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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Arthur Strawn (writer)
Release Date:
11 November 1951 (USA) more
Tagline:
Fifty Years Into The Future! more
Plot:
Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth. full summary | add synopsis
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An old favorite more (22 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Marguerite Chapman | ... | Alita | |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Steve Abbott | |
| Arthur Franz | ... | Dr. Jim Barker | |
| Virginia Huston | ... | Carol Stafford | |
| John Litel | ... | Dr. Lane | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Ikron | |
| Richard Gaines | ... | Prof. Jackson | |
| Lucille Barkley | ... | Terris | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Tillamar (as Robert H. Barratt) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wilbur Back | ... | Councilman | |
| William Bailey | ... | Councilman | |
| Trevor Bardette | ... | Alzar | |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Councilman | |
| David Bond | ... | Ramay | |
| Raymond Bond | ... | Astronomer #2 | |
| Tristram Coffin | ... | Commentator | |
| Russ Conway | ... | Astronomer #1 | |
| Edward Earle | ... | Justin | |
| William Forrest | ... | Gen. Archer | |
| Everett Glass | ... | Montar | |
| Perc Launders | ... | Workman | |
| Anthony Marsh | ... | Attendant | |
| Bill Neff | ... | Sergeant | |
| Frank O'Connor | ... | Councilman | |
| Bob Peoples | ... | Soldier | |
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72 min
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Color (Supercinecolor)
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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The suits that the Martians wear were leftovers from Destination Moon (1950). more
Quotes:
Steve Abbott: [looking at the Earth through the port hole of the spaceship] Ah, the Earth seems so big when you're on it... from out here so small and nothing. It's like closing your eyes in the dark and suddenly you're alone with your soul. more
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Featured in Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) more
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First saw this film when I rented it on VHS in 1985. Many years later, I purchased it and enjoy watching this film from time to time. It is typical of its era, although this was a honest attempt at a sensible depiction of what 1950 realities would have envisioned such a venture. Its a more positive vision than "Rocketship X-M", although the martian surface scenes are quite limited - and no where near as effective as the Death Valley shots in X-M.
I recommend it, if you appreciate these films for their time capsule value to 50+ years ago.