Marte invade La Tierra (1945)
Una nave espacial marciana se estrella cerca del observatorio de Cyrus Layton, diseñador de la primera nave espacial de la Tierra. El sobreviviente, precursor de una invasión, puede asumir la forma de cualquier hombre de la tierra. Llamándose a sí mismo el "monstruo púrpura", el invasor humanoide se propone ganar el control del proyecto de cohete de Layton. Oponiéndose a él está Craig Foster, ex hombre del Servicio Secreto, que episodio por episodio intenta frustrar los intentos del monstruo de adquirir componentes de cohetes. ¿Alguna vez Craig sospechará que su asociado más cercano es realmente el monstruo?
Dirección:
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon.
Escritores:
Lynn Perkins, Albert DeMond, Royal K. Cole, Basil Dickey, Barney A. Sarecky, Joseph F. Poland.
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Roy Barcroft as The Purple Monster |
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Dennis Moore as Craig Foster |
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Linda Stirling as Sheila Layton |
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James Craven as Dr. Cyrus Layton |
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Bud Geary as Hodge Garrett |
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Mary Moore as Marcia |
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John Davidson as Emperor of Mars |
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Joe Whitehead as Carl Stewart |
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Emmett Vogan as Saunders |
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George M. Carleton as Dr. Paul Meredith |
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Kenne Duncan as Charles Mitchell |
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Rosemonde James as Helen |
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Monte Hale as Dr. Harvey |
| Directing | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Director |
| Directing | Fred C. Brannon | Director |
| Editing | Harold Minter | Editor |
| Editing | Cliff Bell Sr. | Editor |
| Crew | John Daheim | Stunts |
| Writing | Lynn Perkins | Screenplay |
| Crew | Bud Geary | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Steele | Stunts |
| Writing | Albert DeMond | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mark | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Royal K. Cole | Screenplay |
| Crew | Theodore Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Writing | Basil Dickey | Screenplay |
| Crew | Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Crew | Babe DeFreest | Stunts |
| Crew | Polly Burson | Stunts |
| Writing | Barney A. Sarecky | Screenplay |
| Crew | Howard Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Henry Wills | Stunts |
| Writing | Joseph F. Poland | Screenplay |
| Production | Ronald Davidson | Producer |
| Crew | Carey Loftin | Stunts |
| Crew | Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Camera | Bud Thackery | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mort Glickman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ed Borschell | Sound |
| Sound | Richard Cherwin | Music Director |