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1953 Arch Oboler

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The Twonky

Name: The Twonky
Director: Arch Oboler
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy
Released: 1953

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

Rating

4.3

Rating

4.3

The Film

The Twonky

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

The Story

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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Runtime

72 min

Released Jun 1953

The Ensemble 26

Directed by

Arch Oboler

Written byArch Oboler

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6 of 20

Hans Conried
Kerry West
William H. Lynn
Coach Trout
Gloria Blondell
Eloise
Janet Warren
Carolyn West
Edwin Max
Ed, TV Repairman
Al Jarvis
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Hans Conried

William H. Lynn

Gloria Blondell

Janet Warren

Edwin Max

Al Jarvis

Evelyn Beresford

Norman Fields

Bob Jellison

Stephen Roberts

Connie Marshall

William Phipps

Bennie Washington

Lenore Kingston

Arch Oboler

Jack Meakin

Arch Oboler

A. D. Nast Jr.

Arch Oboler

Joseph F. Biroc

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