The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
A Passage for Trumpet (1960)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 20 May 1960
- TV Episode
A suicidally despondent trumpet player finds himself in a bizarre world where he seems to be invisible to everyone, except for one helpful other musician.
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Jack Klugman | ... |
Joey Crown
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| John Anderson | ... |
Gabriel
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| Frank Wolff | ... |
Baron
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| Mary Webster | ... |
Nan
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| James Flavin | ... |
Truck Driver
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| Ned Glass | ... |
Pawnshop Man
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Peter Gabel | ... |
Guy with Match (uncredited)
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Diane Honodel | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Don Medford | ||
Written by
| Rod Serling | ... | (written by) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (uncredited) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer |
| Rod Serling | ... | executive producer: Cayuga Productions |
Music by
| Lyn Murray | ||
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Joseph Gluck | ||
Art Direction by
| George W. Davis | ||
| Merrill Pye | ||
Set Decoration by
| F. Keogh Gleason | ... | (as Keogh Gleason) |
| Henry Grace | ||
Production Management
| Ralph W. Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Donald C. Klune | ... | assistant director (as Don Klune) |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | sound (as Frank Milton) |
| Philip Mitchell | ... | sound |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Herbert Klynn | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1960) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Musician Joey Crown is down on his luck. An alcoholic, he can't find work because no one trusts him. Broke, he hocks his trumpet but then steps in front of truck which knocks him onto the sidewalk. He awakens in a strange world where no one can see him and he presumes that he has died. He eventually bumps into someone who can in fact see him, a fellow horn player who tells him that it's still within Joey's power to decide on life or death. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Houghton Construction work site is a tribute to producer Buck Houghton. See more » |
| Goofs | Several times throughout the episode, when Joey puts the mouthpiece in his trumpet, he bumps it with his hand (causing an audible pop). This is something experienced trumpet players do not do as it can cause the mouthpiece to jam into the lead pipe, which then requires a tool to properly remove. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into A Passage for Trumpet (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
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Narrator:
[Closing Narration]
Joey Crown, who makes music, and who discovered something about life; that it can be rich and rewarding and full of beauty, just like the music he played, if a person would only pause to look and to listen. Joey Crown, who got his clue in the Twilight Zone. See more » |