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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 synopsisUser Comments:
A Radio Guy Writes a MOVIE about a Possessed TV moreCast
(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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84 min | 72 min (TCM Print)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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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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Hans Conreid is one of my favorite character actors of all time, and here he is put to the test as a man whose wife has bought him a television to entertain him while she is away So many people don't get the point of this movie, and it really is quite simple considering the history of the time. This is in the infancy of television and the motion picture industry was suffering at the time because people found it was cheaper to stay at home for their entertainment. So what does the industry do? They hire Arch Oboler of radio fame to write a screenplay about an almost despotic TV set. It's pretty basic, and makes for a surreal and entertaining time. Think of "The Twilight Zone" with a sense of humor and you get "The Twonky Zone" basically. Just sit back and enjoy, and if smoke 'em if you got 'em. The Twonky will light it for you.