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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381895629
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
MPN: 8956
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 12, 2000
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1960
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Three single-minded characters receive their comeuppance courtesy of series creator Rod Serling, who penned all of the episodes included in this volume.
"Mr. Bevis": Good-natured, eccentric Bevis (Orson Bean) is allowed to "do over" a disastrous day by his guardian angel (Henry Jones)--but at the cost of his personality. Bean and Jones are first class, but like all of Serling's comedic efforts ("Mr. Dingle, The Strong"), the humor is badly forced. "Bevis" was originally intended as a pilot, but was scrapped when star Burgess Meredith refused to commit to a series. Serling rewrote the episode as the third season's "Cavendar Is Coming," but it too suffered from a lack of laughs.
"The Silence": Annoyed by the ceaseless chatter of wastrel Jamie Tennyson (Liam Sullivan), Colonel Archie Taylor (Franchot Tone) bets half a million dollars that Tennyson cannot remain silent for one year. However, Taylor is unprepared for the extremes the younger man undergoes in order to win. Reportedly based on a story by Anton Chekhov, "The Silence" is a memorable shocker, with a conclusion worthy of E.C. Comics, and one of the few episodes with no fantasy elements whatsoever.
"On Thursday We Leave for Home": For 30 years William Benteen (James Whitmore) has kept alive a small colony on a barren planet with the hope that a spaceship will arrive to return them to Earth. But when the ship actually arrives, Benteen is unwilling to relinquish his father-protector status. Buoyed by Whitmore's powerful turn, this is the fourth's season's finest moment. --Paul Gaita
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Episodes: "Mr. Bevis" (Episode 33, June 3, 1960) - Orson Bean is James B.W. Bevis, a good-natured, accident-prone eccentric whose guardian angel gives him a chance at success. But there's a catch: all the goofiness in his personality has got to go. "The Silence" (Episode 61, April 28, 1961) - Archie Taylor (Franchot Tone) offers incessant talker Jamie Tennyson half a million dollars if he can keep quiet for a year. It's a bet that Tennyson can't resist. "On Thursday We Leave for Home" (Episode 118, May 2, 1963, 50 min.) - William Benteen (James Whitmore) has been the unquestioned leader of a stranded outpost in space for 30 years. But when a rescue ship usurps his power, he tries to force the colonists to remain.
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In this review, I refrain from disclosing the surprise endings.
"Mr. Bevis" is one of the Twilight Zone's many milquetoast episodes. It is a finely wrought tale, and abundantly watchable. Orson Bean plays a Pee Wee Herman type character. He finds that he cannot keep a job, because his desk at work is cluttered with a weird clock with moving eyes, a stuffed squirrel, and a model boat. He loses his job, he is evicted, and his automobile gets wrecked. Pee Wee Herman's guardian angel materializes, ... Read More
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a must for all how collect the best. everyone will enjoy these shows.
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"On Thursday, We Leave for Home" is in my opinion the finest Twilight Zone episode ever made--it is a full hour-long episode. This is a deeply moving story of hardship, rescue, and delusion. The story is brutally simple (no spoilers here). A group of American space colonists left Earth thirty years earlier in order to escape war, and start a new life. But their new planet is harsh and hostile, and does not provide an adequate home for humanity. They wish to go home, but have been cut off from Earth. Many ... Read More
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All three episodes on this DVD were written by Rod Serling and represent a variety of themes and styles. THE SILENCE seems like it would be more at home as an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." However, Franchot Tone gives an excellent performance as an elder member of a parlor club who finds the ceaseless rhetorical chatter of a younger member (Liam Sullivan) too nauseating to bear. Franchot Tone offers Sullivan a half million dollars if he can keep silent for a full year. Jonathan Harris, Tone's friend ... Read More
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