This is typical H. G. Wells patchiness. I wonder if he is where Roddenberry got it. The patchiness ruined the story. That, and it was just a variation of the Monkey's Fist parable.
What saved it was the effects, which were excellent for the time, especially when one considers the other physical aspects of the filming. The sound was noisy and the film grainy, which seems to be an issue with most British films of the era.
What saved it was the effects, which were excellent for the time, especially when one considers the other physical aspects of the filming. The sound was noisy and the film grainy, which seems to be an issue with most British films of the era.