The Twilight Zone, Vol. 40

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starring: Rod Serling, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor, Robert McCord, Jack Klugman

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381895728
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
MPN: 8957
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 16, 2001
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 02, 1959

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Editorial Review:

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"Cavender Is Coming"
Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling fashioned this episode as a pilot for a possible series about a guardian angel (jowly veteran Jesse White) who must earn his wings by aiding a hapless human. It is abundantly clear why this premise did not take flight, for this was one of Serling's typically lumpish flings at comedy. The only source of interest is Carol Burnett, cast as a klutz who can't keep a job. This one's a virtual remake of an earlier Zone episode, "Mr. Bevis."

"Passage on the Lady Anne"
An hour-long episode from the fourth season, with Joyce Van Patten and Lee Philips as a couple trying to save their sour marriage via a transatlantic cruise. All the other passengers just happen to be extremely elderly; no points for guessing the Lady Anne might be on her way to an otherworldly port. A familiar but appealing set-up, with gobs of foggy atmosphere and a fun supporting cast (including mischievous Wilfrid Hyde-White). The businessman husband is yet another opportunity for TZ to criticize its era's obsession with material success and the Organization Man.

"The Brain Center at Whipple's"
Produced near the end of the series' run, this episode is out of gas. Richard Deacon, a comic actor with a pronounced resemblance to a large bald penguin (and a cherished mainstay of The Dick Van Dyke Show), plays a company executive who decides to replace his workers with computers. The payoff is entirely predictable, although sci-fi fans will be pleased by the "actor" who appears in the final shot. --Robert Horton

Description:
Episodes: "Cavender Is Coming" (Episode 101, May 25, 1962) - Carol Burnett stars as Agnes Grep in this tale of a klutzy usherette "rescued" from a poverty by a guardian angel. This charming episode was considered as a pilot for a new TV show. "Passage on the Lady Anne" (Episode 119, May 9, 1963, 50 min.) - In an effort to save their marriage, a young couple book passage on an old ship, which long ago was reserved for lovers. Former passengers, all now over 75, have gathered for her final mysterious voyage. "The Brain Center at Whipple's" (Episode 153, May 15, 1964) - Callous factory owner Wallace Whipple (Richard Deacon) automates his plant, putting thousands of men out of work. Smugly self-satisfied, he has no regrets...at first.




Rating: - Cavender is Coming is one of the best "feel-good" stories in the Twilight Zone series.
TWILIGHT ZONE VOL. 40. Vol. 40 contains three episodes, CAVENDER IS COMING, a comedy featuring Carol Burnett, PASSAGE ON THE LADY ANNE, a mild-mannered drama about a ship voyage, and BRAIN CENTER AT WHIPPLE'S, an Orwellian drama that takes itself a bit too seriously.

CAVENDER begins with a mediocre angel who is given one more chance by his supervisor to do some good for the mortals. The angel is given one day to bring happiness to a mortal. In this case, the mortal is an unemployed ... Read More

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Rating: - Some Very Good Episodes
All of the episodes on this volume are top quality, yet I found other reviewers insulting one of my favourite Zone episodes,
"The Brain Centre At Whipple's"! The first episode here isn't so hot; famed comedian Carol Burnett stars as an out-of-work woman who is "rescued" by her guardian angel(Jesse White). I don't really enjoy Zone episodes with moral messages. Next up was the very good hour-long Zone "Passage on the Lady Anne", about a young couple(Lee Philips and Joyce Van Patten) who board a ... Read More

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Rating: - A good Mixture of Episodes
CAVENDER IS COMING seems to have some inspiration from Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life" as angel Jesse White must earn his wings by aiding a screwball human played by Carol Burnett. This is one of the few episodes that I saw for the first time ever on this DVD. My original expectations were low, but I was pleasantly surprised by some innovative photography, stunts and Burnett's excellent performance. Rod Serling actually wrote a very good comic episode from which the viewer can actually make parallels ... Read More

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