Killers from Space
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| Killers from Space | |
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| Directed by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Produced by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Written by | William Raynor and Myles Wilder |
| Starring | Peter Graves Barbara Bestar Steve Pendleton |
| Music by | Manuel Compinsky |
| Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
| Editing by | William Faris |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 1954 |
| Language | English |
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Killers from Space is a science fiction movie from 1954, directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring Peter Graves.
The movie was shot on a very low budget with an unknown cast and crude special effects, and often appears on lists of the worst movies of all times. The director, W. Lee Wilder, was the brother of Billy Wilder.
Killers from Space was featured in a 2004 documentary film, The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made.
The film is now in the public domain and can be downloaded from the Internet Archive.
[edit] Plot Summary
Dr. Douglas Martin is a scientist working on an atomic energy project. While flying over Soledad Flats his plane crashes. He survives unhurt except for a strange scar on his chest.
At the hospital, he has amnesia does not remember what happened. He acts so strange that the doctors bring in the FBI, thinking he may be an imposter. He is cleared, but told to take some time off.
Dr. Martin reads in a newspaper about atomic tests at Soledad Flats. He steals some papers about the atomic test, goes back to Soledad Flats and puts them under a stone. He is chased by a guard, crashes the car, captured and given truth serum back at the hospital. He tells a story about being captured by space aliens from Astron Delta, who have giant bugs at their disposal. The aliens have big eyes like hard boiled eggs.
He remembers under the truth serum that one of the space aliens told him to steal the papers and "bring them to the stone." The doctors and military men think he is nuts.
Dr. Martin does some calculations and determines that if he shuts off the power to Soledad Flats for ten seconds it will destroy the aliens' equipment. So he goes to the electrical power plant serving the area and forces the attendant to turn off the power. This causes some kind of electrical problem that destroys the aliens and the monsters and saves the planet.
[edit] Cast
Peter Graves as Dr. Douglas Martin
James Seay as Col. Banks
Steve Pendleton as Briggs
Barbara Bestar as Ellen Martin
Shepard Menken as Major Clift
Jack Daly as Power House Guard
Ron Kennedy as Sgt. Powers, Sentry
Ben Welden as Tar Baby 2 Pilot
Burt Wenland as Sergeant Bandero
Lester Dorr as Gas Station Attendant
Robert Roark as Guard
Ruth Bennett as Miss Vincent
Mark Scott as Narrator
