Tag Archives: 1950s

The Man Upstairs (1958)

Posted on May 27, 2019 by lyzmadness

Director: Don Chaffey Starring: Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, Kenneth Griffith, Patricia Jessel, Virginia Maskell, Walter Hudd, Charles Houston, Maureen Connell, Amy Dalby, Alfred Burke, Patrick Jordan Screenplay: Alun Falconer, Robert Dunbar and Don Chaffey, based upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Science in the Reel World | Tagged 1950s, Alfred Burke, Alun Falconer, Amy Dalby, Bernard Lee, British, Charles Houston, Don Chaffey, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, drama, Kenneth Griffith, Maureen Connell, Patricia Jessel, Patrick Jordan, police, Richard Attenborough, Robert Dunbar, science, thriller, Virginia Maskell, Walter Hudd | 6 Comments

Seven Days To Noon (1950)

Posted on May 26, 2019 by lyzmadness

[Also known as: Ultimatum] Director: John Boulting and Roy Boulting Starring: Barry Jones, André Morell, Olive Sloane, Joan Hickson, Hugh Cross, Sheila Manahan, Ronald Adam, Joan Hickson, Wyndham Goldie, Marie Ney Screenplay: Frank Harvey and Roy Boulting, based upon a … Continue reading →

Posted in Science in the Reel World | Tagged 1950s, André Morell, Barry Jones, British, drama, Frank Harvey, Hugh Cross, James Bernard, Joan Hickson, John Boulting, Marie Ney, nuclear weapons, Olive Sloane, Paul Dehn, Ronald Adam, Roy Boulting, science, Sheila Manahan, thriller, Wyndham Goldie | 12 Comments

Cult Of The Cobra (1955)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by lyzmadness

“The Cobra Goddess will avenge herself! One by one, you will all die!” Director: Francis D. Lyon Starring: Faith Domergue, Marshall Thompson, Richard Long, Kathleen Hughes, James Dobson, David Janssen, Jack Kelly, William Reynolds, Leonard Strong, Walter Coy, Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1950s, Cecil Maiden, David Janssen, Edward Platt, Faith Domergue, Francis D. Lyon, Horror, Jack Kelly, James Dobson, Jerry Davis, Kathleen Hughes, Leonard Strong, Marshall Thompson, Richard Collins, Richard Long, snakes, transformation, Universal, Walter Coy, William Reynolds | 6 Comments

Destination Moon (1950)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by lyzmadness

“We are not the only ones who know that the moon can be reached. We are not the only ones planning to go there. The race is on—and we had better win it!” Director: Irving Pichel Starring: John Archer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, Alford “Rip” Van Ronkel, Chesley Bonestell, Cold War, Dick Wesson, Erin O’Brien-Moore, Irving Pichel, James O'Hanlon, John Archer, Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction, space travel, Ted Warde, the moon, Tom Powers, Warner Anderson, Woody Woodpecker | 7 Comments

Rocketship X-M (1950)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Tonight you are invited here to witness an important event. You are all familiar with our previous work in sending robot missiles into space. That phase is at an end. Tonight we will launch the first manned spaceship, the RXM: … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, aliens, Dalton Trumbo, Hugh O’Brian, John Emery, Kurt Neumann, Lloyd Bridges, Mars, Morris Ankrum, Noah Beery Jr, Orville H. Hampton, Osa Massen, science fiction, space travel, the bomb | 6 Comments

Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)

Posted on April 25, 2018 by lyzmadness

“From here on it’s anyone’s guess. The transmitter’s dead. We’re out of touch with the whole world.” Director: Byron Haskin Starring: Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft, Argentina Brunetti, George Macready, Ilona Massey, Anna Lee, Brett Halsey, Mary Anderson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster movie | Tagged 1950s, aeroplane, an animal dies, Anna Lee, Argentina Brunetti, bomb, Brett Halsey, Byron Haskin, Cindy Lee, Disaster movie, Frederick Worlock, George Macready, George Raft, Guy Madison, Ilona Massey, Irving H. Cooper, Margaret Lindsay, Mary Anderson, poison, Venetia Stevenson, Virginia Mayo | 5 Comments

Jet Storm (1959)

Posted on April 25, 2018 by lyzmadness

“He didn’t tell me what it was. He said it was just—samples. Chemical samples… Oh, it—couldn’t be! People don’t do things like that! Ernest, you wouldn’t – !?” Director: C. Raker Endfield Starring: Richard Attenborough, Stanley Baker, Mai Zetterling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster movie | Tagged 1950s, aeroplane, Barbara Kelly, Bernard Braden, bomb, British, Cec Linder, Cy Endfield, David Kossoff, Diane Cilento, Disaster movie, Elizabeth Sellars, George Rose, Harry Secombe, Hermione Baddeley, Jeremy Judge, Jocelyn Lane, Lana Morris, Mai Zetterling, Marty Wilde, Megs Jenkins, Neil McCallum, Patrick Allen, Richard Attenborough, Sigmund Miller, Stanley Baker, Sybil Thorndyke, Virginia Maskell | Leave a comment

Crash Landing (1958)

Posted on April 23, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Between Eternity and the thirty-one persons aboard, a one-inch envelope of metal and four man-made engines…” Director: Fred F. Sears Starring: Gary Merrill, Nancy Davis, Roger Smith, Sheridan Comerate, Jewell Lain, Bek Nelson, Irene Hervey, Lewis Martin, Richard Keith, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster movie | Tagged 1950s, aeroplane, Bek Nelson, Celia Lovsky, Dayle Rodney, Disaster movie, ditching, Fred F. Sears, Fred Freiburger, Gary Merrill, Hal Torey, Irene Hervey, Jewell Lain, John McNamara, Kim Charney, Lewis Martin, Nancy Davis, Pan Am Flight #6, Richard Keith, Robert Whiteside, Robin Warga, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr, Roger Smith, Ronald Green, Sheridan Comerate | 17 Comments

The Blob (1958)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by lyzmadness

“Would you believe me if I told you there was something inside that rock we found tonight? – something that could wipe out this whole town?” Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr and Russell S. Doughten Jr (uncredited) Starring: Steve … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, alien, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Elbert Smith, George Karas, Hugh Graham, independent film, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr, Irvine H. Millgate, Jack H. Harris, John Benson, Kay Linaker, Keith Almoney, Lee Payton, monster, Olin Howlin, Roundtable, Russell S. Doughten Jr, science fiction, Stephen Chase, Steve McQueen, teenagers, Theodore Simonson | 28 Comments

The Flying Saucer (1950)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by lyzmadness

“It appears it was designed for one purpose – to carry the atomic bomb! Now, the first country that learns the secret of the flying saucer will control the skies of the world…” Director: Mikel Conrad Starring: Mikel Conrad, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, Cold War, Denver Pyle, Earle R. Lyon, flying saucer, Frank Darien, George Baxter, Hantz von Teuffen, Howard Irving Young, Lester Sharpe, Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Roy Engel, Russell Hicks, science fiction, Virginia Hewitt | 12 Comments

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Tag Archives: 1950s

The Man Upstairs (1958)

Seven Days To Noon (1950)

Cult Of The Cobra (1955)

Destination Moon (1950)

Rocketship X-M (1950)

Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)

Jet Storm (1959)

Crash Landing (1958)

The Blob (1958)

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