Zone episode in the old west. They go to hand the outlaw and he just disappears. Creepy episode.
I belive that's the episode where the outlaw is transported to "modern times" (i.e. the early sixties), and he couldn't deal well with the culture. I thought that was striking, and a part of time travel that we don't often think about - whether or not we would be able to adjust to another time period even if we could travel in time.
Star Trek later took up the question in an episode in which a planet was going to die/be destroyed, so this "librarian" dispatches the people there to other time periods. Two caveats: You can never go back/change your mind, also- you have to undergo some kind of "naturalization process" before you can go back and really deal well the period/culture that you've chosen.
@@EdwardSGault You guys are thinking about the "Execution" episode with Albert Salmi.
'i'm your executioner, sir, at your service '' What a line...thats something you wont hear too often or if ever!
Once. Almost always
Nor would you want to hear it, ever.
In the beginning of this moment, I am surprised that the Jailer is still alive?
Iron Maiden took Hallowed be thy name from this very episode, according to Steve Harris. Makes sense. Real story goes back to 1844-43... Not sure.
A man blessed and tortured by knowledge of his own death. This is the plot of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
why do you put the graphic of the series over the cast credits at the end of the episode? I'd really like to read the names of some of the performers. You blot them out on purpose.
Yes, I absolutely agree. I'd been meaning to make a comment about that. At least, if he still wants to do that, make that graphic more off to one side and a bit smaller. OR, only over the names of the series regulars, whose names are repeated over and over. Anywhere but over the actors's names.
It's call IMDB.COM. Try it and quit complaining.
@RUFUS T. FIREFLY Why don't you made one exact the way you want it done and put on you tube. Oh that's right that would require work on you part. You lazy dip wad. If you want the information that bad, look it up on IMDB and quit your whining. Hey, why don't get the info from IMDB and put it in the comments for free. Wouldn't that be great. There we are again though, that would require effort on your part and you are far too busy complaining to actually do anything.
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The saying he has at the start of a show saying you see anything strange or think it has happened before... I quite often get a phone call from somebody I was just thinking about or the person on other end says I had a feeling I need to phone you just now. Think of somebody you haven't seen for years then they suddenly phone you is a bit strange but it does happen.
Good story enjoyed
The poor animals in those cages!
No. Repie. at. This. Timr
I never understand death punishment. If killing is wrong, it is wrong no matter who does it, by the order of court, in war or in any other way.
Exactly. Just let the other prisoners have him
All killing is not wrong. There's your misunderstanding.
Even though you escaped death time after time, poking a lion will stop you on a dime.
So amazing
The ending is too close to "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (1948) with Edward G. Robinson to be missed.
❤ this show
during that period, it would have seemed more efficient to maintain a permanent "structure" rather than build a new one every week
6:45 "I meant to pay 'im back every cent." Strange that a Cockney would speak of "cents."
Man do they have some good actors in these episodes