The Twonky (1953)
1h 12m
Running Time
June 10, 1953Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Hans Conried
Kerry West
William H. Lynn
Coach Trout
Gloria Blondell
Eloise
Janet Warren
Carolyn West
Edwin Max
Ed, TV Repairman
Al Jarvis
Mailman
Evelyn Beresford
Old Lady Motorist
Norman Fields
Doctor
Norman Field
Doctor
Bob Jellison
TV Shop Owner
Stephen Roberts
Head Treasury Agent
Connie Marshall
Cheerleader, at Kerry's house with football players
William Phipps
Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale
Bennie Washington
Maybelle
Lenore Kingston
Offended Phone Operator #2
Alice Backes
Offended Phone Operator #1
Joe Hawthorne
Man Pushing Grapefruit in Wife's Face
Vic Perrin
TV Salesman (uncredited)
Florence Ravenel
Nurse (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Cop (uncredited)
Trilby Conried
Baby (uncredited)
Arch Oboler
Director / Writer / Producer
Jack Meakin
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Leon Chooluck
Assistant Director
Clem Widrig
Property Master
Gus Bayz
Sound Effects
R.D. Cook
Sound Recordist
Ray Cossar
Boom Operator
Harry D. Mills
Sound Engineer
Eddie Fitzgerald
Camera Operator
Homer Plannette
Lighting Design
Winston Jones
Producer's Assistant
C.L. Moore
Story
A. D. Nast Jr.
Executive Producer
Sidney W. Pink
Associate Producer
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Betty Steinberg
Editor
Henry Kuttner
Short Story
Robert Bonnig
Special Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 10, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
satire
television set
social control
time
freedom
coach
mind control
university
transforming robot
philosophy professor
woman bill collector
paralyzing ray
based on short story
Wiki.
The Twonky is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction/comedy film, produced by A.D. Nast, Jr., Arch Oboler, and Sidney Pink, written and directed by Arch Oboler, and starring Hans Conried, Gloria Blondell, Billy Lynn, and Edwin Max. The film was distributed by United Artists.
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