Dead Man's Shoes story
A homeless man literally walks into another life when he steals the shoes from a corpse. The episode was remade in the 1985 revival as "Dead Woman's Shoes" and in the 2002 revival as "Dead Man's Eyes". This makes it the only original episode to be remade in two of the revival series. Directed by: Montgomery Pittman. Story by: Charles Beaumont.
7 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| haunted object | choice | Dane's spirit lingered in his old shoes and possessed whomever wore them. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Nate-as-Dane went to see Dane's bereaved girlfriend Wilma. |
| spirit possession | major | Dane's spirit possessed whoever put on his old shoes. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | It seems Dane's spirit sought vengeance on his killers from beyond the grave. |
| alcohol abuse | minor | Nate made it clear that he was a boozehound by drinking from a beer bottle he found in the streets. Meanwhile Nate-as-Dane had a taste for tequila mixed with sugar. |
| betrayal | minor | It became apparent that Bernie had betrayed Dane during some business venture. |
| what it is like to be homeless | minor | We got a taste for how the homeless wino Nate lived. |