The Twonky (1953)
Comedy • Science Fiction • 1ч 12м
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.
TMDB rating:
4.3
(12)
Cast
Hans Conried
Kerry West
William H. Lynn
Coach Trout
Gloria Blondell
Eloise
Janet Warren
Carolyn West
Edwin Max
Ed, TV Repairman
No photo
Al Jarvis
Mailman
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Evelyn Beresford
Old Lady Motorist
Norman Fields
Doctor
No photo
Bob Jellison
TV Shop Owner
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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
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Bennie Washington
Maybelle
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Lenore Kingston
Offended Phone Operator #2
Alice Backes
Offended Phone Operator #1
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Joe Hawthorne
Man Pushing Grapefruit in Wife's Face
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Charles Phillips
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Gayle Pace
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Jackson Wheeler
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Jack Rourke
Vic Perrin
TV Salesman (uncredited)
No photo
Florence Ravenel
Nurse (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
No photo
Brick Sullivan
Cop (uncredited)
Crew
Arch Oboler
Director
Jack Meakin
Original Music Composer
Clem Widrig
Property Master
Harry D. Mills
Sound Engineer
Ray Cossar
Boom Operator
Eddie Fitzgerald
Camera Operator
Jack Meakin
Conductor
R.D. Cook
Sound Recordist
Homer Plannette
Lighting Design
Leon Chooluck
Assistant Director
Winston Jones
Producer's Assistant
Gus Bayz
Sound Effects
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Arch Oboler
Writer
Arch Oboler
Producer
Sidney W. Pink
Associate Producer
A. D. Nast Jr.
Executive Producer
Betty Steinberg
Editor
Henry Kuttner
Short Story
Robert Bonnig
Special Effects
C.L. Moore
Short Story
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