"A Hundred Yards Over the Rim" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
In the year 1847, Chris Horn (Cliff Robertson) is one of the leaders of a small wagon train from Ohio attempting to reach California. Horn's wife and young son Christian are in one Conestoga wagon of the group. When his son becomes dangerously ill, he sets off alone in a desperate search for medicine. He crosses a high sandy hill rim, only ...
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"A Hundred Yards Over the Rim" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
In the year 1847, Chris Horn (Cliff Robertson) is one of the leaders of a small wagon train from Ohio attempting to reach California. Horn's wife and young son Christian are in one Conestoga wagon of the group. When his son becomes dangerously ill, he sets off alone in a desperate search for medicine. He crosses a high sandy hill rim, only to stumble through time, arriving in 1961 New Mexico. He is stunned to see power lines, a seemingly unending hard black road, and a loud, fast-moving wheeled monster with a face coming at him. As the truck passes the unnerved Horn, he stumbles, firing his rifle, slightly wounding himself. He finally locates an old store with odd pumps in front. The friendly, curious people at the gas stop help him with his wound & provide him with the medicine he needs for his son. But Horn gets in trouble with the local law over his odd attitude and dress,...
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