A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
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"A Hundred Yards Over the Rim" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone
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) 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 water. 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 and 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, his need for the medicine, and his perfect condition rifle. He narrowly escapes back over the rim, back to his party, his son, and his time. In 1961, however, Horn's rifle is recovered— aged, and falling apart.
During his brief visit to the twentieth century, Chris Horn had encountered a modern encyclopedia containing a brief biographical entry for "Christian Horn, Jr.", a physician who achieved good works in late 19th-century California. Horn realized that his son would not only recover from the illness, he would go on to great deeds as a doctor. This gave him and his party the reason to continue on toward California.
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The series consisted of unrelated episodes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events; each show typically featured a surprising...
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Synopsis
In the year 1847, Chris Horn (Cliff RobertsonCliff Robertson
Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half of a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Charly...
) is one of the leaders of a small wagon train
Wagon train
A wagon train is a group of wagons traveling together. In the American West, individuals traveling across the plains in covered wagons banded together for mutual assistance, as is reflected in numerous films and television programs about the region, such as Audie Murphy's Tumbleweed and Ward Bond...
from Ohio attempting to reach California. Horn's wife and young son Christian are in one Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagon
The Conestoga wagon is a heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon that was used extensively during the late 18th century and the 19th century in the United States and sometimes in Canada as well. It was large enough to transport loads up to 8 tons , and was drawn by horses, mules or oxen...
of the group. When his son becomes dangerously ill, he sets off alone in a desperate search for water. 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 and 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, his need for the medicine, and his perfect condition rifle. He narrowly escapes back over the rim, back to his party, his son, and his time. In 1961, however, Horn's rifle is recovered— aged, and falling apart.
During his brief visit to the twentieth century, Chris Horn had encountered a modern encyclopedia containing a brief biographical entry for "Christian Horn, Jr.", a physician who achieved good works in late 19th-century California. Horn realized that his son would not only recover from the illness, he would go on to great deeds as a doctor. This gave him and his party the reason to continue on toward California.