Carlino 's first screenwriting credit was '' And Make Thunder His Tribute , '' Episode 99 of the television series Route 66 , which aired on November 1 , 1963 . The following year , Carlino was asked to write the screenplay for Seconds , based on the novel by the science fiction writer David Ely . This conspiracy thriller directed by John Frankenheimer gained considerable attention as the final part of a loosely connected paranoia trilogy . The film was submitted in competition at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
Lewis John Carlino