Richard Conte stars as tired and sleepless Edward Hall, who visits a psychiatrist(played by John Larch) out of desperation, and tells him his sad tale of childhood sickness, close calls with death, and recent insomnia, where he is both attracted to but terrified of an alluring figure of death in a carnival cat-lady(played memorably by Suzanne Lloyd) who beckons him to join her on just one more ride, which Hall is certain will lead to his death, since he has a bad heart, and another shock may kill him... Seriously underrated episode creates a most effective mood of menace and dread, with an appropriately weary performance by Conte and a fine score, all leading to an effective twist ending.
Review of Perchance to Dream
