The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
A Piano in the House (1962)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 16 Feb 1962
- TV Episode
Sadistic and hated theater critic Fitzgerald Fortune buys a player piano that has the power to reveal the souls of all who hear it.
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| Barry Morse | ... |
Fitzgerald Fortune
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| Joan Hackett | ... |
Esther Fortune
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| Don Durant | ... |
Gregory Walker
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| Muriel Landers | ... |
Marge Moore
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| Philip Coolidge | ... |
Throckmorton
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| Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Marvin - Butler
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Greene | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Earl Hamner Jr. | ... | (written by) (as Earl Hamner) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer (produced by) |
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Bill Mosher | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Philip Barber | ... | (as Phil Barber) |
| George W. Davis | ||
Set Decoration by
| H. Web Arrowsmith | ... | (set decoration) |
Production Management
| Ralph W. Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| E. Darrell Hallenbeck | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Bill Edmondson | ... | sound |
| Franklin Milton | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Bruce Campbell | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Marius Constant | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
| René Garriguenc | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Richard P. McDonagh | ... | story consultant (as Richard McDonagh) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1962) (United States) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- TF1 (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Universal Pictures Video (2008) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Stalmaster-Lister Co. (casting)
- Eagle Clothes (Mr. Serling's wardrobe)
- Pacific Title (optical effects)
Storyline
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Theater critic Fitzgerald Fortune is looking to buy a different sort of gift for his wife's birthday. In a curio shop, he buys an old player-piano. It's delivered to his home, and when he starts it up, it has a strange effect on his manservant, a normally dour man who breaks into mirthful laughter. When he plays another song, this time for a guest, the man breaks down and admits he's in love with Fortune's wife Esther. He decides to have fun with his party guests that evening but Esther decides to turn the tables on him. Written by garykmcd / edited by Rob |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Marge first arrives at the party Fitzgerald comments on her weight, to which she replies, "I've been on more diets than Arcaro has horses." Eddie Arcaro was a Hall of Fame jockey who won more classic races than any other jockey in history, and the only jockey to win the U.S. Triple Crown twice. Arcaro retired from racing in 1962, the year that this teleplay first aired. See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening scene, the lively song played by the player piano is "I'm In The Mood For Love"; however, the music roll reads, "Three O'Clock In The Morning", which is a slow waltz with music written by Julián Robledo. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Pinball Arcade (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Clair de Lune See more » |
| Quotes |
[closing narration]
Narrator: Mr. Fitzgerald Fortune, a man who went searching for concealed persons and found himself - in the Twilight Zone. See more » |