The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Static (1961)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 10 Mar 1961
- TV Episode
Bitter bachelor Ed Lindsay has an old radio which only picks up old radio shows.
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| Dean Jagger | ... |
Ed Lindsay
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| Carmen Mathews | ... |
Vinnie
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| Robert Emhardt | ... |
Professor Ackerman
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| Arch Johnson | ... |
Roscoe Bragg
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| Alice Pearce | ... |
Mrs. Nielson
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Clegg Hoyt | ... |
Shopkeeper
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| Stephen Talbot | ... |
The Boy
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Lillian O'Malley | ... |
Miss Meredith
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| Pat O'Malley | ... |
Mr. Llewellyn
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| Bob Crane | ... |
Disc Jockey (uncredited)
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Bob Duggan | ... |
Man #1 (uncredited)
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Jerry Fuller | ... |
Rock Singer (uncredited)
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| Eddie Marr | ... |
Real Estate Pitchman (uncredited)
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Jay Overholts | ... |
Man #2 (uncredited)
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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Diane Strom | ... |
Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Buzz Kulik | ||
Written by
| Charles Beaumont | ... | (written by) |
| Oceo Ritch | ... | (based on a story by) (as OCee Ritch) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer |
| Del Reisman | ... | associate producer |
Casting By
| Ethel Winant | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Tyler Lee | ||
Set Decoration by
| Buck Henshaw | ||
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tom Schamp | ... | lighting director (as Tom D. Schamp) |
Music Department
| Marius Constant | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jim Brady | ... | technical director |
| James B. Clark | ... | associate director (as James Clark) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1961) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Syfy (2024) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Kuppenheimer (Mr. Serling's wardrobe)
- Pacific Title (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ed Lindsay has been living in the same boarding house for over 20 years and he has become an embittered old man. He doesn't like how the world has changed around him and his crotchety behavior has made him certainly the most disliked man there. When he turns on his old radio however, he gets music from the 1940s on a station that, it turns out, has been off the air for 15 years. There's a reason he hears the music however, a reason a fellow boarder reminds him of. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the fifth of six The Twilight Zone (1959) episodes to be videotaped. See more » |
| Goofs | When Vinnie and the professor leave Ed's room, the ceiling light in background in the hallway is hanging extremely low, about even with their shoulders which would make it impossible to walk under if that hallway was real. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Static (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Little Brown Jug See more » |
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[opening narration]
Narrator: No one ever saw one quite like that, because that's a very special sort of radio. In its day, circa 1935, its type was one of the most elegant consoles on the market. Now, with its fabric-covered speakers, its peculiar yellow dial, its serrated knobs, it looks quaint and a little strange. Mr. Ed Lindsay is going to find out how strange very soon - when he tunes in to The Twilight Zone. See more » |