The Man from Planet X
Science Fiction • Thriller • Horror
Theatrical Release (US)
~ The WEIRDEST Visitor the Earth has ever seen! ~
Overview:
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
Director:
Edgar G. Ulmer
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$41,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Key words:
Cast
Robert Clarke
~ as ~
John Lawrence
Margaret Field
Enid Elliot
Raymond Bond
Prof. Elliot
William Schallert
Dr. Mears
Roy Engel
Tommy the Constable
David Ormont
Inspector Porter
Gilbert Fallman
Dr. Robert Blane
Pat Goldin
Tom Daly
Donal, a searcher
June Jeffery
Wife of Missing Man
John Chard
Written 10 year(s) ago
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Knowledge would only bring more fear in a world already filled with it.
A planet is orbiting dangerously close to planet Earth and a mysterious spaceship has landed on the Scottish Moors...
Friend or Foe?
Breaking it down you find that The Man from Planet X is a standard sci-fi movie that would often be bettered the longer the 1950s boom of sci-fi films continued. However, this is in no way a bad thing given the guile and craft that went into making it a picture of worth.
Edgar G. Ulmer and his crew are armed with a $100 budget (exageration of course, but you understand I'm sure) and almost make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Working with old sets that were used on Joan of Arc (1948), the pic is a lesson in low budget film making of note. Ulmer brings a plethora of fog and mists to cloak the sets, while he shoots his cast in low lights and shadows to ensure his sci-fi tale never has a chance to be found out as a cheapie.
As it happens the story is decent enough. Alien visitor from a dying planet needs something, but what? He can't communicate vocally and of course the humans meeting the visitor have different agendas. There's some suspense, a little bit of nutty science, and even some sexual flirtations. All in all a good solid sci-fi picture, one that showcases the unheralded skills of its director. And not even a papier-mâché headed alien can under value that fact. 7/10
