The Strange World of Planet X (1958)
March 4, 1958Release Date
The Strange World of Planet X (1958)
March 4, 1958Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Forrest Tucker
Gil Graham
Gaby André
Michele Dupont
Martin Benson
Smith
Alec Mango
Dr. Laird
Wyndham Goldie
Brigadier Cartwright
Hugh Latimer
Jimmy Murray
Dandy Nichols
Mrs. Tucker
Richard Warner
Insp. Burns
Patricia Sinclair
Helen Forsyth
Geoffrey Chater
Gerard Wilson
Susan Redway
Jane Hale
Gilbert Gunn
Director
Catherine Lancaster
Gillian Betts
Paul Ryder
Writer
Paul Ryder
Writer
Hilda Fenemore
Mrs. Hale
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Details.
Release DateMarch 4, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 15m
Content RatingNR
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The Strange World of Planet X (a.k.a. Cosmic Monsters in the United States) is an independently made 1958 British science fiction horror film, produced by George Maynard and John Bash, directed by Gilbert Gunn, that stars Forrest Tucker and Gaby André. The film was distributed in the UK in February, 1958 by Eros Films. It was released in the US on July 7, 1958 by Distributors Corporation of America as a double feature with The Crawling Eye, also starring Tucker.A monomaniacal scientist creates ultra-sensitive, disruptive magnetic fields, which have unexpected side effects, while also attracting unidentified flying objects from outer space. Strange things begin to happen, including a freak storm, blasts of cosmic radiation that penetrates the Earth's normally protective magnetic shield, and insects and spiders mutating into giant flesh-eating monsters.
The film, meant as a cautionary tale about science, was adapted by Paul Ryder and Joe Ambor from the 1957 Rene Ray novel of the same name; a made-for-TV serial, adapted by Rene Ray in 1956, had aired previously in the UK and was the basis for the feature film.