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Arthur C. Pierce (story)
Release Date:
17 February 1959 (USA)
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The Thing That Could Destroy the Earth! more
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A spherical UFO proves to contain one alien visitor. How to deal with him? Investigators disagree... full summary | add synopsis
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Dull, lifeless, generic sci-fi
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | John Carradine | ... | Cosmic Man |
| Bruce Bennett | ... | Dr. Karl Sorenson |
| Angela Greene | ... | Kathy Grant |
| Paul Langton | ... | Col. Matthews |
 | Scotty Morrow | ... | Ken Grant |
| Lyn Osborn | ... | Sgt. Gray |
| Walter Maslow | ... | Dr. 'Rich' Richie |
| Herbert Lytton | ... | Gen. Knowland |
| Ken Clayton | ||
| Alan Wells | ... | Sergeant |
| Harry Fleer | ... | Bill, the Park Ranger |
| John Erman | ||
| Dwight Brooks | ||
| Hal Torey | ... | Dr. Steinholtz |
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72 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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USA:Approved |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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This was the final film work for editor Richard C. Currier, ending a career that included over 300 shorts and features going back to the silent era. His associate on this film, veteran editor Helene Turner, also retired after completing this film.
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Revealing mistakes: Near the end of the opening credits, in the close-up of the Earth, the stars behind it are visible right through the planet.
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For once Maltin has reviewed something correctly: The Cosmic Man is a sad Day the Earth Stood Still rip-off. We have the alien representative who disguises himself as a human and befriends an intelligent, open minded scientist and a single mother and her child, we have the closed minded military men who want to capture and question the alien to gain his knowledge, and we have the "fantastic" special effects. Only the acting, fx, and dialogue don't quite measure up to The Day the Earth Stood Still. A key example of this is the kid in this: apparently being a child wasn't enough, but instead they had to make him a cripple to heighten the messianic qualities of the alien. I say watch "The Day the Earth Stood Still" instead, and all you'll miss is a standard Carradine performance.