"Dead Man's Shoes" is episode 83 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, and is the 18th episode of the third season. It was written by past series contributor Charles Beaumont, and was originally aired on January 19, 1962 on CBS. Opening narration Plot A homeless man, Nate Bledsoe, snatches a pair of shoes from Dane, the target of a mob hit dumped in an alley. Two of his homeless associates try to con him out of the plainly expensive shoes, to no avail. Wearing the shoes infuses him with the personality and memories of the victim, and he continues his life as Dane. Nate stops by the home of Dane's girlfriend, who recognizes his manner but remains confused by his appearance. Nate then goes to a bar to confront Dagget, the boss who had him killed. Dagget is at first unsettled, but then realizes who Nate is and has him gunned down. Before he dies, he promises, "I'll be back, Bernie, and I'll keep coming back… again, and again, and I'll get you." The body is dumped in the same place as the original victim. A homeless man finds the corpse, takes the shoes, puts them on and the cycle begins anew. Closing narration Cast Warren Stevens as Nate Bledsoe Richard Devon as Dagget Joan Marshall as Wilma Ben Wright as Chips Harry Swoger as Sam Ron Hagerthy as Ben Florence Marly as Dagget's girlfriend Production The soundtrack uses recycled music from a previous episode, "The Fever". Remakes The episode was remade in the 1985 revival as "Dead Woman's Shoes" and in the 2002 revival as "Dead Man's Eyes". This makes it the only original episode to be remade in two of the revival series. References DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. External links 1962 American television episodes The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series season 3) episodes Television shows written by Charles Beaumont Television episodes about spirit possession