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Subgenre Sampler

 
Target EarthTarget Earth (1954)
Dir. Sherman Rose
Feat. Richard Denning, Virginia Grey, Kathleen Crowley
Invading alien robots trap people in an eerie deserted city. For all the 50s cliches this is mostly on–target.
Them!Them! (1954) Recommended
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn
Mutated giant ants run amok after a nuclear test in the New Mexico desert. Atomic parable is a major studio '50s creature feature that benefits from…
This Island EarthThis Island Earth (1954) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Newman
Feat. Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue
Seriously cool sci–fi adventure with startling production values enriching its B–movie spirit. Rex Reason plays a scientist unwittingly…
Tobor the GreatTobor the Great (1954)
Dir. Lee Sholem
Feat. Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Franz Roehn
Sentimental sci–fi curio examines the attachment between a young boy and a robot called Tobor. When dastardly communists kidnap the youngster…
War of the Worlds, TheWar of the Worlds, The (1954) Recommended
Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne
Atomic–age adaptation of H.G. Wells frightening novel about the Martian invasion is excitingly paced with special–effects that were then…
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, TheBeast from 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953)
Dir. Eugene Lourie
Feat. Paul Christian, Paula Raymond
A–Bomb tests in the Arctic circle unearths an angry giant rhedosaurus! A landmark creature feature, it helped create a genre around experiments…
Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the UniverseCommando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1953)
Feat. Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, Judd Holdren
Black–and–white TV series following the adventures of masked super–scientist Commando Cody, who is recruited by the U.S. government…
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Dir. Felix Feist
Feat. Lew Ayres, Gene Evans
B–movie classic about a scientist who keeps alive the brain of a tyrannical tycoon and slowly succumbs to its sinister motives.
Invaders from MarsInvaders from Mars (1953)
Dir. William Cameron Menzies
Feat. Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz
A young boy witnesses the landing and encroachment of hostile Martians. Paranoia allegory pre–dates the similarly–themed BODY SNATCHERS.
It Came from Outer SpaceIt Came from Outer Space (1953)
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson
A spaceship crash lands in the Arizona desert (where else?), causing friction between mild–mannered scientist Richard Carlson and the more…

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