An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
- Edmund H. North(screen play)
- Harry Bates(based on a story by)
- Stars
- Edmund H. North(screen play)
- Harry Bates(based on a story by)
- Stars
Patrick Aherne
- General at Pentagon
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Sightseer at Spaceship
- (uncredited)
Rama Bai
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
- Peddler
- (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
- Chief of Staff
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
John Brown
- George Barley
- (uncredited)
John Burton
- British Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
Michael Capanna
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
- Mr. Bleeker
- (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
- Edmund H. North(screen play)
- Harry Bates(based on a story by)
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- TriviaLock Martin, the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theater, was cast because of his nearly seven-foot height. However, he was not a physically strong man and could not actually carry Patricia Neal, and so had to be aided by wires (in shots from the back where he's carrying her, it's actually a lightweight dummy in his arms). He also had difficulty with the heavy Gort suit and could only stay in it for about a half hour at a time.
- GoofsKlaatu arranges to have the electromagnetic fields neutralized from 12.00 pm to 12:30 pm EST, yet it is clearly broad daylight in every country in which people are struggling with inoperative devices. In Asia and the Middle East, it should've been nightfall during this time frame.
- Crazy creditsElmer Davis, H.V. Kaltenborn, and Drew Pearson identify themselves when they appear on screen. Radio personality Gabriel Heatter is identified by an announcer.
- ConnectionsEdited into 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
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The Gentleness of the Message
After seeing the horrendous remake of this film, it made me go back to the original. This is a movie with a great message, and while it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, it has a human message. What makes it differ is that perhaps the response to power as significant as this first wave force may be tempered by a hesitation to destroy. Also, the aliens are benevolent and confident. Klatu is there to save the Earth and its people, not to make it a new central park for his future generations. Gort is an enforcer, but never acts unless provoked. It isn't that there is no cynicism in this film. Obviously, when threatened, the military types want to respond with carnage. Once it is established that this is of no use in a huge demonstration of power (done in the most "humanitarian" way. Michael Rennie has some personality, despite his bewilderment as a stranger in a strange land.. Patricia Neal is really caught in unfamiliar territory, but does a very good job in her role. This is an early treasure of the sci fi genre.
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- Mar 20, 2010
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