Burgess Meredith is indelible as poor bank teller Henry Bemis, who is much put-upon by his shrewish, cold wife Helen, who cannot stand Henry's desire to read, and his love of books. Neither can his boss or customers, but when an atomic war occurs as he is reading in the bank vault, Henry is at first desolate, but when he realizes that he now has all the time in the world to read, his spirits briefly rise, until cruel fate and broken eyeglasses leaves him just another victim in a smashed landscape... Masterpiece of imagery and character, with Bemis the ultimate victim in a cruel, indifferent world not of his making. Superb direction and set design as well in unforgettable episode.