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By William Kozy
“One More Pallbearer” could indeed have used a few more voters to carry it up from the near-depths of the survey results to the question: “What is your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series?” Receiving only 3 votes, it was tied with 6 other episodes for 133rd thru 139th place. I think it deserved a bit better than that. It’s got some sharp dialogue by Rod Serling and an expertly performed quartet of performances by the small cast.
Now, in the very enjoyable book “The Twilight Zone Companion,” Marc Scott Zicree writes, “Joseph Wiseman plays his role as the neurotic millionaire with such vulnerability and the others their roles with such unfeeling coldness that we cannot help but feel pity for him and contempt for the others.”