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Director:
Writers:
Henry Kuttner (story) &
C.L. Moore (story) ...
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Tagline:
Out of Your Own Tomorrow... Out of Time and Space a Fearsome Power!
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Hans Conried ... Kerry West
Janet Warren ... Carolyn West
William H. Lynn ... Coach Trout (as Billy Lynn)
Edwin Max ... Ed, TV Repairman (as Ed Max)
Gloria Blondell ... Lady Bill Collector
Evelyn Beresford ... Old Lady Motorist
Norman Field ... Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alice Backes ... Offended Phone Operator #1
Trilby Conried ... Baby
Joe Hawthorne ... Man pushing grapefruit in wife's face
Al Jarvis ... Mailman
Bob Jellison ... TV Shop Owner
Lenore Kingston ... Offended Phone Operator #2
Connie Marshall ... Susie - Girl with football team
Gayle Pace
Charles Phillips
William Phipps ... Student
Florence Ravenel ... Nurse

Stephen Roberts ... Head Treasury Agent
Jack Rourke
Jackson Wheeler
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Additional Details

Runtime:
84 min | 72 min (TCM Print)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: The Twonky" (1995) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
I agree with Lynne Cohen, 8 June 2004
Author: Lynn Grant from Chicago

I agree, this movie scared me half to death when I saw it as a kid (probably around 8 or so).

I was surprised when I ran into it much later on IMDb, and it was billed as a comedy. Looking back through adult eyes, it was probably pretty funny, and I hope to see it again someday. But back then, the idea that a TV that looked just like our TV could be alive, was really scary, particularly since I was already having nightmares about the big speaker from my dad's hi-fi system chasing me around the room.

Maybe it will come out on DVD or VCD some day, and I can see it again.

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