• Genre: Science Fiction
• Movie Type: Psychological Sci-Fi, Anthology Series
• Director: Buzz Kulik
• Main Cast: Shelley Berman, Jack Grinnage, Chet Stratton, Jeane Wood
• Release Year: 1961
• Country: US

Plot

First telecast May 12, 1961, this amusing Twilight Zone entry was purely and simply a showcase for versatile comic actor Shelley Berman. The star is cast as Archibald Beechcroft, a dyed-in-the-wool misanthrope who despises everyone around him. With the help of an unusual "will power" book given to him by office boy Henry (Jack Grinnage), Beechcroft is able to make everyone else in the world disappear. Before long, however, the silence drives Beechcroft crazy, so he decides to populate the world with millions of Archibald Beechcrofts -- with similarly irksome results. "The Mind and the Matter" was written by series creator Rod Serling. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Shelley Berman - Archibald Beechroft
• Jack Grinnage - Henry
• Chet Stratton - Rogers
• Jeane Wood - Landlady

Credit

George Clemens - Cinematographer; Buzz Kulik - Director; Rod Serling - Screenwriter; Buck Houghton - Producer