History Recap / TheTwilightZone1959S1E4TheSixteenMillimeterShrine

* RousseauWasRight: Played straight. Barbara remembers International Studios head Marty Sall as being a crude tasteless man and difficult to work with, but Danny believes he's mellowed out with age. However, it turns out that Sall really is as cruel today as he was then. Danny even lampshades how right Barbara was upon returning home, admitting Sall is still a mean, petty jerk.

->'''Creator/RodSerling''': Picture of a woman looking at a picture. Movie great of another time, once brilliant star in a firmament no longer a part in the sky, eclipsed by the movement of earth and time. Barbara Jean Trenton, whose world is a projection room, whose dreams are made out of celluloid. Barbara Jean Trenton, struck down by hit-and-run years and lying on the unhappy pavement, trying desperately to get the license number of fleeting fame.

* {{Metaphorgotten}}: The end of Rod Serling’a closing monologue (see page quote).

* NostalgiaFilter: Somewhat downplayed when Barbara has a clear recollection of her dislike for the International Studios head Marty Sall. Played straight when she remembers the lead actor Jerry Hearndan she had a crush on as being a dashing Casanova who was just as passionate about acting as she was. Sadly, despite what she remembers about the actor, he's now an aged, humble man who contently owns a chain of grocery stores.

* NostalgiaFilter: Somewhat downplayed when Barbara has a clear recollection of her dislike for the International Studios head Marty Sall. Played straight when she remembers the lead actor she had a crush on as being a dashing Casanova who was just as passionate about acting as she was. Sadly, despite what she remembers about the actor, he's now an aged, humble man who contently owns a chain of grocery stores.

* NostalgiaFilter: Somewhat downplayed when Barbara has a clear recollection of her dislike for the International Studios head Marty Sall. Played straight when she remembers the lead actor she had a crush on as being a dashing Casanova who was just as passionate about acting as she was. Sadly, despite what she remembers about the actor, he's now an aged, humble man who owns a chain of grocery stores.

->'''Creator/RodSerling''': To the wishes that come true, to the strange, mystic strength of the human animal, who can take a wishful dream and give it a dimension of its own. To Barbara Jean Trenton, movie queen of another era, who has changed the blank tomb of an empty projection screen into a private world. It ''can'' happen -- in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 The Twilight Zone]].

* NostalgiaFilter: Somewhat downplayed when Barbara has a clear recollection of her dislike for the International Studios head Marty Sall. Played straight when she remembers the lead actor she had a crush on as being a dashing Casanova who was just as passionate about acting as she was. Sadly, despite what she remembers about the actor, he's now an aged man who owns a chain of grocery stores.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to the International Studios head Marty Sall's rather harsh comment, Barbara's agent Danny sincerely hopes that one day Marty will know what it's like to be past his prime and be figuratively kicked in the mouth.

* ProsceniumReveal: The first scene is Barbara having an emotional farewell with her man, a soldier going off to war. It's soon revealed to be one of Barbara's old movies.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: The director's idea of a good part for Barbara is to cast her as a forty-something ''mother''. A vibrant mother, but a mother nonetheless.

* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: In particular, Barbara really disliked her director.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Barbara is offended that her old director wants to cast her in a new movie as a mother, it's not like someone her age could really play a younger role, even if they tried.

* LovingAShadow: Barbara remembers her old male lead actor as being a handsome Casanova who swept her off her feet. When she meets him years later as an old man, she comes up to a picture of his younger self and sadly muses to herself: "''He's'' the one I was expecting..."

* NostalgiaFilter: Somewhat downplayed when Barbara has a clear recollection of her dislike for her director. Played straight when she remembers the lead actor she had a crush on as being a dashing Casanova who was just as passionate about acting as she was. Sadly, despite what she remembers about the actor, he's now an aged man who owns a chain of grocery stores.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to the director's rather harsh comment, Barbara's agent Danny sincerely hopes that one day Marty will know what it's like to be past his prime and be figuratively kicked in the mouth.

* RousseauWasRight: Played straight. Barbara remembers her old director Marty Sall as being a crude tasteless man and difficult to work with, but Danny believes he's mellowed out with age. However, it turns out that Sall really is as cruel today as he was then. Danny even lampshades how right Barbara was upon returning home, admitting Sall is still a mean, petty jerk.

Aging film star Barbara Jean Trenton (Creator/IdaLupino) secludes herself in her private screening room, where she reminisces about her past by watching her old films. In an attempt to bring her out into the real world, her agent Danny Weiss (Martin Balsam) arranges a part for her in a new movie and brings a former leading man—now also older, many years retired from acting, and managing a chain of grocery stores—to visit her. This horrifies Barbara Jean and only drives her further into seclusion. Then one day, Barbara Jean's maid finds the screening room empty—and is horrified by what she sees on the screen. Danny comes over and sees on the screen the living room of the house, filled with movie stars and Barbara Jean as they appeared in the old films. He pleads with her to come back, but she throws her scarf toward the camera and departs just before the film ends. In the living room, Danny finds Barbara Jean's scarf. "To wishes, Barbie," he says wistfully, "to the ones that come true..."

* RousseauWasRight: Averted. Barbara remembers her old director Marty Sall as being a crude tasteless man and difficult to work with, but Danny believes he's mellowed out with age. However, it turns out that Sall really is as cruel today as he was then. Danny even lampshades this upon returning home, admitting Sall is still a mean, petty jerk.

* RousseauWasRight: Barbara remembers her old director Marty Sall as being a crude tasteless man and difficult to work with, but Danny believes he's mellowed out with age. However, it turns out that Sall really is as cruel today as he was then. Danny even lampshades this upon returning home, admitting Sall is still a mean, petty jerk.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: The director's idea of a good part for Barbara would be to cast her as a forty-something ''mother''. A vibrant mother, but a mother nonetheless.

* LovingAShadow: Barbara remembers her old male lead actor as being a handsome Casanova who swept her off her feet. When she meets him years later when he's an old man, she comes up to a picture of his younger self and sadly muses to herself "''He's'' the one I was expecting..."
* MediumAwareness: An odd InUniverse version. After Barbara goes into movie land she's definitely aware that she's in movie land, as she can hear Danny calling to her from the real world, and throws her scarf at him.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to the director's rather harsh comment, Barbara's agent Danny sincerely hopes that one day Marty will know what it's like to be past his prime and figuratively be kicked in the mouth.

* RousseauWasRight: Barbara remembers her old director Marty Sall as being a crude tasteless man difficult to work with, but Danny believes he's mellowed out with age. However, it turns out that Sall really is as cruel today as he was then. Danny even lampshades this upon returning home, admitting Sall is still a mean, petty jerk.

* UpTheRealRabbitHole: Played with, in how Danny's reaction changes. Barbara living in her past isn't emotionally unhealthy insofar as she can do it "for real".
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Barbara Jean. It's not just that she misses being a star, she won't even take supporting parts, angrily refusing one.

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Barbara Jean.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: The director's idea of a good part for Barbara would be to cast her as a forty-something mother. A vibrant mother, but a mother nonetheless.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Barbara is offended that her old director wants to cast her in a new movie as a ''mother'', it's not like someone her age could really play a younger role, even if they tried.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Barbara is offended that her director wants to cast her in a new movie as a mother, it's not like someone her age could really play a younger role, even if they tried.
* KickTheDog: When she turns her nose up at the role, the director really twists the knife about how Barbara is just a washed up has-been. This sends her running out the door in tears.
* NostalgiaFilter: Somewhat downplayed when Barbara has a clear recollection of her dislike for her director. Played straight when she later decides he "doesn't exist". Also played straight is how she remembers the lead actor she had a crush on as being a dashing Casanova who was just as passionate about acting as she was.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to the director's rather harsh comment, Barbara's agent sincerely hopes that one day guys like him will know what it's like to be past his prime and figuratively be kicked in the mouth.

Aging film star Barbara Jean Trenton (Ida Lupino) secludes herself in her private screening room, where she reminisces about her past by watching her old films. In an attempt to bring her out into the real world, her agent Danny Weiss (Martin Balsam) arranges a part for her in a new movie and brings a former leading man—now also older, many years retired from acting, and managing a chain of grocery stores—to visit her. This horrifies Barbara Jean and only drives her further into seclusion. Then one day, Barbara Jean's maid finds the screening room empty—and is horrified by what she sees on the screen. Danny comes over and sees on the screen the living room of the house, filled with movie stars and Barbara Jean as they appeared in the old films. He pleads with her to come back, but she throws her scarf toward the camera and departs just before the film ends. In the living room, Danny finds Barbara Jean's scarf. "To wishes, Barbie," he says wistfully, "to the ones that come true..."

Aging film star Barbara Jean Trenton (Ida Lupino) secludes herself in her private screening room, where she reminisces about her past by watching her old films. In an attempt to bring her out into the real world, her agent Danny Weiss (Martin Balsam) arranges a part for her in a new movie and brings a former leading man—now also older, many years retired from acting, and managing a chain of grocery stores—to visit her. This horrifies Barbara Jean and only drives her further into seclusion. Then one day, Barbara Jean's maid finds the screening room empty—and is horrified by what she sees on the screen. Danny comes over and sees on the screen the living room of the house, filled with movie stars and Barbara Jean as they appeared in the old films. He pleads with her to come back, but she throws her scarf toward the camera and departs just before the film ends. In the living room, Danny finds Barbara Jean's scarf. "To wishes, Barbie", he says wistfully, "to the ones that come true..."

->'''Creator/RodSerling''': To the wishes that come true, to the strange, mystic strength of the human animal, who can take a wishful dream and give it a dimension of its own. To Barbara Jean Trenton, movie queen of another era, who has changed the blank tomb of an empty projection screen into a private world. ''It'' can happen-in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 The Twilight Zone]].

* GloryDays

* [[TrappedInTVLand Trapped in Movie Land]]: Though it's her choice.
* UpTheRealRabbitHole: Played with, in how Danny's reaction changes. Arguably, Barbara living in her past isn't emotionally unhealthy insofar as she can do it "for real".

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Barbra Jean.

->'''Creator/RodSerling''': To the wishes that come true, to the strange, mystic strength of the human animal, who can take a wishful dream and give it a dimension of its own. To Barbara Jean Trenton, movie queen of another era, who has changed the blank tomb of an empty projection screen into a private world. ''It'' can happen-in ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

!Trivia
* Martin Balsam also appeared in the episode "The New Exhibit".
* Ida Lupino later directed the episode "The Masks". She was the original series' only female director, and the only actor to direct an episode.