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1. Ebsen was in a Twilight Zone episode

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 06:50 PM

Jun 29

called The Prime Mover. Not every Zone episode was creepy or heavy. This was a light-hearted one where his character, "Ace", had the power of telekinesis. He was a bumpkin, who had a friend that immediately saw how that power could be monetized in Vegas. Ebsen was a very flexible actor.

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Buddy Ebsen - Dance Scene from "Born to Dance" - 1936/Banjo On My Knee/Swanee (1936) Buddy Ebsen & Barbara Stanwyck [View all] marble falls Jun 29 OP

Ebsen was in a Twilight Zone episode Bluetus Jun 29 #1

I always thought Buddy Ebsen looked like body parts were going to fall off when he danced. rsdsharp Jun 29 #2

He was a very good "eccentric" dancer as a tap dancer, show dancer. marble falls Jun 29 #3

prefer ball of fire. pansypoo53219 Jun 29 #4

Only kinda remember it ... marble falls Jun 30 #7

gary cooper + old profs writing slang book. pansypoo53219 Jul 1 #8

Good film, I remember it now, Coop was a professor, too. marble falls Jul 1 #9

Also danced with Shirley Temple in "Captain January." boonecreek Jun 29 #5

Shirley Temple was an anazing talent and she worked so well with Buddy Ebsen. Forgot how good she was. marble falls Jun 30 #6

on saturdays milw tv movies had old shirley temples , charlie chan or abbott + costello. never saw this one. pansypoo53219 Jul 2 #10