In his 1959 promotional film shown to potential sponsors,
Rod Serling summarized an earlier version of this week's plot under its original title, "Death, Destry, and Mr. Dingle." As told by Serling, the basic premise is similar, but the earlier version seems to have been more comedic in tone, involving a meek schoolteacher who quite unintentionally gains notoriety as a top gunslinger. The name "Mr. Dingle" (originally intended for the
Dan Duryea character) would be used by Serling for a future episode,
Mr. Dingle, the Strong (1961) with
Burgess Meredith playing the eponymous character.