Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 38
IMDb5.3
Audience score18%
Running time
1 h 12 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −28 min on the typical 100
typical 10072Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1953
June 10, 1953
73 years ago
Genres
ComedyScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 8 more21 people
- Hans ConriedKerry West
- William H. LynnCoach Trout
- Gloria BlondellEloise
- Janet WarrenCarolyn West
- Edwin MaxEd, TV Repairman
- AJAl JarvisMailman
- EBEvelyn BeresfordOld Lady Motorist
- Norman FieldsDoctor
- BJBob JellisonTV Shop Owner
- SRStephen RobertsHead Treasury Agent
- Connie MarshallCheerleader, at Kerry's house with football players
- William PhippsSecond Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale
- BWBennie WashingtonMaybelle
- LKLenore KingstonOffended Phone Operator #2
Alice BackesOffended Phone Operator #1- JHJoe HawthorneMan Pushing Grapefruit in Wife's Face
Vic PerrinTV Salesman (uncredited)- FRFlorence RavenelNurse (uncredited)
Buddy RooseveltTaxi Driver (uncredited)- BSBrick SullivanCop (uncredited)
- TCTrilby ConriedBaby (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Arch Oboler Director, Writer, Producer
- Leon Chooluck Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- C.L. Moore Short Story
- Henry Kuttner Short Story
Production · 3
- A. D. Nast Jr. Executive Producer
- Sidney W. Pink Associate Producer
- Winston Jones Producer's Assistant
Camera · 2
- Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography
- Eddie Fitzgerald Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Betty Steinberg Editor
Sound · 5
- Jack Meakin Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Harry D. Mills Sound Engineer
- Ray Cossar Boom Operator
- R.D. Cook Sound Recordist
- Gus Bayz Sound Effects
Art · 1
- Clem Widrig Property Master
Lighting · 1
- Homer Plannette Lighting Design
Other crew · 1
- Robert Bonnig Special Effects
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