Gefahr aus dem Weltall (1953)
John Putnam und seine Freundin Ellen Fields beobachten während einer Fahrt durch die Wüste einen gigantischen Feuerball, der in der Nähe einer alten Mine einschlägt. Alle halten den Einschlag für einen Meteor, doch die beiden Zeugen sind sich nicht so sicher. Da tauchen in den folgenden Tagen einige Bewohner der nahen Umgebung seltsam verändert in der Stadt auf, als seien sie von einer fremden Macht manipuliert. Als sich ein Mob bildet, der der Sache auf den Grund gehen, bemüht sich John um eine friedliche Lösung und entert den Flugkörper, ein außerirdisches Raumschiff …
Der Regisseur:
Jack Arnold
Der Autor:
Harry Essex
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Richard Carlson as John Putnam |
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Barbara Rush as Ellen Fields |
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Charles Drake as Sheriff Matt Warren |
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Joe Sawyer as Frank Daylon |
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Russell Johnson as George |
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Kathleen Hughes as Jane Dean |
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Dave Willock as Pete Davis (uncredited) |
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Alan Dexter as Dave Loring (uncredited) |
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George Eldredge as Dr. Snell (uncredited) |
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Edgar Dearing as Sam, a hobo (uncredited) |
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George Selk as Tom, a hobo (uncredited) |
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Bradford Jackson as Bob, Snell's assistant (uncredited) |
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Robert Carson as Dugan, reporter (uncredited) |
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Whitey Haupt as Perry, a boy (uncredited) |
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Virginia Mullen as Mrs. Daylon (uncredited) |
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William Pullen as Deputy Reed (uncredited) |
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Richard H. Cutting as Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks as Unidentified Posse Man (unconfirmed) |
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Ned Davenport as Man Outside Newspaper Office (unconfirmed) |
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Dick Pinner as Reporter with Dugan (extra) (uncredited) |
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Casey MacGregor as Toby, a Hobo (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jack Arnold | Director |
| Writing | Harry Essex | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Editing | Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Production | William Alland | Producer |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Herman Stein | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Sound | Irving Gertz | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Clifford Stine | Director of Photography |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Milicent Patrick | Special Effects |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Directing | Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |
| Crew | Jack Kevan | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Roswell A. Hoffmann | Visual Effects |
| Crew | David S. Horsley | Special Effects |
| Writing | Ray Bradbury | Story |