The Twilight Zone
Sounds and Silences
Season 5, Episode 27 · Aired 1964-04-03
Synopsis
A boorish man with an obsession of loud noises drives his wife to leave him, and as a result, gets institutionalized when the smallest, most innocent sounds start sounding so magnified that cause him to go insane.
In the series
This episode is part of The Twilight Zone (1959–1964) on CBS.
Moral fables in a black suit — twist endings that taught America to fear its own reflection.
Key cast
- Rod Serling as Host / Narrator