Sometimes we forget what a great actor Mickey Rooney was. He was multi-talented, full of energy, and always gave a great show, even when he was twelve years old. In this tour de force, he plays a jockey who has been caught doping horses and throwing races. He has been issued a lifetime ban from racing, basically ending his productive life. Despite this, he still blames everyone else. As he lies in self pity in a crummy room, he begins to hear voices from his subconscious. These are later made visual in mirrors, coffee pots, shards of glass. They taunt him and belittle him. He responds with violence and anger. He always wanted to be a big man, a man people would look up to. Well, Serling throws him that bone. What happens as a result is pure Twilight Zone.
Review of The Last Night of a Jockey
