Future
Star Trek captain
William Shatner stars as Don Carter, who is on his honeymoon with his perky young wife Pat (Patricia Breslin). Stranded in a small town while their car is being repaired, Don and Pat wander into a diner, where their attention is diverted by a curious fortune-telling machine. Out of amusement, they begin feeding coins into the machine -- and before long, Don has become "hooked" on the sinister device. Stafford Repp, who later played Chief O'Hara on TV's
Batman, appears as a mechanic. Written by
Richard Matheson, "Nick of Time" made its
Twilight Zone debut on November 18, 1960. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide