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The Invisible Boy

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.5K
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Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)
A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.
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A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Herman Hoffman
  • Writers
    • Cyril Hume(screenplay)
    • Edmund Cooper(story)
  • Stars
    • Richard Eyer
    • Philip Abbott
    • Diane Brewster
Top credits
  • Director
    • Herman Hoffman
  • Writers
    • Cyril Hume(screenplay)
    • Edmund Cooper(story)
  • Stars
    • Richard Eyer
    • Philip Abbott
    • Diane Brewster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Richard Eyer and Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)
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    Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Richard Eyer, and Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)
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    Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Richard Eyer, and Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)
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    Philip Abbott and Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)

    Top cast

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    Richard Eyer
    Richard Eyer
    • Timmie Merrinoeas Timmie Merrinoe
    Philip Abbott
    Philip Abbott
    • Dr. Tom Merrinoeas Dr. Tom Merrinoe
    Diane Brewster
    Diane Brewster
    • Mary Merrinoeas Mary Merrinoe
    Harold J. Stone
    Harold J. Stone
    • Gen. Swayneas Gen. Swayne
    Robert H. Harris
    Robert H. Harris
    • Prof. Frank Allertonas Prof. Frank Allerton
    Dennis McCarthy
    Dennis McCarthy
    • Col. Macklinas Col. Macklin
    Alexander Lockwood
    • Arthur Kelvaneyas Arthur Kelvaney
    John O'Malley
    • Prof. Baineas Prof. Baine
    Robby the Robot
    Robby the Robot
    • Robbyas Robby
    Gage Clarke
    Gage Clarke
    • Dr. Bannermanas Dr. Bannerman
    Than Wyenn
    • Prof. Zelleras Prof. Zeller
    Jefferson Searles
    • Prof. Fosteras Prof. Foster
    • (as Jefferson Dudley Searles)
    Alfred Linder
    • Martinas Martin…
    Ralph Votrian
    Ralph Votrian
    • 1st Gate Sergeantas 1st Gate Sergeant
    Michael Miller
    • 2nd Gate Sergeantas 2nd Gate Sergeant
    Rayford Barnes
    Rayford Barnes
    • Capt. McLarenas Capt. McLaren
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Kleeb
    Helen Kleeb
    • Miss Vandergriftas Miss Vandergrift
    • (uncredited)
    Marvin Miller
    Marvin Miller
    • Robby the Robotas Robby the Robot
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herman Hoffman
    • Writers
      • Cyril Hume(screenplay)
      • Edmund Cooper(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Robby the Robot's appearance in the film was partly because it was so expensive to build him for Forbidden Planet (1956) that MGM felt obliged to use him in another project.
    • Goofs
      Robby the Robot travels freely between the Merrinoe home and the science lab, frequently in broad daylight, yet no one ever sees him.
    • Quotes

      Mary Merrinoe: Well, did you have a tiring day at the computer, dear?

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown over an entry gate to someone's lovely, expensive home, and towards the end of it, we hear and see a motorcade enter the property.
    • Connections
      Featured in Shock Theater: The Invisible Boy (1958)

    User reviews56

    Review
    Top review
    The absurd zone... where disinterest reigns supreme.
    At every turn the extraordinary is dismissed with casual abandon. I think a formula was used to determine the dialog in this film, especially where interaction between the boy and his parents are concerned. What would a normal person be to expected to say in a given situation, use an opposite response. I focus on dialog because dialog is what I have the most trouble with in this film. The few times I have seen this I have wondered at what seems to be totally disconnected reactions to strikingly bizarre situations, and I have come to the conclusion that it was done on purpose. I have no insight into the minds of writers or directors, but considering the weak story, something needed to be done to make a potentially really boring plot engender at least a little interest. Even at the risk of making a silly movie. Another possibility is that everyone came to work loaded every day. I don't know how to rate it. I will need a time machine to go into the past and become invisible so that I can sit in on the planning of this one.
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    • horsegoggles
    • Jul 27, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • SOS Raumschiff
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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