Dust

"Dust" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. An unscrupulous peddler, after selling the executioner some rope needed for a hanging, sells a bag of "magic dust" to the condemned man's father. The dust is actually nothing more than dirt, but the peddler claims that it will stop the execution. At the plot's conclusion, the man's father cries out and starts sprinkling the dust everywhere; surprisingly the noose ... more

"Dust" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. An unscrupulous peddler, after selling the executioner some rope needed for a hanging, sells a bag of "magic dust" to the condemned man's father. The dust is actually nothing more than dirt, but the peddler claims that it will stop the execution. At the plot's conclusion, the man's father cries out and starts sprinkling the dust everywhere; surprisingly the noose breaks. The parents of the little girl accidentally killed by the condemned man then decide not to let the hanging continue. As both father and son return home, the peddler discovers he's also affected by the "magic" after throwing his gold pieces to the poor children of the town, laughing about it afterwards. Announcer: "And now, Mr. Serling." less