Red Planet Mars (1952)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Harry Horner

Writers:

John L. Balderston (screenplay) and
Anthony Veiller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 May 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

An American scientist contacts Mars by radio and receives information that Mars is a utopia and that...

Plot Keywords:

Mars | Radio | God | Government | Husband Wife Relationship

Cast

Peter Graves	...	Chris Cronyn
Andrea King	...	Linda Cronyn
Herbert Berghof	...	Franz Calder (former Nazi)
Walter Sande	...	Adm. Bill Carey (code breaker)
Marvin Miller	...	Arjenian
Willis Bouchey	...	President
Morris Ankrum	...	Secy. of Defense Sparks
Orley Lindgren	...	Stewart Cronyn
Bayard Veiller	...	Roger Cronyn

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #15801)

Company:

Melaby Pictures Corp.

Trivia:

This imaginative but prolix futuristic film contained no gadgetry or spaceships.

Quotes:

Linda Cronyn: It's the Sermon on the Mount... from Mars.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Red Planet Mars (#1.12)" (1995)

Underrated movie, despite propaganda

Actually a very underrated sci-fi classic. Check out a young Peter Graves, and the 'video' screen TV. Take a close look at the plot, key scenes, and issues with the movie Contact - minus the dated propaganda these movies cover the same ground.