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The Twonky (1953)

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Summary: The last thing College 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... (by )

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Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi

Country: USA

Directed By: Arch Oboler

Written By: Arch Oboler, Henry Kuttner

Starring: Hans Conried, Edwin Max, Janet Warren, Billy Lynn, Gloria Blondell, Evelyn Beresford

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TCI	User	Score
na	tonydal	60	T₃
"I have NO complaints"...one of the goofier movies ever, I'm pretty sure, and an early attempt at (what I hope is) deliberate camp. Not overly much like the original story, but I guess in some weird way it does capture that mood. Hard really to give an opinion on this one; maybe watching it again would turn out to be a lot of fun. Also might be enjoyable with kids (or with drugs). Anyway, Lynn brought a certain deadpan charm to things, and any movie with Joan Blondell's kid sis can't be all bad.
na	Clark Nova	85	T₆
na	TheMantidMan	20	T₂
na	macumbalove	50	T₆
na	imdb	59	T₄
na	jodamico	65	T₃
Arch Oboler was one of the all time greatest radio writers, and this has a strong radio-feel. It's a very fun, if minor, film that runs just a bit too long and feels like it'd be more at home on Twilight Zone or Outer Limits.
na	supergloo	5	T₃
A television is sent from the future into the then-present 1953. Shades of "The Terminator." A very eccentric film that plays out like an extended Twilight Zone episode on Crack.