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7 August 1953 (USA) moreTagline:
The screen's first story of SPACE ISLANDS in the sky! morePlot:
A small group of closely-guarded British scientists test their first rocket amidst indications of matrimonial strife in the community... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Interesting, but can't decide what genre it is moreCast
(Credited cast) | Howard Duff | ... | Dr. Stephen Mitchell |
| Eva Bartok | ... | Dr. Lisa Frank |
| Alan Wheatley | ... | Dr. Smith |
| Philip Leaver | ... | Professor Koepler |
| Michael Medwin | ... | Dr. Toby Andrews |
| Andrew Osborn | ... | Dr. Philip Crenshaw |
| Cecile Chevreau | ... | Vanessa Mitchell |
| Anthony Ireland | ... | General Hayes |
| Hugh Moxey | ... | Col. Alfred Daniels |
| David Horne | ... | Minister |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Leo Phillips | ... | Sergeant Peterson |
| Marianne Stone | ... | Mrs. Rogers |
| Jean Webster-Brough | ... | Mrs. Daniels |
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I like Spaceways, but it is a pretty average movie on all fronts (for the fifties). Even though it does have the lovely Eva Bartok in it, and was directed by Hammer Film's legendary Terence Fisher, the film's main problem is that it can't decide what type of genre film it is, with all the various story elements running around. We've got a early British science fiction (hence the title, of course), a murder mystery, and a bit of early Cold War thriller all tumbled together.
The performances by all are solid if stereotypical, but the effects consist primarily of using the same stock footage of V-2 experiments that viewers would come to know and sometimes loathe in many movies later on (Fire Maidens From Outer Space, King Dinosaur, etc., etc.). The movie also seems to end a bit abruptly.
Luckily, the DVD of the movie is available at mall music/video stores for about $6 (I got my in a double pack with Kronos for $10), so it is at least affordable for the 50's Sci-Fi Completest out there.