Walking Distance (1959). Bernard Herrmann /michigan via the twilight zone/

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Terry Teachout finds a 1959 Twilight Zone episode with a Bernard Herrmann soundtrack.

Wikipedia: Originally aired on October 30, 1959, it was the most personal story Serling ever wrote, and easily the most sensitive dramatic fantasy in the history of television. 

The young Ron Howard happens to make an appearance. And from the closing episode narration:

Martin Sloan, age thirty-six, vice-president in charge of media. Successful in most things but not in the one effort that all men try at some time in their lives—trying to go home again...

Although I was alive when this episode aired, I don't remember the first time I saw Twilight Zone, although I know the house in Michigan we lived in at the time.

This reminds me; I've become increasingly nostalgic for that state. The latest symptoms include being interested in a strange photo blog that specializes in the decaying city of Detroit, following a blog that snarkily documents the the downfall of the US auto industry, appreciating Dragoncave's Ann Arbor memories post and shivering at the AskMetaFilter advice for a Californian moving to Wisconsin (ok, it's not Michigan per se but the advice on winter driving and layering would apply even if the cheese curd recommendations don't).

Ok, back to reality. The local eight-year-old wants to read her new MadLibs to me and I also have a 6am conference call tomorrow with our Russian software developers. Still, Herrmann's score is better than I first thought...