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.
Practical Effects
The Twonky itself — a walking TV with bizarre puppet-like movement
Acting
Hans Conried's gloriously unhinged descent into appliance-induced madness
Director
Arch Oboler
Hans Conried
Kerry West
William H. Lynn
Coach Trout
Gloria Blondell
Eloise
Janet Warren
Carolyn West
Edwin Max
Ed, TV Repairman
Norman Fields
Doctor
Connie Marshall
Cheerleader, at Kerry's house with football players
William Phipps
Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale
Alice Backes
Offended Phone Operator #1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a short story by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore (writing as 'Lewis Padgett'), the film was a passion project for Arch Oboler, who funded it himself after studio rejection.
The Twonky's design and behavior eerily prefigured modern anxieties about smart home devices and algorithmic control — basically Alexa with legs and a worse attitude.
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