Invisible Invaders (1959)

Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward L. Cahn

Writer:

Samuel Newman

Stars:

John Agar, Jean Byron, Philip Tonge

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Agar	...	Maj. Bruce Jay
Jean Byron	...	Phyllis Penner
Philip Tonge	...	Dr. Adam Penner
Robert Hutton	...	Dr. John Lamont
John Carradine	...	Dr. Karol Noymann
Hal Torey	...	The Farmer
Paul Langton	...	Lt. Gen. Stone
Eden Hartford	...	WAAF Secretary

Storyline

Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate humanity unless all the nations of earth surrender immediately. Sequestered in an impregnable laboratory trying to find the aliens' weakness, Penner, his daughter, a no-nonsense army major and a squeamish scientist are attacked from outside by the aliens, who have occupied the bodies of the recently deceased.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | invisibility | hockey arena | mad scientist | invisible monster | 

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Taglines:

An unearthly enemy defying modern science in a war to the death!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Assalto dallo spazio

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert E. Kent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The footage of a car crashing into an electrical substation is recycled from the end of Thunder Road.

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Goofs

In the opening sequences, the narrator refers to Dr. Karol Noymann as "Carl" Noymann, a mistake repeated in the credits.

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Quotes

Phyllis Penner: I thought you weren't going to make it.
Maj. Bruce Jay: We almost did.

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Crazy Credits

In the film, John Carradine's character is named Dr. Karol Noymann. In the ending cast list, his character is listed as "Carl Noymann."

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Connections

Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996)

User Reviews

Invisible Invaders

Obviously, a cut above "Planet 9 from Outer Space". It has good suspense and adequate production quality for the time, genre, and apparently the film's low budget. I would have loved it at the Saturday coke-bottle-top matinée as a 10 year old. It probably inspired many a producer/director's subsequent "zombie" movie. All in all, a tedious 1950's "good U.S. earthlings versus the heartless alien invaders" movie, which can be appreciated only as campy fun. Unfortunately, todays alien invaders are more insidious, not so identifiable, but just as deadly. Sad to see John Agar, who was a pretty good actor given his prior work, in such a stinker.