The Twilight Zone The Last Night of a Jockey

Mickey Rooney delivers a solo performance as a disgraced jockey granted his greatest wish, but not without repercussions. Written by Rod Serling., In the tradition of his earlier Alcoa/Goodyear Theater episode “Eddie,” Mickey Rooney delivers a tour de force solo performance in the Twilight Zone playlet “The Last Night of a Jockey.” Barred from the track for life, crooked jockey Grady (Rooney) boozily expresses the wish to escape his sordid surroundings and become a truly “big man.” His wish is granted by his lookalike alter ego (also Rooney), but there’s a heavy price to be paid at fadeout time. The first Twilight Zone to be produced by William Froug, “The Last Night of a Jockey” was originally broadcast October 25, 1963., A disgraced jockey is granted his greatest wish, but not without repercussions.