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Quotes Rod Serling - Narrator: Closing Narration Once upon a time, there was a man named Harrington, a man named Forbes, a man named Gart.They used to exist, but don't any longer. Someone - or something- took them somewhere. At least they are no longer a part of the memory of man.
Contents.Opening narration “Her name: X-20. Her type: an experimental interceptor. Recent history: a crash landing in the Mojave Desert after a thirty-one hour flight nine hundred miles into space. Incidental data: the ship, with the men who flew her, disappeared from the radar screen for twenty-four hours.But the shrouds that cover mysteries are not always made out of a tarpaulin, as this man will soon find out on the other side of a hospital door.”Plot Clegg Forbes arrives at a military hospital to visit his friend and co-pilot William Gart.
The two had recently piloted an experimental, the, on a mission that took them 900 miles beyond the confines of the Earth's atmosphere, the first time man had been that far out in space. During their voyage the men blacked out for four hours and the craft itself disappeared from radar screens for a full day before reappearing and crash landing in the desert, leaving Gart with a broken leg. Gart inquires as to the status of the plane, but Forbes is clearly agitated and asks Gart if he remembers how many people were on the mission, producing a newspaper with a front page showing the likenesses of the two men and a headline stating that two astronauts were rescued from the desert crash. Gart confirms that only he and Forbes piloted the plane, but Forbes insists that a third man – Colonel Ed Harrington, his best friend for 15 years – accompanied them.In the flashback, the previous morning, Harrington and Forbes are shown joking with Gart as they are discharged from the hospital after passing their physical exams, leaving the Major to recuperate alone. The same newspaper that Forbes would later show Gart is present but, accompanied by a photo depicting a crew of three, the headline instead asserts three astronauts were recovered from the crash of the X-20.Harrington and Forbes visit a bar downtown.
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While there, Harrington is suddenly overcome by a feeling that he no longer 'belongs' in the world. Disturbed, he phones his parents who tell him they have no son named Ed Harrington and believe the person calling them to be a prankster.
Harrington then mysteriously vanishes from the phone booth and no one in the bar but Forbes remembers his existence. Increasingly desperate, Forbes searches for any trace of his friend but can find nothing in the bar. His girlfriend, Amy, does not remember Harrington, and neither does his. Returning to the closed bar, he breaks in looking for Harrington, calling his name repeatedly.Back in the hospital in the present, Forbes finishes recounting the story to Gart and is dismayed by his friend's claim that he doesn't know anyone named Harrington. Forbes then glances at a mirror and discovers he casts no reflection, causing him to flee the room in terror. Gart tries to hobble after him only to find that Forbes has disappeared. Calling the duty nurse to ask if she saw where Forbes went, Gart is stunned by the nurse's claim that nobody named Forbes has been in the building and that Gart was the only man who was in the hospital room.
After getting back into bed, he notices the newspaper headline has changed. It now says that Gart was the sole pilot of the X-20 – all mention of Forbes, including his photo, is gone. Horrified, Gart also disappears.An officer enters the building and asks the duty nurse if there are any unused rooms available to accommodate new patients. The nurse takes him to the now completely-empty room which hosted the three astronauts, telling him that it has been unoccupied.
The officer affirms that it will be appropriate for patients and orders that new beds be installed. The hangar which previously housed the X-20 is then shown, with the sheet that covered the craft lying on the ground. There is no trace of the plane.Closing narration “Once upon a time, there was a man named Harrington, a man named Forbes, a man named Gart.
They used to exist, but don't any longer. Someone – or something – took them somewhere. At least they are no longer a part of the memory of man. And as to the X-20 supposed to be housed here in this hangar, this, too, does not exist.
And if any of you have any questions concerning an aircraft and three men who flew her, speak softly of them – and only in – The Twilight Zone.”Cast. as Lieutenant Colonel Clegg Forbes. as Colonel Ed Harrington. as Major William Gart. as Amy.
as Nurse. as Bartender. as Medical officer. as Girl in bar.
as Blond NurseEpisode notes This episode is loosely based on the short story 'Disappearing Act'. The story was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (March 1953).and director later worked together on the TV series See also. ', an episode of, in which ship's doctor undergoes a comparable experience. ', a episode with a similar plot.
', a episode with a similar plot.References. Archived from on 2016-12-01.
Retrieved 2016-12-01. ^ Zicree, Marc Scott (1982). The Twilight Zone Companion (second ed.). Hollywood: Sillman-James Press.
11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017. Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media, 2010 p69Bibliography. DeVoe, Bill (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone.
Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. Grams, Martin (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing.External links. on. at.
Written by Express News Service Mumbai Published: August 1, 2011 2:28:26 amWith the seasons highest 24-hour rainfall coinciding with the weekend,traffic and commuter chaos was limited to the minimum,though low-lying areas,such as Hindmata in Dadar and Kalachowkie,were flooded for a couple of hours on Sunday evening.Surplus water in lakesOfficials of the BMCs hydraulic engineering department had a cause for cheer as the 48 hours from 6 am on Friday saw heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the lakes that supply Mumbais drinking water. About 61,555 million litres was added to the six lakes during this period.Rail services disruptedWhile Western and Central Railway were running 15 minutes behind schedule,services were severely disrupted on CRs Harbour Line throughout the day,stopping completely for about 40 minutes on Sunday afternoon.Waterlogging. An official from the disaster management cell of the BMC said not many complaints about disruption of routine life were received. Of the total 182 draining pumps installed by the BMC across the city,34 had to be made operational in city,27 in eastern suburbs and 24 in western suburbs as the water level rose over six inches above the ground.InjuriesGusty winds coupled with heavy rain caused a tree to collapse at Antop Hill late on Saturday,injuring five persons. Laxman Vasant Waghware (24),Ashok Mehto (30),Seema Mehto (25),Aditya Mehto (3),and three-month-old Indrajit Mehto were injured when a tree located on a hillock at Indiranagar fell on their shanty near the Antop hill post office.
The injured were rushed to KEM Hospital and the infant is critical,said doctors.CasualtiesThe bodies of the two youths,who had drowned at Kharghars Pandavkada waterfall,were found by the police on Sunday,nearly 48 hours after the incident. Sanjay Bagves (24) body was found near the waterfall,while we found s (21) body near the railway bridge close to the creek, said senior police inspector Kiran Patil of Kharghar police station. Bagve and Kumar had drowned on Friday evening when they had gone to the waterfall. Bagve,a resident of Khar and a driver,was swept away while trying to help someone. Navy Nagar resident and engineering student Kumar,on the other hand,slipped and was carried away by the strong current. The police have appealed to locals and others to avoid visiting the waterfall during the monsoon.
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