The Mind and the Matter
- Episode aired May 12, 1961
- TV-PG
- 25m
Using the power of mind over matter, Archibald Beechcroft remakes the world to his own specifications.Using the power of mind over matter, Archibald Beechcroft remakes the world to his own specifications.Using the power of mind over matter, Archibald Beechcroft remakes the world to his own specifications.
- Worker
- (uncredited)
- Elevator Operator
- (uncredited)
- Narrator
- (uncredited)
- …
- Photo Double
- (uncredited)
- Landlady
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaArchibald Beechcroft hums the song "Alone" written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, introduced in A Night at the Opera (1935).
- GoofsAfter Mr. Beechcroft eliminates all other people, he is still transported by subway even though no one exists to operate it. However, he's making the subway move using the same power of concentration that allowed him to eliminate humans.
- Quotes
[opening narration]
Narrator: A brief, if frenetic, introduction to Mr. Archibald Beechcroft, a child of the twentieth century, a product of the population explosion, and one of the inheritors of the legacy of progress. Mr. Beechcroft, again. This time, act two of his daily battle for survival. And in just a moment, our hero will begin his personal one-man rebellion against the mechanics of his age, and to do so he will enlist certain aids available only - in The Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsEdited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: The Mind And The Matter (2022)
In fairness to Shelley he does craft an interesting character in Archibald Beechcroft a rather bitter man who feels he's just an unimportant part of the universe's big picture. He's friendless and just goes to work at a day to day drudge job at an insurance company.
When one of his co-workers tells him about a book he read on the powers of concentration Berman decides to go for the big picture. In the din of New York City's bustle he concentrates real hard and makes everyone on planet earth disappear except himself.
But he's a person that is a true mediocrity. Given the control he now has with the power of concentration Berman makes some really bad choices. The man is incapable of thinking even moderately big.
An interesting, but not one of the best Twilight Zone episodes.
- bkoganbing
- Apr 30, 2014
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1