All language subtitles for The Twilight Zone (1959) - S03E23 - The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank (1080p BluRay x265 ImE)_track3_[eng]

[theme music playing]

(narrator)
You're traveling
Through another dimension.

A dimension not only
Of sight and sound,
But of mind.

A journey into a wondrous
Land whose boundaries
Are that of imagination.

Your next stop,
The twilight zone.

[organ music plays]

| don't see him.

He's in the box
In front of the pulpit.

| thought he'd
Be in a coffin.

Silly fool. That's what
The box is, a coffin.

[organ music ends]

Thank you, sister.

Brothers and sisters,
We are congregated
Here today

To pay homage
To our dear brother,
Jefferson myrtlebank.

[sobbing]

We all know that
Jeff myrtlebank
Was a good boy.

He didn't always
Show up to sunday
School on sunday,

But we never saw him
At the bootlegger's
On saturday night, either.

Amen.

We're all
Going to miss
This fine youth.

The good lord
Must have had
A powerful reason

To want to take him
So young in life.

But we all know
That the lord moves
In mysterious ways

And today--

[gasps]

[woman screams]

[screaming]

[screaming and gasping]

He's alive.

[screaming]

Time: the mid-20s.
Place: the midwest.

The southernmost
Section of the midwest.

We were just
Witnessing a funeral,

A funeral that
Didn't come off
Exactly as planned

Due to a slight fallout
From the twilight zone.

[footsteps slowly approaching]

Who in tarnation
Put me in that coffin?

[shocked screams]

Brethren, let's not
Give way to panic.

A small mistake seems
To have been made.

Brother siddons,
It seems you got
A little sense left.

Now, what's going
On around here?

Son, we was
About to bury you.

Bury me?

We was real certain
That you'd died day
Before yesterday.

Died?

Well, that's silly.

Doc bolton
Pronounced you dead.

That's right, son.
Your heart stopped
Beating two days ago.

| was at the bedside.

Well, I--
That couldn't be.
I'm-I'm breathing now.

It sure wasn't beating
Day before yesterday.

You was sick, son.
Real sick.

Worst case of flu
I've ever come across
In my whole medical career.

I'm surprised he lasted
Past last wednesday.

Well, | hate
To cast a shadow on
Your medical career, doc,

But I'm not gonna crawl
Back in that coffin just
To save face with you.

Yes, sir. There was
No question about it.
There was no pulse.

Well, I'm sure glad
You didn't embalm me.

How do you
Feel now, son?

Well, | feel good.

1 feel alittle weak
But, uh, rested. Hungry.

| could eat the hide off
A bear. I'm real hungry.

| reckon you should be.
| know you ain't et
For three days.

Ma! Pa!

Surprise!

| sure hope you
Got a good supper
On the calendar.

What's the matter?

You act like
I'm some sort of
Ghost or something.

Hello, son.

Well, I'll be
Double-dogged.

My own folks
Are scared of me.

Comfort?

| bet you ain't
A-scared of me.

I'm the man
You're gonna marry.

Well, | guess
You are at that.

Liz? Now, you ain't
A-scared of me, are ya?

Jeff, you fooled them,
Didn't you, jeff?

Yeah, honey,
| fooled them.

Son.

Son!

Praise be.
We ain't lost
You after all, son.

| know what it is.
| know what it is.

The miracle
That happened
Here in our county.

Medical term for it
It's /pso suspendo animation.

Very rare.
Matter of fact,

There's been
Only 30 cases in
The past 1,500 years.

Ain't you just trying
To cover up for your own
Miscalculations, doc?

| ain't never heard
Of that sickness
Like that.

Ain't likely you would
Only 30 cases in 1,500
Years. All them in europe.

Best thing for you
To do /s quit trying
To slander my name

And take him home,
Give him some soup.
He'll need some rest.

Yeah, I--
I'm a mite weak.

Bless you.
We'll get you
Right on home.

(father)
Just as soon
As | crank up.

I'll fry you
A nice rabbit.

I'm sorry | acted
So funny, jeff.

It was just that--

It was so sudden.

Sure nice
To have you back.

Oh, thank you kindly,
Comfort, honey,

But | ain't
Never been away.

[car engine starts]

That was a larruping
Good breakfast, ma.

Well, | guess I'll get
Over to that east 40
And mend that fence.

Oh, | wish
You wouldn't.

It's only been two weeks
Since you was at the brink
Of the grave.

You oughtn't to be
Toiling from sunup
To sundown.

| feel great, ma.
| never felt better
In my life.

I'll see you
Down there, pa.

All right.

I-I'm real concerned.

I-| just don't like
The way he's behaved
The last two weeks.

What do you mean?

He's different.

Not like he
Was at all.

Seems the same to me.

He only et
Two eggs again.

Why, ever since
He's sprouted teeth

He's been having
Three eggs at breakfast.

Well, a man's
Taste can change.

And he goes around
Fiddling with things
Night and day.

And the way he goes
At that hard work.

Why, he was never that
Friendly with work before.

Yes, sir, that's
True at that.

| recollect
Worrying many times

That he leaned just a
Shade towards the side
Of shiftlessness.

Not lazy
Exactly but--

No. No, just
Uninterested.

And since his sickness,
He's been fighting
In that work

Just like he was
A year behind.

No, it ain't like
Him at that.

All right, big ears,

You run down to the
Mailbox and wait
For the mailman.

I'm expecting
A new catalog.

Sure hope it gets here.
You've about wore that out.

Make way for the queen!

He ain't been
Here, yet.

Can | shoot?

Sure.

Here's your ammunition.

[frog croaks]

| ain't afraid
Of frogs. It's just
That they're dirty.

How's your brother?

All right, | reckon.

Only ma and pa are
A little bit concerned

The way he's been
Behaving lately.

How's he been acting?

| don't know,
Just...Different.

He eats different,
Works different,

Always fiddling
With things.

Besides, it ain't
None of your business.

He loves me not,

He loves me.

Is that a fact?
Well, | was wondering
If you'd heard anything.

Well, as a matter of
Fact, | have heard
A little something.

I--just a minute.
You run out and play.

Why? | wanna listen.

Go on now. Scoot.

Aw, shuckin"’.

You wanna hold
A mouthful of black
Pepper for ten minutes?

Little pitchers
Have big ears.

Well, now, | know for
A fact that those poor
Folks are scared to death.

Why, he's been acting
Like a complete stranger
Ever since the funeral.

Yes, sir, | mean,

|! Sure wouldn't wanna
Go sleep in a house
With that boy around.

Not me.

They say he's
Started fiddling with
Things now, like axes.

| don't know.

He was always
Such a good boy.

Gents.

What do you say, doc?

We was just discussing
That myrtlebank boy.

Yeah, what
About him?

Oh, just
Wondering about him.

| guess you've heard
How peculiar he's
Acted lately.

Yeah, | heard.
| ain't one to
Pass on gossip.

Still, you gotta wonder.

Where was he them 48 hours
He was supposed to be dead?
Had to be somewheres.

If he was dead.
Even doc says he had
That rare sickness.

Maybe | told
A white lie, strauss.

Maybe | was thinking
Of his folks' feelings when
| brought up that disease.

Can you
Straighten that out?

I'm not the kind of man
To send a body to the grave
Unless I'm positive he's dead.

You know me
Better than that.

Shoot, yes,
We know you, doc.

| did more than just
Feel that boy's pulse.

When his folks
Left the room,

| gave him
The pin test.

| stabbed him
With a pin.

He didn't
Even flicker.

Then ihelda
Mirror to his lips.

If there was
Any life left
In the man at all,

His breath would
Fog up the mirror.

Well, what happened?

| pronounced him
Dead, didn't |?

Then where could
He have been for
Them 48 hours?

Why don't we just
Come out and say it?

We're all a-thinking it.

You say /t, peters.
You got the floor.

I'll say it.
You’re dadgum
Right I'll say it.

How do we know the man
Who got up and crawled
Out of that coffin

Is really
Jeff myrtlebank?

| wouldn't talk like that,
Gentlemen. It could cause
A lot of trouble.

Well, | don't know.
My grandma, she used
To tell me

About evil spirits
Roaming around the world

Trying to finda
Body to take over.

She said that they'd steal
A corpse sometime before
A man was good dead.

That kind of talk's
Dangerous, peters.

Although | must confess
This throws a lot of dry
Kindling on the fire

That's been smoldering
In my brain ever
Since the funeral.

Have a good day, gents.

It's him.

[dogs barking,
Cow mooing]

Dagnabit, comfort,
Now's the time
To tell him.

Right now.

No. | don't tell
You who to see. And
You leave me alone.

Well, maybe
Orgram's right, dear.

You know what everyone
In the county is saying
About him.

Well, he's not
Visiting the county.
He's visiting me.

Well, you're just
Plain rotten stubborn.

| bet all your kids
Are born with horns.

You two just get on into
The kitchen and let me
Entertain my guest.

[dog barks]

Well, bless my soul!

Comfort.

Look at who's here.

[guffaws]

Well, come on
In this house.

And how's your
Ma and orgram?

Just fine.
How's your folks?

Just fine, except ma.
She's gonna be madder
Than a hornet tomorrow.

Mad?

Yeah. You see, l,
Uh, | robbed her
Pet rose vine

Just so | could
Bring you a bouquet.

Oh, you oughtn't
Have done that.

Oh, it's not much.

They're dead,
Aren't they?

| guess tame roses,
They don't last
Very long.

When did you pick them?

Oh, | picked them
Just before | came
Over here.

Oh, well.

Why-why don't
We have some music?

Yeah, I'd like that.

We just bought a new
Country blues last week.

Yeah, | see you did.

Don't touch me.

What's the matter
With you?

I'm sorry.

Just the way
Them flowers died.

Maybe you've got
Poison on your hands.

| ain't got no
Poison on my hands,
And you know it.

That's not what /s
Bothering you. Everywhere
1 goit's just the same.

| expect it from
The others but not
From you, comfort.

I'm getting sick and tired
The way everybody treats me
Like a vampire.

Oh, jeff.

Now, you tell me.

Are you my girl or not?

[gasps]

Well, land's sakes,
Child, you're scared
Half to death.

What'd he do?

Nothing.

It's time to put a stop
To this. After all, I'm
The man of the family.

He didn't do
Nothing wrong.

| ain't liked him
Since we were both
Three years old.

Unhand me.

Orgram, you
Be careful.

[engine starts]

Jeff?

Now, what
Do you want?

| don't want you hanging
Around here anymore.

Now, let me give you
Some advice, orgram.

I'm mad right now.

| ain't mad at
You in particular,

But it'd be a shame if you
Got in my way and | had to
Take it out on you.

You threatening me?
Huh. You forget
Who | am.

If |had a dime for
Every time | whopped
You, I'd have $100.

That's right.

But you ain't
Whupped me lately.

Now, you get
Out of my way.

Make me.

Oh, my baby.
My poor little baby.

Get out the wagon
And the team. He
Broke my jaw.

Oh, we'll get you right
Into doc bolton, boy.

Poor jeff. He
Hasn't got anybody.

Poor jeff?

Orgram, your jaw ain't
Broke or wouldn't be
Trying to talk so much.

You ought to do something
About that dandruff.

| tell ya,
I'm convinced.

How long | been
Whupping jeff ina
Bareknuckle fight?

As far back as | can recollect,
| used to chase him home
From school every day

Like it was one
Of my regular chores.

He never was no match for
You, orgram. How come
He bested you tonight?

‘cause it weren't
Jeff myrtlebank
| was fighting.

Whoever it was,
He had ring training.

He hit in a different way
That we do around here.

That man is dangerous
Enough to kill with
His bare hands.

That's exactly what I'm
Afraid of, gentlemen.

We seem to be living
With something evil
In our midst,

And we got to
Put a stop toit.

We've all discussed
What we're gonna do,

And | for one
Can't see any reason for
Putting it off any longer.

You through talking now?
Let me have another
Look in there.

| rode out to warn you.
There's a group of men
Coming out from town.

They're gonna
Ask you to move
Out of the country.

Well, now, how do you
Feel about that, comfort?

Well, I'ma
Fickle woman, jeff.

I'm the kind who
Believes whatever is
Said by them I'm with.

I've heard some bad
Things said about you,

And sometimes | ain't
Strong enough to turn
A deef ear to them,

But in my heart,
| reckon | love you

Or else | wouldn't be
Here with you now.

| got a great love
For you, comfort,

And | want you
To marry me.

[people yelling]

| reckon you better
Give me your answer
Right now.

Gents. What do you say?

Jeff, we are here as
A committee to speak
For the community.

Now, we talked this
All over and we came
To the conclusion

That jeff myrtlebank
Is dead.

We think you're a hant.

That's right.
We don't know who you are
Or where you come from.

We figure you stole
Jeff's body. We don't
Even like you as a neighbor.

So we're asking you
To move out. Move out,
You hear?

(strauss)
What do you say, jeff?

Well, | think
That depends on
Miss comfort gatewood.

| just asked her
A question and she
Ain't answered it, yet.

| reckon I'm with you
No matter where we
Have to go.

Then you stand
Behind me, then.

Gents, my wife-to-be
And me, now, we was born
And raised in this county.

We like it, and we don't
Aim to raise our kids
Anyplace else.

Now, you--

Wait a minute now!
| heard you out.

Let him speak.

We're gonna stay,
And that means
Just two things.

One, if you're
Wrong about me,

Then you ain't got
Nothing to worry about

Because that means
I'm just a poor
Ol' country boy

By the name of
Jeff myrtlebank.

But on the other hand,
If you're right about me,

Then you better start
Treating me pretty nice

Because you just don't know
All the kind of trouble
| can cause you.

| might wave my right hand
And bring a whole grove of
Locusts down on your crops.

Then | might wave
My left hand and dry
Up all your wells.

Then | might
Snap my fingers
[snaps fingers]

And burn a barn or two.
And then some morning

If |get up and | feel
Exceptionally ornery,

| might have the hawks
Come down and steal
Your chickens.

Yes, s/r.

You folks better
Start treating me
And mine real nice.

Well, that's a different
Picture, jeff, with you
Aiming to marry comfort.

We sure ain't wanting
To hurt her none.

Yes, sir, it'd sure be wrong
To hurt her trying to get
At somebody else.

When are you fixing
On marrying her, jeff?

Right away, | reckon.

Well, let us know
About it, boy. We'll
Picnic that day.

Well, come on, gents.
They got a lot of
Talking to do.

[men talking indistinctly]

You couldn't really do
All that, could you?

Of course not.
| hate lying to them,

But | find that
When something comes up,
You've gotta cope with it.

How'd you do that?

Do what?

Light that match?
You didn't strike
It on anything.

It just lit.

Comfort, honey, first
Thing you've got to learn
Is not to imagine things.

(narrator)
Jeff and comfort
Are still alive today,

And their only son /1s
A united states senator.

He's noted as
An uncommonly
Shrewd politician,

And some believe he must
Have gotten his education

In the twilight zone.

(male presenter)
Rod serling, creator
Of the twilight zone

Will tell you about
Next week's story
After this message.

And now, mr. Serling.

Next week we burrow
Deep into the most inner
Confines of kook land

And hopefully wind
Up dead center of the
Oddest portion thereof.

We'll bring you
A story called
To serve man,

Written originally
By damon knight.

Now, if you've ever wondered
How we'd react to the arrival
Of some honest-to-pete saucers.

Next week's diet
Should be your meat.

On the twilight zone,
To serve man.

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