The Twonky

The Twonky (1953)

Out of Your Own Tomorrow... Out of Time and Space a Fearsome Power!

  • Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
  • Release Date: 1953-06-10
  • User Rating: 3.8/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 12min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Arch Oboler Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Arch Oboler
star 3.8/10
From 9 Ratings

Summary

A college professor, left alone by his wife for the weekend, discovers his new TV set is not only alive, but determined to take control of his entire life.

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  • Hans Conried

    as Kerry West
  • William H. Lynn

    as Coach Trout
  • Gloria Blondell

    as Eloise
  • Janet Warren

    as Carolyn West
  • Edwin Max

    as Ed, TV Repairman
  • Al Jarvis

    as Mailman
  • Evelyn Beresford

    as Old Lady Motorist
  • Norman Fields

    as Doctor
  • Bob Jellison

    as TV Shop Owner
  • Stephen Roberts

    as Head Treasury Agent
  • Connie Marshall

    as Cheerleader, at Kerry's house with football players
  • William Phipps

    as Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale
  • Bennie Washington

    as Maybelle
  • Lenore Kingston

    as Offended Phone Operator #2
  • Alice Backes

    as Offended Phone Operator #1
  • Joe Hawthorne

    as Man Pushing Grapefruit in Wife's Face
  • Charles Phillips

    as
  • Gayle Pace

    as
  • Jackson Wheeler

    as
  • Jack Rourke

    as
  • Vic Perrin

    as TV Salesman (uncredited)
  • Florence Ravenel

    as Nurse (uncredited)
  • Buddy Roosevelt

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  • Brick Sullivan

    as Cop (uncredited)
  • Trilby Conried

    as Baby (uncredited)
Directing Arch Oboler Director
Sound Jack Meakin Original Music Composer
Directing Leon Chooluck Assistant Director
Art Clem Widrig Property Master
Sound Gus Bayz Sound Effects
Sound R.D. Cook Sound Recordist
Sound Ray Cossar Boom Operator
Sound Harry D. Mills Sound Engineer
Camera Eddie Fitzgerald Camera Operator
Lighting Homer Plannette Lighting Design
Sound Jack Meakin Conductor
Production Winston Jones Producer's Assistant
Writing C.L. Moore Story
Writing Arch Oboler Writer
Production A. D. Nast Jr. Executive Producer
Production Arch Oboler Producer
Production Sidney W. Pink Associate Producer
Camera Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography
Editing Betty Steinberg Editor
Writing Henry Kuttner Short Story
Crew Robert Bonnig Special Effects

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