Escape Clause

"Escape Clause" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone and aired on CBS on November 6, 1959. A mean-spirited, abusive hypochondriac sells his soul to the Devil (appearing as a rotund rogue who calls himself "Cadwallader" here, as he likes the way the name rolls off his tongue) in exchange for immortality, adding enough conditions to keep him out of Satan's clutches forever. He is puzzled when the Evil One does... more

Original air date:

  • Nov 6, 1959

Episode number:

  • 6

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The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and remains syndicated to this day. The show consisted of unrelated vignettes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events, usually...

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Season number:

  • 1

Production number:

  • 173-3603
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