Filby was an argumentative psychologist with red hair, living in the 1890s. He was one of the group of friends that The Time Traveler discussed his ideas regarding time travel with. ("The Time Machine: An Invention")
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In this continuity, James Filby is a friend of Alexander Hartdegen, the Time Traveler. He's cynical about Hartdegen's enthusiasm for science and technology, worrying that some day, humanity might "go too far". Hartdegen did not take this seriously, however. ("2002 Film")
Trapped in Time[]
- Main Article: Filby Young
This version of Filby was the assistant of Dr. George Einwin, who killed himself. Filby then took the Time Machine and became a time traveler himself, eventually finding the Time Keys and unraveling the mystery of Einwin's suicide. ("The Time Machine: Trapped in Time")
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2002 film
| Guests at The Time Traveler's two important dinner parties In which he explained the theories of time travel and demonstrated, and told the story of his adventures in futurity | ||
| First Dinner | Filby • Medical Man • The Writer • Provincial Mayor • Very Young Man | |
| Second Dinner | The Writer • Medical Man • Filby • Editor • Journalist • Quiet Man | |