Episode
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Miracle of Rare Device
Overview
Two drifters sell views to a desert mirage, a mirage that provides miraculous views, but a rival tries to buy the land and shut them down.
Details
- Series
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1989-07-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
A Miracle of Rare Device is Episode 2 in Season 4 of The Ray Bradbury Theater. It aired on 1989-07-14. The runtime is 24 min.
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