UK, 1954
77m
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
A British science fiction film directed by David MacDonald.
Plot Summary
The patrons of a remote Scottish pub, including an escaped prisoner on the run from the law, are the only witnesses to the arrival of an alien spacecraft. The ship’s only crew members, the alien Nyah and her robot servant, have come to Earth in search of men to take home as breeding stock.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: David MacDonald
© MCMLIV by Gigi Productions Ltd
British Lion Film Corporation Ltd presents. Danziger Productions Ltd, Gigi Productions
Produced by: The Danzigers Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger
Screenplay by: James Eastwood
From the play by: John C. Mather and James Eastwood
Director of Photography: Jack E. Cox
Editor: Brough Taylor
Music Composed and Conducted by: Edwin Astley
Sound: Bert Ross and Red Law
Miss Laffan’s Costume Designed by: Ronald Cobb
Make-up: George Partleton
Director of Special Effects: Jack Whitehead
Art Director: Norman Arnold
Studio: Shepperton Studios, London, England
Cast
Hugh McDermott (Michael Carter)
Hazel Court (Ellen Prestwick)
Peter Reynolds (Robert Justin/Albert Simpson)
Adrienne Corri (Doris)
Joseph Tomelty (Professor Arnold Hennessey)
Sophie Stewart (Mrs Jamieson)
John Laurie (Mr Jamieson)
Patricia Laffan (Nyah)
Anthony Richmond (Tommy)
James Edmund (David)
Stuart Hibberd (news reader)
Links
See also
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Extracts included in
Birth of the Living Dead (2013)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein 1967 Annual p.38
- The Dark Side no.47 (July 1995) p.22 – review (by Allan Bryce)
- Filmfax no.51 p.20 – review
- Interzone no.247 (July/August 2013) p.90 – review (by Tony Lee)
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.144-145
- British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928-1959 by David Quinlan p.301 – credits, synopsis
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.54, 85, 342
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.129-130
- Island of Terror: A Book of 60 Great* British SF and Fantasy Movies from 1936-1984 *And not so Great by Keith Topping pp.87-96
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.97 – credits
- Shock Xpress vol.2 p.92 – review
- Terror Tracks: Music, Sound and Horror Cinema by Philip Hayward (ed) pp.60
- Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956-1976 by Gary A. Smith pp.74-75
