The Twonky

The Twonky (1953)

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

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.

Date of release
1953-06-10
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction
Director
Arch Oboler

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Twonky

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.

Production

The Twonky was based on the 1942 short story by established science fiction writers Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, writing under their joint pseudonym Lewis Padgett. It first was published in September 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Arch Oboler completed the film in 1951, but it did not find a distributor at the time. After he finished the 3D film Bwana Devil (1952), The Twonky was finally released by United Artists.

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