The Twonky
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| Directed by | Arch Oboler |
| Produced by | A.D. Nast, Jr. (executive producer) Arch Oboler (producer) Sidney Pink (associate producer) |
| Written by | Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore (story)(as Lewis Padgett) Arch Oboler (script) |
| Starring | Hans Conried |
| Music by | Jack Meakin |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Editing by | Betty Steinberg |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1953 |
| Running time | 84 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Twonky is a 1953 comedy-science fiction film, written and directed by Arch Oboler and stars Hans Conried. The script was based on the short story "The Twonky", written by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore (writing as Lewis Padgett).
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Philosophy professor Kerry West (Conried) is surprised and upset when his new television set begins talking to him. The TV is actually a "Twonky", a device accidentally sent from the future. The Twonky's purpose is to make its users life easier, and it sets about "helping the professor by censoring his books, reading people's minds, and controlling his life. West struggles to find a way to stop the Twonky.
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