THE WESTBROOK RADIO THEATER
(THE TWILIGHT ZONE)

KEVIN SCANNELL - "ANNOUNCER"

"The Westbrook Radio Theater" is a fictional adventure , horror, science fiction radio show set in the 1940s in the USA. The show features in "The Twilight Zone" (1985-1989) television series - 15 minute episode - "Cold Reading" (Season 1, Episode 18). The story: During a regular day at a radio station in the 1940's, a fledgling radio actor becomes part of a radio play produced by the legendary Nelson Westbrook. Nelson arrives in an ambulance, dictating the script to his assistant as he jumps out. The sound effects man on the production has purchased an authentic African voodoo statue, to give the studio ambience for the jungle drama. It also seems to bring to life anything the actors say, and by the end of the production the studio looks like an Amazonian rain forest. A vulture appears and flaps its wings, parrot's squawk, rain comes down, vines grow wild and the natives definitely become restless. The producer thinks it is marvelous, until his assistant points out to him the disasters coming up in the script. They hurriedly rewrite it, sending the pages out to the actors almost as they have to speak the lines. ANNOUNCER played by KEVIN SCANNELL The announcer (Kevin Scannell) takes all this in his stride, maintaining his composure through arrows and wild animals, as monkeys romp through the studio. The play is finally over and everyone breathes a sigh of relief, until the announcer reminds the audience to stay tuned for their next play, "Invaders from Space". Nelson jumps up and shouts "No!!", but it is too late. A flying saucer breaks through the ceiling, which has two bright-eyed aliens in it...as the Twilight Zone music queues up in the background. Below is a clip from this episode: "The Westbrook Radio Theater" - clip from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

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Internet Movie Data Base "Cold Reading"	Facebook "Cold Reading"	Internet Movie Data Base "Kevin Scannell"
The New Twilight Zone "Cold Reading"		Mubi "Cold Reading"

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