The Big Tall Wish

"The Big Tall Wish"
The Twilight Zone episode
Ivan Dixon, Steven Perry and Kim Hamilton in a specially posed publicity shot for "The Big Tall Wish"
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 27
Directed by	Ron Winston
Written by	Rod Serling
Featured music	Jerry Goldsmith with harmonica solos
Production code	173-3630
Original air date	April 8, 1960 (1960-04-08)
Guest appearances
Ivan Dixon as Bolie Jackson Stephen Perry as Henry Temple Kim Hamilton as Frances Temple Walter Burke as Joe Mizell Charles Horvath as Joey Consiglio Carl McIntire as Announcer
Episode chronology
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The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series, season 1)
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"The Big Tall Wish" is episode twenty-seven of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, with an original score by Jerry Goldsmith. It originally aired on April 8, 1960, on CBS. This was one of a few Twilight Zone episodes to feature black actors in lead roles, a rarity for American television of the era.