The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
The Silence (1961)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 28 Apr 1961
- TV Episode
Annoyed by a club member's constant chatter, a man bets him he cannot remain silent for a year, living in a glass enclosure in the club basement.
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| Franchot Tone | ... |
Col. Archie Taylor
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| Liam Sullivan | ... |
Jamie Tennyson
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| Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Franklin
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| Everett Glass | ... |
Club Member
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Felix Locher | ... |
Club Member
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John Holland | ... |
Club Member
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| Jonathan Harris | ... |
George Alfred
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David Ahdar | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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John Alban | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| George Bruggeman | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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John Clark | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Paul Gustine | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Ed Haskett | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Jean Heremans | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| Stuart Holmes | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Workman #1 (uncredited)
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| Robert McCord | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Ted O'Shea | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| Paul Russell | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| Scott Seaton | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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James Turley | ... |
Workman #2 / Club Member (uncredited)
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Allen Zeidman | ... |
Club Member (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Boris Sagal | ||
Written by
| Rod Serling | ... | (written by) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Leon Barsha | ||
Art Direction by
| Philip Barber | ... | (as Phil Barber) |
| George W. Davis | ||
Set Decoration by
| H. Web Arrowsmith | ||
| Henry Grace | ||
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
| Marius Constant | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1961) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) (1968) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Stalmaster-Lister Co. (casting)
- Kuppenheimer (Mr. Serling's wardrobe)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jamie Tennyson is an overly talkative member of a private men's club. He is challenged by fellow member Col. Archie Taylor to keep his mouth shut for one year. Should he do so, he would win $500,000. Taylor dislikes Tennyson and if nothing else, finds this a way to get a bit of peace and quiet at the club. Tennyson will live in a room in the club, under observation and will communicate in writing only. As the months go by, Taylor begins to worry that Tennyson may just succeed. He can't believe Tennyson's will but neither party proves to be completely honorable. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Franchot Tone filmed the club sequences in the early part of production before suffering a facial injury (Liam Sullivan claimed that he had fallen off a terrace to a driveway while picking a flower for a girlfriend; Rod Serling said that a jealous romantic rival had attacked him). Even though the left side of his face was swollen, it was decided not to hire a different actor and re-shoot the previously filmed scenes, but to film him with only his right side exposed to the camera. Interestingly, it caused Tone's character to be denied eye contact while mocking Sullivan's, which made his character more sinister and added an extra dimension of emotion to the plot. See more » |
| Goofs | Near the end George Alfred asks Archie Taylor what was written on the note when in fact he is standing next to Taylor and can look down at the note. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Silence (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Rod Serling - Narrator:
[Opening Narration]
The note that this man is carrying across a club room is in the form of a proposed wager, but it's the kind of wager that comes without precedent. It stands alone in the annals of bet-making as the strangest game of chance ever offered by one man to another. In just a moment, we'll see the terms of the wager and what young Mr. Tennyson does about it. And in the process, we'll witness all parties spin a wheel of chance in a very bizarre casino called the Twilight Zone. See more » |