The Twonky
written and directed by Arch Oboler
Unlike in the original short story of “The Twonky,” the movie’s
mad machine is a TV rather than a radio. Also, we never explicitly see the machine’s
construction by a time traveler, but the professor’s discussions with the coach make it
clear that they believe the machine is from the future, and that’s good
enough for us. And finally, when you watch the wacky film, you’ll see that Arch Oboler devised a different fate for the Twonky than that of
Kuttner and Moore’s original
story.
— Michael Main
Kerry: Then it is from another world?
Coach Trout: No, from our world, centuries in the future.
Coach Trout: No, from our world, centuries in the future.
The Twonky written and directed by Arch Oboler (at movie
theaters, USA, 10 June 1953).