Whose novella was the Time Machine: The Journey Back's predecessor film based on?
Time Machine: The Journey Back: Time Machine: The Journey Back is a combination documentary short-sequel to George Pal's 1960 film "The Time Machine", hosted by "Time Machine" star Rod Taylor and produced and directed by Clyde Lucas. The Time Machine (1960 film): The Time Machine (also known promotionally as H. G. Wells' The Time Machine) is a 1960 American time travel science fiction film in Metrocolor from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by George Pal, that stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, and Alan Young. The Time Machine (1960 film):  The film was based on the 1895 novella of the same name by H. G. Wells that was hugely influential on the development of science fiction.
H. G. Wells