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The Twilight Zone
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The Fever

  • Episode aired Jan 29, 1960
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.6K
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Vivi Janiss and Everett Sloane in The Twilight Zone (1959)
DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

After his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas, a financially conservative man in his fifties catches gambling fever from a slot machine that he imagines is calling his name.After his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas, a financially conservative man in his fifties catches gambling fever from a slot machine that he imagines is calling his name.After his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas, a financially conservative man in his fifties catches gambling fever from a slot machine that he imagines is calling his name.

  • Director
    • Robert Florey
  • Writer
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Rod Serling
    • Everett Sloane
    • Vivi Janiss
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Florey
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Rod Serling
      • Everett Sloane
      • Vivi Janiss
    • 47User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Everett Sloane
    Everett Sloane
    • Franklin Gibbs
    Vivi Janiss
    Vivi Janiss
    • Flora Gibbs
    William Kendis
    William Kendis
    • Hansen
    Lee Millar
    Lee Millar
    • Joe
    Lee Sands
    • Floor Manager
    Marc Towers
    • Cashier
    Art Lewis
    Art Lewis
    • Drunk
    Arthur Peterson
    Arthur Peterson
    • Sheriff
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Casino Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Charles Fogel
    • Croupier
    • (uncredited)
    George Ford
    George Ford
    • Croupier
    • (uncredited)
    John Macchia
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Mitchell Rhein
    Mitchell Rhein
    • Croupier
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Russell
    Mark Russell
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    • Croupier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Florey
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
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    • Trivia
      Inspired by Rod Serling's celebratory trip to Las Vegas when The Twilight Zone (1959) was first signed. His wife Carol Serling had good luck at the casino, but he himself kept losing to a slot-machine not unlike the one shown here, and battled it for a good while.
    • Goofs
      When the drunk returns to the slot machine & plays it, he gets three different symbols meaning he lost. Yet he still wins as several coins drop into the slot.
    • Quotes
      • Flora Gibbs: Franklin, that's the third time you've cashed a check.
      • Franklin Gibbs: I know that.
      • Flora Gibbs: Well, you've spent a great deal of money.
      • Franklin Gibbs: I know that too.
      • Flora Gibbs: Don't you think you ought to stop now?
      • Franklin Gibbs: How can I stop? I lost a great deal of money. You said it yourself. I've got to win it back.
      • Flora Gibbs: But what if you don't? What if you don't win it back, Franklin? You've been standing here nearly 3 hours.
      • Franklin Gibbs: Yes, I know that too.
      • Flora Gibbs: Franklin, dear, you know how awful you feel in the morning after you've been up too late at night.
      • Franklin Gibbs: Flora, will you kindly shut your mouth! I hate a shrew, Flora! I hate a woman who stands in back of you and sees to it that you have miserable luck! And that's what you're doing to me now, Flora! You're giving me miserable luck! Now please go away and leave me alone!
    • Connections
      Edited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: The Fever (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)
      Composed by Bernard Herrmann
      (season 1)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 29, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Television Network
      • Cayuga Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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