Three leather-jacketed motorcyclists converge upon a small town and immediately take up residence in a vacant house. Though everyone considers the cyclists to be nice, quiet boys, they are in fact the vanguard of an invading army from a hostile planet. Things get dicey when one of the "boys" (Lee Kinsolving) falls in love with Earthling Ellen Tillman (
Shelley Fabares). In his haste to come up with an intriguing gimmick,
Twilight Zone scripter Earl Hamner failed to answer a vital question -- if the three invaders hoped to blend in and avoid drawing attention to their activities, why did they dress up like second-rate
Marlon Brandos?
Denver Pyle,
Irene Hervey, and
Michael Conrad play key supporting roles in "Black Leather Jackets," which originally aired January 31, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide