Rare Objects story
A gangster (Mickey Rooney) targeted for death meets a specialist (Raymond Massey) who guarantees him sanctuary... at a very high price. Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc. Story by: Rod Serling.
11 total · 9 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| collecting objects | major | Down-on-his-luck gangster Kolodney purchased sanctuary and a longevity treatment from Dr. Glendon, but wound up being a specimen in the Doctor's collection of notorious individuals. |
| coping with being injured | major | Kolodney sustained a gunshot wound and had to seek retirement. |
| facing life in captivity | major | Kolodney had life extension treatment and was imprisoned in some sort of macabre collection. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | Kolodney had a mob hit out on him. |
| human life choice | major | Kolodney contemplated early retirement. |
| life extension technology | major | Dr. Glendon used a gland revitalizing drug extend the lives of his museum specimens. |
| organized crime | major | The story concerned a gangster, August Kolodney, who was being targeted for a hit by other gangsters. |
| what if a killer was after me | major | Kolodney had a mob hit out on him. |
| what if I was held captive and made an exhibition object | major | Kolodney was made a specimen in Kolodney's remarkable collection of famous human beings. |
| coping with an overbearing jerk | minor | The waiter with an abrasive Kolodney. |