Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room

"Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 3
Directed byDouglas Heyes
Written byRod Serling
Featured musicOriginal score by Jerry Goldsmith
Production code173-3641
Original air dateOctober 14, 1960 (1960-10-14)
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"Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room" is episode 39 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on October 14, 1960, on CBS.

According to the book The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic by Martin Grams, Serling wrote the teleplay in response to a request from CBS to write scripts using as few actors as possible for budgetary purposes. This episode was produced $5,000 under budget.