Sounds and Silences

Infobox Television episode
Title = Sounds and Silences
Series = The Twilight Zone


Caption = John McGiver as Roswell G. Flemington
Season = 5
Episode = 147
Airdate = April 3, 1964
Production =2631
Writer = Rod Serling
Director = Richard Donner
Guests = John McGiver : Roswell G. Flemington
Penny Singleton : Mrs. Lydia Flemington
Billy Benedict : Conklin
Francis de Sales : Doctor
Michael Fox : Psychiatrist
Rene Aubry : Ms. Abernathy (Secretary)
Music =
Episode list = List of Twilight Zone episodes
Prev = I Am the Night—Color Me Black
Next = Caesar and Me

"Sounds and Silences" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

Opening Narration

Synopsis

A model ship magnate thunders about his home and office, until his ears play tricks on him.

Roswell G. Flemington was raised in a home where he could not even have cookies because cookies made too much noise. At least his mother bought brownies. So when he came of age, he went to sea, and his desire to compensate for not making enough noise is driving everyone else mad. He has collected all sorts of sea-themed noisemakers, from bells and whistles to actual recordings of sea battles.

One day, his wife has had enough of his obsession with noise and finally divorces him. Shortly after, every little noise is like an explosion, and he sees a doctor who helps him understand it is all in his head, all he needs to do is overcome the mental block, and he does. The only problem is that he goes too far in the other direction, so that now he cannot hear anything at all.

Closing Narration

Preview for Next Week's Story

References

*DeVoe, Bill. (2008). "Trivia from The Twilight Zone". Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1593931360
*Grams, Martin. (2008). "The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic". Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0970331090

External links

*imdb title|id=0734620|title=Sounds and Silences