Forging its way through vital initial exposition, it perks to a fascinating peak when the Time Traveller (Rod Taylor) plants himself in his machine and begins his enviable tour of time.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor (born 11 January 1930 ... including leading roles in The Time Machine, Seven Seas to Calais, The Birds, Sunday in New York ...

Rod Taylor (The Birds) stars as a turn-of-the-century inventor whose time machine inadvertantly transports him thousands of years into the future. When he falls in love with a beautiful woman, he ...