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Zombies of the Stratosphere

  • 19521952
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 47m
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5.2/10
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Leonard Nimoy, Lane Bradford, and Judd Holdren in Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
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The invaders come to Earth to create an H-bomb to blast Earth out of orbit so that Mars can take its place.The invaders come to Earth to create an H-bomb to blast Earth out of orbit so that Mars can take its place.The invaders come to Earth to create an H-bomb to blast Earth out of orbit so that Mars can take its place.
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  • Director
    • Fred C. Brannon
  • Writer
    • Ronald Davidson
  • Stars
    • Judd Holdren
    • Aline Towne
    • Wilson Wood
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  • Director
    • Fred C. Brannon
  • Writer
    • Ronald Davidson
  • Stars
    • Judd Holdren
    • Aline Towne
    • Wilson Wood
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    Lane Bradford and Judd Holdren in Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
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    Leonard Nimoy, Lane Bradford, Aline Towne, and Judd Holdren in Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
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    Judd Holdren
    Judd Holdren
    • Larry Martinas Larry Martin
    Aline Towne
    Aline Towne
    • Sue Davisas Sue Davis
    Wilson Wood
    • Bob Wilsonas Bob Wilson
    Lane Bradford
    Lane Bradford
    • Marexas Marex
    Stanley Waxman
    Stanley Waxman
    • Dr. Hardingas Dr. Harding
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Rothas Roth
    Craig Kelly
    • Mr. Steeleas Mr. Steele
    Ray Boyle
    Ray Boyle
    • Shaneas Shane
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Narabas Narab
    Tom Steele
    Tom Steele
    • Walker [Ch. 3]as Walker [Ch. 3]…
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    • Telegrapher [Chs. 1, 10]as Telegrapher [Chs. 1, 10]
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Lawson - Boat Charter Operator [Ch. 3]as Lawson - Boat Charter Operator [Ch. 3]
    Jack Harden
    • Kerras Kerr
    Paul Stader
    • Fisherman [Ch. 7]as Fisherman [Ch. 7]
    Gayle Kellogg
    • Dick - Rocketship Pilotas Dick - Rocketship Pilot
    Jack Shea
    • Rocketship Guard [Ch. 2]as Rocketship Guard [Ch. 2]
    Robert Garabedian
    • Elah - Zombie Pilotas Elah - Zombie Pilot
    Frank Alten
    Frank Alten
    • Second Train Heavy [Ch. 1]as Second Train Heavy [Ch. 1]
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      • Fred C. Brannon
    • Writer
      • Ronald Davidson
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    • Trivia
      Film debut (as "Narab", a Martian invader) of Leonard Nimoy.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited from Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

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    Despite The Terrible Robot, This Is A Knockout
    50s Republic Studios serial that very much resembles other 50s Republic work like Commander Cody and Radar Men From The Moon.

    Firstly, I was not a child of the 50s, I was a child of the 70s, so perhaps I have a different take on old time B&W movie serials than older viewers? My take is this...I turn to Columbia serials for Batman, I turn to Universal serials for Buck Rogers and I turn to Republic serials for this kind of frantic spacey action with spaceships and rocket men flying around the place! So basically, I love Zombies Of The Statosphere! Mainly the first four chapters...

    The first few chapters will put a smile on your face. You will not be looking at Leonard Nimoy (and this is coming from a Trekker like me) but rather you will get totally sucked into the style-over-substance look of this production. From the alien costume to the Lydecker miniature flying effects, to the full scale ship model, to the outstanding vintage cars, and the train rooftop fights. This has the works.

    I know a few of these old time serials had fights on train rooftops but I found such footage most pleasing in Columbia's Batman And Robin (1949)...so you might wish to see that as well.

    Now onto the bad news. Because the first four chapters put me on such a high, I was not ready for what was to come in chapters five and six when the painfully dated tin-can robot appears! Yes, I know, with the exception of Robby The Robot (Forbidden Planet, The Invisible Boy), 50s robots just looked like this. Even the odd 60s robot looked much like this (see that first season Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode with a robot). But the sight of a walking garbage bin put a damper on what was a knockout start.

    On top of this, the extensive underwater footage did not look so good on my faded print of the serial. Maybe you had a better print and could make out what was going on underwater?

    In a nutshell, this is well worth watching as the flying effects and general look of the production is outstanding. Lydecker would go on to do more "real-daylight-filmed-flying-scenes" with TV's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) and Lost In Space (1965). Some viewers (like me) will struggle with things once tin-man enters the scene but he does not get much screen time and he does only very limited damage to the 12 chapters as a whole. Enjoy!
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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Des Satans Satellit
    • Filming locations
      • Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Budget
      • $176,357 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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