Sky Room Talks
THE RARE ROD SERLING
Hosted by Philip
Harwood
Monday, August 22nd at 7:30 PM
Members $12 | Public
$17
We are very familiar with the genius of Rod Serling, through
his work on early television drama, The
Twilight Zone, and screenplays such
as Seven Days In May, and as
co-writer on Planet of the Apes
New York State Librarian and Film Historian Philip Harwood
returns to the Cinema Arts Centre, with a collection of rarely seen television
broadcasts, all written by Serling.
“The Time Element”,
as seen on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse,
on November 24th, 1958, in which William Bendix explains to his
psychiatrist (Martin Balsam) about a recurring dream that he goes back in time,
warning people about the upcoming attack on Pearl Harbor. This Serling opus
would pave the way for CBS to green-light The
Twilight Zone.
“The Velvet Alley”,
as seen on Playhouse 90, on January
22nd, 1959, in which Art Carney portrays a television writer who
sells a script, and his soul, forsaking everyone in his life for fame and
fortune.
The Alternate first episode of The Twilight Zone, “Where Is
Everybody” (1959), starring Earl Holliman as a man finding himself alone in
a small town. This episode has a different narrator, and Serling promoting the
program to sponsors.
Philip Harwood is a Film Historian. He is an Adjunct Film
Professor at St. Francis College, and an Adjunct Lecturer in the Hutton House
Lectures at LIU Post. He has taught at Queens College, The New School, The JCC
Manhattan, and 92nd Street Y. He is also a published author and New
York State Librarian.