I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)

Director:

Gene Fowler Jr.

Writer:

Louis Vittes (written by)

Release Date:

October 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The bride wore terror!

Plot:

Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Planet | Marriage | Alcohol | Suspicion

Cast

Tom Tryon	...	Bill Farrell
Gloria Talbott	...	Marge Bradley Farrell
Peter Baldwin	...	Officer Hank Swanson
Robert Ivers	...	Harry Phillips
Chuck Wassil	...	Ted Hanks
Valerie Allen	...	Francine - Hooker
Ty Hardin	...	Mac Brody (as Ty Hungerford)
Ken Lynch	...	Dr. Wayne
John Eldredge	...	Police Capt. H.B. Collins
Alan Dexter	...	Sam Benson
James Anderson	...	Weldon
Jean Carson	...	Helen Rhodes
Jack Orrison	...	Officer Schultz
Steve London	...	Charles Mason
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom	...	Max Grady - Bartender (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Di Milo	...	Mr. Potter - Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Darlene Fields	...	Caroline Hanks (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Charles Gemora	...	Alien (uncredited)
Helen Jay	...	Second Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Lovejoy	...	Minister (uncredited)
Ralph Manza	...	Ralph the Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sherry Staiger	...	First Girl (uncredited)
Mary Treen	...	Mother Bradley (uncredited)

Directed by
Gene Fowler Jr.

Writing credits
Louis Vittes		(written by)

Produced by
Gene Fowler Jr.	....	producer

Cinematography by
Haskell B. Boggs		(director of photography) (as Haskell Boggs)

Film Editing by
George Tomasini

Casting by
Bert McKay		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton		(as Robert Benton)
Sam Comer

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	hair style supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Dean Cole	....	hairdresser (uncredited)
Charles Gemora	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frank Caffey	....	production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)
Don Robb	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Mull	....	assistant director
Bud Brill	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Carl Coleman	....	props (uncredited)
Jim Cottrell	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist
Philip Wisdom	....	sound recordist (as Phil Wisdom)
Jim Miller	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Bob Simpson	....	sound boom (uncredited)
Ted Wasserman	....	sound cableman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
John P. Fulton	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Kelly	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Kenneth Meade	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Glen E. Richardson	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Joe Schuster	....	best boy (uncredited)
Mike Semenario	....	grip (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire	....	company grip (uncredited)
Paul Weddell	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Olive Long	....	secretary: casting director (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hazel Hegarty	....	costumes: women (uncredited)
John Noble	....	costumes: men (uncredited)

Music Department
Daniele Amfitheatrof	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leith Stevens	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Victor Young	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Bill Cunningham	....	publicist (uncredited)
Al Peterson	....	craft service (uncredited)
Dorothy Yutzi	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1958) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1959) | USA:Unrated | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The dogs who attack the undisguised aliens near the end of the film were initially too scared to approach the costumed actors. The dogs were then acclimated to the presence of the suited actors - perhaps too well, for when the time came to shoot the scene of the dogs attacking the aliens, the dogs didn't attack the aliens, but jumped playfully around and on them instead. The dogs were then trained to go for the "breathing tubes" on the alien costumes. Apparently, the actors playing the aliens had to guide the dogs to attack the "breathing tubes."

Goofs:

Plot holes: The plot assumes that men who have recently had children have to be human, but they may have been possessed after the conception.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Woman in Bar:Those guys ain't even giving us a hard look.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Taken: Charlie and Lisa (#1.6)" (2002)

An excellent film.

This is truly a great movie with a great tense atmosphere throughout most of the entire film. The acting is incredibly good and believable by the main characters bill and marge farell ( TOM TRYON, GLORIA TALBOTT)as well as the rest of the cast. You even feel sorry for the aliens at the end of the movie. The only thing wrong with this film is the B-title as a previous commentator stated. It really hurts the movie. I know i passed on it quite a few times on cable untill i gave in. I'm glad i gave in. An 8 out of 10 in my opinion.