Long Live Walter Jameson story

tz1959e1x24 · 1960-03-18

A history professor is revealed to have lived for thousands of years. Directed by: Anton Leader. Story by: Charles Beaumont.

12 total · 3 choice · 3 major · 6 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
immortality choice We saw a 2000 year old man name Walter and must ponder what it would be like to be him.
the flip side of immortality choice Walter was fed up with seeing his loved ones age and die after 2000 years of immortality.
the quest for immortality choice Walter 2000 years ago. Sam wanted desperately to learn Walter's secret for immortality.
coping with aging major Sam lamented aging and was afraid of dying.
engaged couple major Walter and Susanna intended to tie the knot.
father and daughter major Sam kept his 30 year old daughter on a short leash.
American Civil War minor Walter gave a lecture on this war, and it turned out that he had also served in it under the name Hugh Skelton.
cowardice minor The immortal Walter told Sam that although he wished to die, he was too cowardly to kill himself.
female education minor Unusually for the time, Sam insisted on his daughter doing a PhD (although she herself seemed lukewarm about the endeavor).
husband and wife minor Walter's estranged wife showed up to impede his new marriage.