Passage on the Lady Anne
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"Passage on the Lady Anne" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone
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to Southampton, England.
The couple, Eileen and Allan Ransome, soon realize that all the other passengers are elderly and their vessel seems to be following a meandering course. Quarreling aboard the ship, they decide to divorce when they return home. Then Eileen disappears.
When her husband finds her again, Eileen is wearing the nightgown that one of their fellow passengers wore on her honeymoon. The Ransomes find their love rekindled and are dancing in the ship's ballroom when the Lady Annes engines suddenly stop. The captain enters and informs the young couple that he is putting them off the ship, telling them that there isn't time for lengthy explanations.
Despite their objections, the captain and the other passengers are adamant that the Ransomes cannot continue on the ship. The Ransomes are forced into a lifeboat stocked with provisions and set adrift in mid-ocean while the Lady Anne speeds away, never to be seen again.
and John Tomerlin, as Beaumont was seriously ill.
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Synopsis
Six years into a troubled marriage, a young couple hopefully embark on a second honeymoon and their last chance at reconciliation. They board an old ocean liner, the Lady Anne, for a 14-day crossing from New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to Southampton, England.
The couple, Eileen and Allan Ransome, soon realize that all the other passengers are elderly and their vessel seems to be following a meandering course. Quarreling aboard the ship, they decide to divorce when they return home. Then Eileen disappears.
When her husband finds her again, Eileen is wearing the nightgown that one of their fellow passengers wore on her honeymoon. The Ransomes find their love rekindled and are dancing in the ship's ballroom when the Lady Annes engines suddenly stop. The captain enters and informs the young couple that he is putting them off the ship, telling them that there isn't time for lengthy explanations.
Despite their objections, the captain and the other passengers are adamant that the Ransomes cannot continue on the ship. The Ransomes are forced into a lifeboat stocked with provisions and set adrift in mid-ocean while the Lady Anne speeds away, never to be seen again.
Production notes
This was the last episode actually written by Charles Beaumont. Although there would be other episodes credited to Beaumont later, according to The Twilight Zone Companion, these episodes were ghostwritten, primarily by Jerry SohlJerry Sohl
Gerald Allan Sohl Sr. was an American scriptwriter for The Twilight Zone , Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, Star Trek and other shows...
and John Tomerlin, as Beaumont was seriously ill.