The Twonky (1953)Tweedy college professor discovers his new TV set is animate, apparently possessed by something from the future, and militantly intent on regulating his daily life. Director:Arch Oboler |
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Cast
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Hans Conried | ... |
Kerry West
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Janet Warren | ... |
Carolyn West
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William H. Lynn | ... |
Coach Trout
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Edwin Max | ... |
Ed, TV Repairman
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Gloria Blondell | ... |
Lady Bill Collector
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Evelyn Beresford | ... |
Old Lady Motorist
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Norman Field | ... |
Doctor
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Alice Backes | ... |
Offended Phone Operator #1
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Trilby Conried | ... |
Baby
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Joe Hawthorne | ... |
Man pushing grapefruit in wife's face
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Al Jarvis | ... |
Mailman
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Bob Jellison | ... |
TV Shop Owner
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Lenore Kingston | ... |
Offended Phone Operator #2
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Connie Marshall | ... |
Susie - Girl with football team
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Gayle Pace | ||
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Storyline
The last thing College Lit Professor Cary West wants, while is wife is out of town, is a TV set to keep him company; but that's just what wife Carolyn has bought for him. He is relieved when the serviceman returns to collect the $100 deposit Carolyn forgot to give him; good, he doesn't have the money so the man can take the TV back! Only, a $5 bill he accidently dropped on the floor near the TV has suddenly developed 19 siblings, and the serviceman leaves, cash in hand. West soon realizes he has a major problem: the TV is alive. It lights his pipe, washes his dishes, vacuums his rugs. It also chooses what he can read, write, and marches around to military music; and It also zaps anyone who tries to harm Cary in any way, such as treasury agents investigating the duplicate $5 bills, the police who investigate a call placed by the TV set to the phone company requesting a 'female companion' be sent over for Cary's comfort... Written by Rich Wannen <RichWannen@worldnet.att.net>
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Professor | Sister Sister Relationship | Bill Collector | Baby | Traffic | See more »Taglines:
Out of Your Own Tomorrow... Out of Time and Space a Fearsome Power!Parents Guide:
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Old Lady Motorist: Not in England I'm not!
Cary West: Oh nooooo!
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The original story is credited to Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore (it was published under their joint pseudonym, "Lewis Padgett"), but, like many of the songs credited to "Lennon and McCartney", it may have been written in collaboration or by either of them alone. Often even they could not say later who had written how much of many of their stories. See more »Quotes
Cary West: You're driving on the wrong side of the road!Old Lady Motorist: Not in England I'm not!
Cary West: Oh nooooo!
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