Corpus Earthling (18 Nov. 1963)

Parasitic advance guard from outer space strive to kill a physician, the only human who can hear them. Instead the physician believes he's gone insane, because he first heard the aliens ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerd Oswald

Writers:

Orin Borsten (teleplay), Louis Charbonneau (story)

Stars:

Robert Culp, Salome Jens, Barry Atwater

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Robert Culp	...	Paul Cameron
Salome Jens	...	Laurie Cameron
Barry Atwater	...	Dr. Jonas Temple (as G.B. Atwater)
Ken Renard	...	Caretaker
David Garner	...	Ralph

Storyline

Parasitic advance guard from outer space strive to kill a physician, the only human who can hear them. Instead the physician believes he's gone insane, because he first heard the aliens right after suffering a concussion in a lab explosion. His wife, the laboratory 's assistant, comforts him, while the lab's geologist is targeted for takeover by the parasites.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1963 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daystar Productions, Villa Di Stefano, United Artists Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only first season episode based on a literary work (in this case, Louis Charbonneau's novel of the same title).

User Reviews

Better than you initially think

At first, when two rubbery rocks on a shelf start talking to each other like Pinky and The Brain, I thought this was going to be the wooden spoon episode of the season. But once the alien possession plot begins in earnest, this episode quickly improves. In fact the last act is quite frighteningly intense and comes to a bravely downbeat conclusion.

Salome Jens gives a terrific performance. The alien creatures true form may be an obvious puppet but thanks to its scuttling quick movement, its appearances are good shock moments. The film noir look is perfectly achieved and helps make this low budget TV series look a lot more cinematic and scary. Far from the weakest, this has become one of my favourites of the first season.