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Time Enough at Last ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 8
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.
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Henry Bemis
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Mr. Carsville
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Helen Bemis (as Jaqueline deWit)
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Mrs. Chester
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Robert Haines ...
Bank Customer (uncredited)
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John Brahm

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Rod Serling ... (teleplay by)
 
Lynn Venable ... (based on a short story by)
 
Rod Serling ... (created by) (uncredited) (creator)

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Buck Houghton ... producer
Rod Serling ... executive producer: Cayuga Productions

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Leith Stevens

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George T. Clemens ... director of photography

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Bill Mosher

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Mildred Gusse

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George W. Davis
William Ferrari

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Rudy Butler
Henry Grace

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Ralph W. Nelson ... production manager

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Edward O. Denault ... assistant director (as Edward Denault)

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Franklin Milton ... sound (as Frank Milton)
Jean G. Valentino ... sound (as Jean Valentino)
Van Allen James ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

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Sam Clayberger ... background artist- opening title sequence (uncredited) / layout artist- title sequence (uncredited)
Rudy Larriva ... animator/animation director - opening titles (uncredited)
Joe Messerli ... effects painter-title sequence (uncredited)

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Leith Stevens ... conductor
Bernard Herrmann ... composer: theme music (uncredited)

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Herbert Klynn ... title designer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Henry Bemis loves to read. The only problem is that he can find neither the time nor the place to enjoy his pastime. At work, his boss has let him know in no uncertain terms that he is not to read during working hours. At home, his shrewish wife won't even let him read a newspaper, let alone a book. One day, he sneaks down to the vault in the bank's basement to read a bit and suddenly, there is a huge explosion above. He emerges to find the world destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He does find books from the library and he sees a great deal of reading time ahead of him. Except for one small unintended event. Written by garykmcd

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Trivia Out of the 92 episodes of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling, this was his personal favorite. See more »
Goofs Despite the shock wave from the H-bomb that detonates while Bemis is in the safe, it breaks the crystal in Henry Bemis' pocket watch, yet his glasses do not shatter. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Clock (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Twilight Zone Theme See more »
Quotes Rod Serling - Narrator: [Closing Narration] The best-laid plans of mice and men - and Henry Bemis, the small man in the glasses who wanted nothing but time. Henry Bemis, now just a part of a smashed landscape, just a piece of the rubble, just a fragment of what man has deeded to himself. Mr. Henry Bemis - in the Twilight Zone.
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