Timeslip (1955 film)
| Timeslip | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by |
Alec C. Snowden executive Nat Cohen Stuart Levy |
| Written by |
Charles Eric Maine (novel The Isotope Man) Charles Eric Maine (screenplay) |
| Cinematography | A.T. Dinsdale |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
Production company |
Todon Productions |
| Distributed by |
Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) Columbia Pictures (USA) |
Release date |
November 1955 (UK) March 4, 1956 |
Running time |
93 minutes (UK) 76 minutes (USA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Timeslip (a.k.a. The Atomic Man in the United States) is a 1955 British black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Alec C. Snowden, directed by Ken Hughes, that stars Gene Nelson and Faith Domergue. It is based on the science fiction novel The Isotope Man by Charles Eric Maine, who also wrote the screenplay.
In 1956 the film was shortened from 93 minutes to 76 minutes and distributed in the U.S. by Columbia Pictures on a double bill with Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Plot
Authorities in the United Kingdom discover an unconscious man who is also radioactive. They also learn he has an exact physical double; the good man agrees to help find his evil double before he destroys the world.
Cast
- Gene Nelson as Mike Delaney
- Faith Domergue as Jill Rabowski
- Peter Arne as Dr. Stephen Rayner/Jarvis
- Joseph Tomelty as Detective Inspector Cleary
- Donald Gray as Robert Maitland
- Vic Perry as Emmanuel Vasquo
- Paul Hardtmuth as Dr. Bressler
- Martin Wyldeck as Dr. Preston
- Leonard Williams as Detective Sergeant Haines
Production
The film was partially funded by its UK distributor, Anglo-Amalgamated.[1]
References
- ↑ Metro Will Film Graziano Story: Studio Buys Biography of Middleweight Ex-Champion Who Turned to Acting; By Thomas M. Pryor, Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 20 Jan 1955: 35.
Bibliography
- Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies: American Science Fiction Films of the Fifties, 21st Century Edition. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2009 (First Edition 1982). ISBN 0-89950-032-3.