The film stars regis toomey, ann doran, james westmoreland, nicholas king, james bridges and robert levin. Movie title screens scifi creature features of the 1950s. It was released in 1958 on a double bill with space master x7 the film begins in montreal, canada, where we meet scientist andre delambre david hedison who is dead with his head and arm crushed in a hydraulic press. To this end, pommer sends a satellite, space master x7, into space and then brings it back to earth intact. When this insidious substance is mixed with blood, it becomes blood rust and kills frees, the hapless scientist assigned to examine it. Spacemaster x7 is a peculiar entry in the 1950s bbudget alien invader stakes. A space probe returns to earth covered with a strange fungus. Moe howard, bill williams, lyn thomas, robert ellis rust from outer space threatens to destroy the earth. Space master x7 approved 1h 11min horror, scifi, thriller june 1958 usa a fungus brought from space threatens to grow and spread, devouring everyone in its path. Space master x7 1958 invasion of the body snatchers 1956. There is a lot of stock footage, narration and voiceover in this picture. However, it soon shifts into a semidocumentary detective drama style of genre.
The movie itself has exactly zero to do with its fantastic title, but its still a nicely done exercise in lowbudget tension. The first science fiction film that really had an impact on me was space master x7 1958, a poorly made but enthralling film about a woman who picks up a sort of virus from an unmanned space probe that causes her to create a pulsating fungus called bloodrust whenever she touches anything. Production assistant norman maurer was moes soninlaw, and director edward bernds was a longtime friend and had directed many three stooges shorts and several of their features. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Bill williams who acted in several western movies and moe howard of thethree stooges fame. The academy wished to recognize the script for the bing crosbygrace kelly film high society 1956, but accidentally gave the nod to a bowery boys epic of the same name, high society. I saw this movie when i was eight years old and it scared the crap out of me. This is a very rare film, considered lost for several decades. November 17, 1979 age 77 add or change photo on imdbpro. Escape from red rock is a 1957 american western film written and directed by edward bernds. After months of orbiting, the satellite returns, crashing on californias desert floor, where a canister containing samples of microscopic life from outer space is extracted and taken to.
Spy chasers is a 1955 film directed by edward bernds and starring the comedy team of the bowery boys. For all you folks out there who are concerned that a film called space master x7 might be a little too spacey for you, fear not, that element of the film is restricted to some stock footage of a rocket which we are promised went all the way to mars and back again, bringing with it a sample of the stuff which makes the red planet red. The film was released in december 1957, by 20th century fox. Joy ride is a 1958 american crime film directed by edward bernds and written by christopher knopf. Find out when and where you can watch space master x7 on tv with the full listings schedule at. Space master x7 1958 bill williams john hand lyn thomas laura greeling robert ellis pvt. The announcer was none other than paul frees, as usual doing multiple voices in a given film. A deep space probe returns to earth infected with a deadly fungus that turns blood into caustic rust.
I still remember it to this day which is a good indicator of the impact that this movie left on me. Producerdirector kurt neumann died only a few weeks after its premiere, never realizing he had made the biggest hit of his career. Space master x7 movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. It costars paul frees, who is famous for his vocal work and.
The movie opens with title and credits running over a black background, followed by a man at a desk explaining the satellite space master x7 and its mission. The title refers to an advanced us satellite sent into orbit. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. Space master x7 is a 1958 american blackandwhite science fiction film in widescreen regalscope from regal pictures, produced by bernard glasser, directed by edward bernds, that stars bill. Space master x7 uk english quad linen backed 1958 original. In 1956 bernds was nominated for an academy award by accident. Space master x7 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Director cameo 1 moe howard, of the three stooges fame, makes a cameo appearance as a cab driver. Written by daniel manwairing, george worthing yates, and edward bernds uncredited. A huge seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth. Low budget sci fihorror from 1958 in which a space probe returns to earth with a.
Space master x7 is a 1958 american blackandwhite science fiction film in widescreen regalscope from regal pictures, produced by bernard glasser. Wholesale horror sci fi movies on 15 dvd from troma vegas. On the one hand, its plot makes it a kind of 1950s bmovie antecedent to the andromeda strain on the other, it owes a lot to the popular police procedural films and television shows of the decade or so leading up to its production. The screenplay was written by george worthing yates and daniel mainwaring. Pommertrainstation announcer rhoda williams stewardess archer joan barry jean meyers brunet carol varga elaine frohman a space. Title space master x7 aka doomsday missile into space format uk quad style formerly folded now linen backed size 30 x 40 year 1958 condition.
Don post was born on march 14, 1902 in connecticut, usa as donald hunter post. Space master x7 this obscure movie ran as the b half of a double feature with 20th century foxs bigger budget and color a film, the fly. Sent to investigate the origin of the mysterious object senator walter. That was the 1950s, cold war, castro and all, traveling to outerspace was still a dream. Its reminiscent of one of those infectious disease movies where a virus spreads across the country, only this one is from outer space. The movie was space master x7 and as child of 11 it scared the heck out of me my mental film vault still has a has a clip of the scientist being absorbed by the fungus. On the one hand, its plot makes it a kind of 1950s b movie antecedent tothe andromeda strain on the other, it owes a lot to the popular police procedural films and television shows of the decade or so leading up to its production. The beyond official trailer 2018 scifi thriller movie hd duration. Once again thoughtless scientists send out a space probe and it returns to earth with a nasty fungus that. Paul frees, judd holdren, and moe howard have supporting roles. Court shepard, and bill williams paul frees and bill williams in space master x7 1958 paul frees and. It is often slapped with the alien invader film label one. Space master x7 is a 1958 american blackandwhite science fiction film in widescreen regalscope from regal pictures, produced by bernard glasser, directed by edward bernds, that stars bill williams, lyn thomas, and robert ellis.
Space master x7 1958 imdb public domain this film is in the public domain because the has either expired or is no longer valid for various reasons or the film was not ed at all. For more information on the movie visit imdb as thats the place where movie summery was taken. Next film space master x7, a satellite probe for exploring the possibility of life in space, returns to earth. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of space master x7 with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The film stars brian donlevy, eilene janssen, gary murray, jay c. Once again thoughtless scientists send out a space probe and it returns to earth with a nasty fungus that threatens to destroy life as we know it. Space master x7 1958 directed by edward bernds starring. The fly was released in july 1958 by 20th century fox. When a space probe returns covered in fungus, pommer throws himself into researching it, only to discover that. The film was released on november 23, 1958, by allied artists pictures. Space master x7 was released in 1958 and was directed by edward bernds.
The screenplay was written by george worthington yates. Strange things are happening in riverdale illinois. This confusinglytitled sciencefiction thriller is both an artifact of its time and a surprisingly forwardlooking film, in terms of plot. One source claims it was on a double bill with space master x7. June 1958 usa scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. The film was released on july 31, 1955 by allied artists and is the thirtyeighth film in the series. Bill williams, lyn thomas, robert ellis production company. It is up to john hand and joe rattigan to find the one woman who. Written by james clavell and produced and directed by kurt neumann, the fly was made in deluxe color cinemascope.
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