Tales of Tomorrow - The Crystal Egg - by H G Wells

From 1951, comes The Crystal Egg by H G Wells, known for some of the greatest Sci Fi classics including the Invisible Man and War of the Worlds. In this episode of T O T, starring Thomas Mitchell, a crystal egg reveals a live tableaux of the planet Mars. A 19th Century scientist is obsessed with investigating the crystal, but the antique shop owner who came across the seemingly worthless glass hopes to sell it to a tall, insistent stranger, for whom no price is too dear.