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Phantom from Space (1953) -- An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked him due to the menacing appearance of his spacesuit, the creature takes it off while being pursued by government authorities.

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Director:
Writers:
William Raynor (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
15 May 1953 (USA) more
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Plot:
An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked... more | add synopsis
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ranks up there with ed wood classics more (22 total)

Cast

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Ted Cooper ... Hazen
Tom Daly ... Charlie
Steve Acton ... Operator
Burt Wenland ... Joe
Lela Nelson ... Betty Evans
Harry Landers ... Lieutenant Bowers
Bert Arnold ... Darrow
Sandy Sanders ... Policeman
Harry Strang ... Neighbor
Jim Bannon ... Police Sergeant
Jack Daly ... Wakeman
Michael Mark ... Watchman
Rudolph Anders ... Dr. Wyatt
James Seay ... Major Andrews
Noreen Nash ... Barbara Randall
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Additional Details

Runtime:
73 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | USA:G (2005 DVD release) | USA:Approved (PCA #16306)

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Lt. Bowers: I don't care what ya say, but it doesn't make sense to me. Anybody trained in sabotage would stay undercover. This guy's walking around in a monkey suit - killing people! more
Movie Connections:
Edited into "Muchachada nui: (#1.8)" (2007) more

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ranks up there with ed wood classics, 29 August 2005
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Author: asinyne from United States

Yes, this is one of the worst of the worst. I just watched it on a DVD i bought for a buck. Its mostly just talk, talk, talk. Then, when the alien arrives and things pick up a bit you realize you miss the talk!!!!! I love b sci-fi movies from the fifties but this one is only interesting for the fact that there is nothing interesting in this movie. The only decent acting is by the guy with the bandage on his head who survived the initial alien attack. The director made a wise choice by taking off the aliens spacesuit(which was unbearably hokey). There is a bit of cool trivia here though, Harry Landers who played police Lt. Bowers was a guest star on the very last broadcast of the original star trek series. He played Dr. Coleman. Pretty cool i guess, he can claim he was in one of the absolute worse Hollywood sci-fi productions and the best ever made for television.

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