The Ultimate Guide to Forgotten 1950s Sci-Fi Classic Films

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[@georgeclarke1348]

Agreed. These are classics.

[@GrantJohnston-g8p]

👍

[@luke5767]

So glad to see "Earth vs Flying Saucers" and "Invaders from Mars" on your list. Two of my childhood favorites.

[@thorenshammer]

I remember watching all these films with my dad, who loved sci-fi. We had a program on local TV called "Creature Features" that came on later at night. My dad would allow me to stay up late to enjoy these classics. "The Blob" and "The Monolith Monsters", were among my favorites. Great look back, thank you!!!

[@toomuchstuff4828]

We had the Saturday night Creature Feature on a station that broadcasted out of the SF/Bay Area when I was a kid on the West Coast; they also did "Dialing for Dollars" during the weekdays where they showed a B movie and had a phone-in contest for $, which I watched when I stayed home sick from school.

[@randallmunson2098]

Had Creature Features in Chicago as well

[@outerrealm]

Svengoolie

[@psychmajortodd]

We had the same thing from a Cleveland station on Friday nights. There were actually two shows. The first was "Hoolihan and Big Chuck" which showed primarily old horror films. But afterwards, the station showed old sci-fi films. I have very fond memories of those years.

[@robertelder300]

"Creature Features" in the mid 1960's were broadcast from WSBK (or WNAC, I think) in Boston for New England viewers. The host was a two-bit marionette with a Styrofoam ball for a head. Its signature line at the end of the show was, "I hope you FEEP WELL!"

[@Bargle5]

I'd add "Them". The best of the 50s big bug movies IMO.

[@milesnicholas5973]

That's a great shout!

[@thims1961]

There's more than a few Great Big Bug movies from the 50's. I really enjoyed the Deadly Mantis

[@EKA201-j7f]

Great one to watch at a drive in out in the boonies and then break down on the way home, cringing in the car listening to the bugs in the Midwest. That same sort of sound they used in the movie.

[@dandougherty1475]

I have THEM! JAMES WHITMORE AND JAMES ARNESS BOTH IN THE SAME MOVIE! IT'S GREAT!

[@dandougherty1475]

Clint Eastwood was a pilot in Tarancilla.

[@BryanPopRobson]

The Day the Earth Stood still (1951) great effects for the time and the use of the Theremin in the titles adds a real eerie quality.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

That was one of Bernard Herrman's outstanding soundtracks !😊😊😊

[@JDDees]

My favorite 1950's movie of ALL-TIME!!!

[@thom-mark6443]

"Klaatu barada nikto"

[@danielparrott1578]

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[@NEVERKNOWN-qn9gj]

Yes. The original is still one of my favorites. The '90's remake was good until it turned P.C. with strictly environmental issues. IF Gort had remained a true police officer from the Galactic Federation with threats of earths demise forcing world politicians to equally outlaw nuclear missiles and return Earth into the paradise it was initially meant to be. Before fallen angels produced Nephilim & caused our Creator to send the Flood. Well, that could've been a GREAT remake. But world politics won't let that story be told. Shame. Klaatu, Baradda-Niktoe.💫💥

[@debrapaulsonphotography-da4857]

Richard Carlson deserves a 50's Sci-Fi Academy Award for all of his performances in so many 50's classic Sci-Fi's! He's always earnestly believable no matter what character he plays.

[@tomryan914]

With the beautiful 'Julie Adams'.

[@leemonsampson1844]

Agreed❤❤❤

[@bp39047]

Three of my favorites not shown here are "The Mysterians", "This Island Earth" and "Fiend Without a Face".

[@andibell652]

"This Island Earth" never seems to apears on 50's scifi lists, yet as a kid it was one of my favorites.

[@timacrow]

I just rewatched "This Island Earth" yesterday and loved it as much as the first time over 40 years ago!

[@sitarnut]

Yes- Mysterians.. great flick...

[@anthonycrumb5753]

Some of my favourites, you have very good taste in films.

[@bp39047]

@@anthonycrumb5753 I also liked "The Mysterians".

[@Mark723]

I remember seeing the Monolith Monsters one Sunday afternoon as a wee lad in the 60s, and being intrigued that a movie without any anthropomorphic monsters could be so scary. Highly recommend for those who like a little though to the process.

[@ltdees2362]

I grew up in the fifties and my dad was a huge sci-fi fan so we were always going to the drive in to watch these great sci-fi films !! I have all of these and many more. Thanks for these great flashbacks !!

[@gregrowell8688]

Invaders from Mars for me, as a kid was very unsettling story. You didn't know who could trust. Definitely one of my favorites.

[@tomburns70]

I, also have grown-up in fear from watching this great movie; not complaining, it was also particularly responsible for my watching thousands of movies like it. You and I are alike! Take care 😎

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@tomburns70 I watched this at a local theater, and then had to ride my bicycle three miles home with no light of any kind, no flashlight and no moon. Good thing my teenage eyesight worked well, and was my 1st introduction to sci/fy.

[@brettrobson5739]

FINALLY! - some love for Monolith Monsters.

[@agranero6]

I never heard of it but I watched the video because the opening scene with the monoliths. AN unusual never repeated idea. I liked it. We don't even know if they are a mineral or alive.

[@AcidRetroArtiboe]

One of my favorites as well. The sight of those monoliths heading to town really impressed me as a child when I first saw it on TV (50+ years ago!).

[@answerman9933]

This was a favourite film of mine during the afternoon film block.

[@DeeBlake-d5m]

What who doesn't love monolith monsters? This movie took an academy award for best acting buy a slam of granite. L9l

[@DeeBlake-d5m]

In the words of David Bowie is there life on Mars?

[@Waltkat]

I remember being a kid back when these films came out and being terrified watching them. The Blob in particular scared the daylights out of me. Love these old sci-fi flicks.

[@ClutchCargo001]

Me, too! And the '88 Blob is one of the few re-makes that does the original justice.

[@MTrekker2001]

Who can forget "Forbidden Planet" (1956) perhaps the best of them.

[@JoeShmoism]

The best movie ever but it hardly counts as forgotten.

[@Handleyman]

Absolutely my all time favourite!

[@RabbiSteve1]

@@JoeShmoism yeah, it’s rarely if ever been “forgotten”. One of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. And celebrated by sci-fi fans and cinephiles continuously.

[@mikeystanzione6467]

Agreed, “Forbidden Planet” is a great movie, one of the best of all time!

[@timacrow]

The Sci-Fi version of "The Tempest." One of the top cinematic masterpiece of any genre.

[@brokendad2222]

The Blob has a stunning look to it because of the early color film used.

[@AllanGonnella]

I saw all these classics at our local kiddie matinee at the Garmar Theater on Saturday afternoons in Montebello, Ca. 25 cents for a double feature back in the late 50's/early 60's. I now have a great collection of about 550 Sci-Fi-Horror movies from the 30's thru mid-60's both on DVD and VHS. I still watch them today. I thought Invaders From Mars was great. It was one of my all-time favorites. I remember when I got home from watching this flick I demanded to see the back of my mother's neck. You can never be too sure about your parents. Great memories!!

[@GoldenSlumber474]

Of these campy sci-fi flicks, my faves are Earth vs the Flying Saucers & The Monolith Monsters. Good job Rick!

[@NotThatBob]

When a boy, I just couldn't get enough of these movies. Thanks so much for the fun list.

[@WaynoGur]

I loved The Crawling Eye.

[@roberthorseman7432]

Ah yes the Trollenberg terror also the film X the unknown.

[@burleq]

It was the scariest thing on TV - now a beloved family joke.

[@Hutzjohn]

When I was a Wee-tiny kid "IT! The Terror From Beyond Space" scared the 💩💩 out of me ----🤣🤣🤣🤣 I still love that movie

[@andyhowlett2231]

These old sci-fi films from the 50's are great viewing, sometimes because they are good, sometimes because they are bad. We have a good selection of them on DVD and we watch them regularly.

[@markjennette909]

I was born in 1950, and I've always enjoyed watching the 50's Sci-Fi and monster movies. Those who made these movies created timeless masterpieces. They truly had to be creative because they didn't have computers, and the technology movie makers have today. My three favorite sci-fi movies were, The War of the Worlds, The Forbidden Planet, and The Day the Earth Stood Still! Who can forget The Thing, and The Blob though? All of these movies except The Forbidden Planet had remakes.

[@jefferylorance7988]

This brings back many memories of all those old as Sci-Fi movies shown here.. Awesome! I enjoy them all!

[@MrNorthstar50]

I have seen all of these growing up, the Blob, and invaders from mars were my favorites' the Day the Earth stood still was good to, but I really liked them all.

[@OldJoe212]

Don't forget "The Giant Claw" and "Tarantula". Both with the beautiful Playboy model Mara Corday.

[@arthurlevine1840]

Mara is still around and apparently available if you're interested. Looks different.

[@OldJoe212]

@@arthurlevine1840 She's not that much older than me. 😀 I'm only 77, I like older women.... more experience.

[@arthurlevine1840]

@@OldJoe212 No worries there - I imagine ole' Maya has been accumulating experience going back many many many decades. But at 94 she seems to me at least to be quite a bit older than you but, hey, you be you Joe! :)

[@RodWeaverSpareTalk]

Thank you very much for posting these movies. We all appreciate the respect given to each of these films. There are lots of good movies to be explored. I really like "Night of the Demon (1957)", aka "Curse of the Demon".

[@susanverhoeven4962]

I saw so many of these at the show when I was a kid, and I enjoy watching them again as a 75-year-old woman.

[@garyleibitzke4166]

I've watched "When World's Collide" many times.

[@timacrow]

That is probably the best Sci-Fi movie ever. I have also watched it many times; I have it on my laptop. 😁

[@Inoxx44]

Love this! I've been addicted to relic radio scifi podcasts latley, and need MORE!. These movies are so stylish, the art is beautiful. I have seen some of these films ages ago, but will have to watch them again. And with all the Ai junk these days, these are great to see again. Thank you RerunZone!

[@jepolch]

Thanks Rich! I really enjoyed this episode. I love '50's and '60's horror and sci-fi. Looking forward to part 2.

[@burleq]

Thanks for including "Planet X" - I worked for Jack Pollexfen (writer and partner of Ulmer) in his last years as archivist and eyes (he could no longer read - the great tragedy of his life) and man! Did he have stories. This film was his favorite, and in retirement he wrote a number of hilarious unpublished screenplays.

[@roberttelarket4934]

I loved the Blob with my favorite Steve McQueen.

[@tomryan914]

That's 'STEVEN' McQueen ! The Blob!

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@tomryan914: Not quite right. Not Steven McQueen but Steven The Queen.

[@keefer-k8266]

Great picks. Brought back a flood-load of memories. Just a couple more B-Movie favorites of mine to add to the list: Gog, The Magnetic Monster, The Atomic Submarine, X-The Unknown, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, Queen from Outer Space, and Irvin "Shorty" Yeaworth's (The Blob's director) 4D Man.

[@davis2284]

Hi. Do you know of an old movie where there was a spacesuit walking around earth but the alien inside was invisible?

[@keefer-k8266]

@@davis2284 It sounds like a 1953 film called Phantom From Space. You can check it out on Plex, Pluto, or Tubi.

[@xtremenortherner]

I remember watching "The Atomic Submarine" as a kid in the 60's..., especially remember the weird alien speaking to the captain & bragging about its spaceship made of "living material". Also when the sub fired a missile at the evil alien spacecraft and blew it to bits in the end!

[@seantlewis376]

As a kid in the 1970s, local channel 5 had weekend afternoon matinees where they showed the older sci-fi and horror classics. My dad was a movie nut, and we would watch these, and if there was a real classic coming on late at night, he would let me stay up late to watch with him, or he might wake me up to come watch it at his side with popcorn and sodas. Fun times.

[@martinbarr9402]

I came here hoping to find some forgotten classics. Nothing forgotten about these sci-fi gems.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Excellent lineup!!! Forgot to include, my favorite movie of all time- 1959's: 'The Giant Gila Monster'!!!!

[@RerunZone]

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[@larrydavis3645]

A great selection. I have seen all these films at least once.

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

Had ypu "Forgotten" any of them? I think not

[@miked7718]

I put many of these on my watch list. Now I'm looking forward to part 2. Thanks dude.

[@gearwonk]

Thanks for this video! I've been trying to figure out for decades what the movie was I saw on TV as a kid about a three-legged robot rampaging through a city. It was Kronos! I specifically remembered the scene you showed here. Thanks!

[@captn_hanky]

great presentation with great narration.. thanks for your good work!

[@vonzigle]

Thanks!

[@RerunZone]

Thank you so much for your continued support!

[@waraspan755]

The monolith monsters, one of my all-time favorit. A great list of great retro-films.

[@timacrow]

This is a great compilation, There are a couple movies listed here that I haven't seen yet! They are on my list now! 1950s SciFi/Horror films are my go-to when I want to be happy. And 'When Worlds Collide' is an absolute masterpiece (but also read the books!). SUBSCRIBED!

[@ricklupien7598]

Five Million Years to Earth awesome too......

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Aka Quatermass and the Pit.

[@jmf5246]

Classic Hammer movie 1968 i think. The second version?

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@jmf5246 Nigel Kneale wrote the original BBC television series. It was actually a mini series originally. I was unaware Hammer did the series as a film, I thought they just patched the series together. But then Hammer is British too, so it stayed a good story instead of being over sensationalised.

[@paladin56]

One of my favourites. Originally a BBC TV series in black-and-white, then Hammer Films made a colour theatrical release.

[@robertelder300]

​@@paladin56 You are correct, sir. An excellent, heart pounding thriller it is, too!

[@MrQuaazga]

I never forgot any of these sci-fi gems. I have these and lots more. Some of these '50's science fiction films, are my faves!

[@kurtdunbar912]

The Thing, This Island Earth, Village of the Damned, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Forbidden Planet, Incredible Shrinking Man.

[@kevinholloway3495]

Like many Sci- fi fans of my age I have seen all of these wonderful gems thanks.

[@peterstauffer7986]

Great video and nicely done, thanks for your time and effort

[@trig1900]

Saw a bunch of these in the 1960's as a teenager. They were great as a drive-in movie.

[@SickAgain4293]

There are so many and they all set the sci fi world for greatness to come. Without most of these movies Star Wars, ET and others would never have been

[@Deephouse_Gent66]

MONOLITH MONSTERS was definitely a classic with a fresh concept. I first saw it when I was 11, and bought it on DVD maybe 10yrs ago. The Man from Planet X was an obscure one for me. I only saw it on Turner Classic Movies one night. Never heard of THE ATOMIC MAN, so will have to seek that one out. KRONOS was another one I saw when I was like 9 or 10. Enjoyed it, but as I got older, somehow forgot the name of that film. Eventually I came across a DVD copy at a comic-Con.

[@jefffuller9918]

Phoenixville PA, where they filmed the Blob, has not changed. The movie theater, Doc Hallen's house, the school where they got the fire extinguishers are exactly the same as in the movie. Every summer, they have Blobfest to celebrate the movie.

[@josemoreno3334]

There all great 50s Sci Fi movies. I like everyone of them you picked. Thanks.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

The only Television show or movie shown on television that traumatized me was the Zone episode called " The eye of the beholder" with that frightening make-up and the Bernard Herrman music ! 😮😮😮

[@OmaBike]

Kronos! You have answered a question I've had for years. I used to have nightmares about that movie when I was a young child. Many thanks!

[@chereecargill355]

I have seen nearly all of these. I love 50s sci-fi movies. Some are so bad they're great!

[@duncang55]

The Creeping Eye. (I'm not even sure that's the title. But it scraed the what-not out of me whn I was quite young. Thank you for reminding me of all these wonderful films!

[@isiso.speenie5994]

My dear dad took me to see the fourth run of Invaders from mars in 1963. In a dark little theater, it traumatized the hell out of me !😮😮😮

[@alphawoolf5981]

What about The Monster That Challenged The World? Excellent little movie featuring Hans Conried, Tim Holt, and some very effective special effects. I will never stop singing the praises of this wonderful movie.

[@kennethlee494]

I remember watching "Invasion Of The Saucer Men" on "Shock Theater" introduced by Count Justin Sane one saturday night in the early 1970's, it scared the hell out of me. For weeks I would not go anywhere with my dad after it got dark. We lived out in the country and he did not like traveling the main roads, he always liked to travel the narrow, one lane dirt roads that were "shortcuts" through the woods to wherever it was we were going.

[@5argetech56]

Kronos and Earth vs the Flying Saucers!

[@bwilliams463]

'The Blob' scarred me for life. It came on the Saturday morning Science Fiction Theater TV program when I was about 7, and I was in college before I could even SAY the word 'blob' again. On a related subject, how about 'X: The Unknown?" The creature mask for 'It: The Terror' had to be designed without the presence of performer Ray 'Crash' Corrigan (who played seemingly EVERY towering creature in early Sci-fi). When he arrived for filming, his chin stuck out through the monster's fanged maw. So they had the makeup artist paint his exposed chin red to look like the creature's tongue.

[@gaufrid1956]

"Kronos" really scared me when I was a kid. In the suburb in Australia where I grew up, I could hear noises that I thought were giant robots like Kronos. It turns out that it was just construction work on an industrial estate near where I lived. My all-time favourite sci-fi movie from the fifties is definitely "The Day The Earth Stood Still", which I had the pleasure of watching again last night.

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

"Invaders from Mars" @11:36. Just got home from the dinosaur museum in Los Angeles, turned the TV on and THIS movie started. Freaked me out but I watched the entire thing. This was either right before or right after I saw my first saucer in 1965, which REALLY freaked me out. Saw my second one in 1971 in the same place. Being 16, that one was really cool. They are real and they have been around for a long time. They make no noise at all, and if you are not looking in the right direction at the right time you would never know they were there.

[@nickimontie]

I loved the Monolith Monsters! I saw most of these I the late 70's at the Drive In. No doubt they were cut up, since many of the stories made no sense. Thank goodness we have Romu!

I love it when they used props,special effects or scenes from OTHER MOVIES to broaden their appeal.The "meteor" crashing in the desert from THE MONOLITH MONSTERS is actually the alien spaceship coming in white hot,crashing in the desert,from IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE.

[@shazwadz5059]

I don't know about everyone else, but these movies, only one I hadn't seen, are far better than some of the rubbish made today. I love a story and the lack of profanity that these older movies provide. I have to thank my mum for introducing me to the sci-fi genre as a child

[@noelhernandez363]

As a 70's kid, I grew up watching this movies on the late night creature features!! I love this kind of stuff!! 😂

[@xzendor7digitalartcreations]

Great selection. I like to watch these on TubiTV, whenever I want to watch some sci-fi nostalgia.

[@donaldlamkin1305]

Great list! Some of my favorites are here. Believe it or not, I've never even heard of THE ATOMIC MAN before.

[@timgarrett203]

Hey! Wasn’t that the Professor from Gilligan’s Island at 14:40 ? Love the ‘50’s sci-fi! Great list!

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Yes it was him. He was also on a 'Twilight Zone' episode in the 1960s as a scientist that he developed a time machine. Takes place in New York City. And his time machine brings an outlaw from the old west that is being hanged before he dies at the end of the rope. Fantastic episode.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

He.played a professor in so many movies, they made him the professor in Gilligan's Island ! 😊😮😅

[@robertelder300]

Yes, that's Russell Johnson.

[@gordonforbes8915]

Tried to hit a thumbs up, but accidently hit things down, sorry, great show. I loved your presentation of my favorite genre.

[@bwilliams463]

You can always go back and reverse your vote, if you want to.

[@thomaslongshore1295]

How cool, from my childhood. Great vid.

[@frankgesuele6298]

The 1950s were a golden age of SciFi movies😎

[@ryanhill8886]

...great choices....also Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)..(the Kevin McCarhy version) a great study in paranoia over the post WW2 Red Scare...Forbidden Planet (also 56) - the sci fi version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with a stellar cast including Leslie Neilsen, Ann Francis and the great Walter Pidgeon..

[@toomuchstuff4828]

Love both of them! Invasion is almost Film Noir in tone and attitude. Forbidden Planet deals with all sorts of Freudian concepts that were in vogue at the time. And who could forget Robbie the Robot in his little Robot Car zipping out to meet the "castaways" space crew of Forbidden Planet? Ultimate classic. . .

[@bwilliams463]

'Forbidden Planet' is nothing short of magnificent. The special effects still look great.

[@robertelder300]

​@@bwilliams463 And to think that the Walt Disney Studios had a large part of the animated special effects...probably the "electrified" Id monster caught in the force field near the Earth cruiser.

[@bwilliams463]

@@robertelder300 I did not know that. I checked to see if Don Bluth worked on this film because he was so skilled with lighting and glowing objects but, while he was working for Disney at the time, he didn't have a hand in 'Forbidden Planet.'

[@ronm6585]

Good stuff Rich, thanks for sharing.

[@RerunZone]

Thanks for watching!

[@CelestialNav1]

I’ve seen every one of these 50’s SciFi Movies when I was a kid, some right when they came out. ❤

[@cdorman11]

The Atomic Man: It's funny how clairvoyance was barely a plot point, and was all but forgotten in the second half of the movie. But I'm glad you introduced it to me.

[@DeeBlake-d5m]

I remember sitting on the floor in my parents bedroom about 3 ft from the TV with all the lights on watching invasion of the saucer men it scared the hell out of me I was maybe four or five years old when I saw this film initially I'm 59 now and I still love it

[@vkorchnoifan]

Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Thing, It, The Terror from Beyond Space and The Man from Planet X are my 50s favoriotes.

[@dougwarren9357]

Omg....I have been looking for years for Kronos not knowing the title. Thank you

[@williambell4591]

I LOVED all of these movies growing up as a kid! ABSOLUTE PROPS - for bringing these back - I haven't seen Kronos in decades!! 👍💯💥💥 Seeing the rich dude near the end of When Worlds Collide STAND UP and try to walk onto the spaceship as it was leaving is something I'LL NEVER FORGET! I was telling my wife about that scene a few months ago - what a HOOT! IT The Terror was def the Alien movie for the '50s era - another staple of my childhood! ❤❤ Edit: Invaders From Mars is my heart also - I'll always LOVE that scene with the rickedy fence going up over the sand dunes - beautiful! ❤

[@robertelder300]

That forced perspective was an ingenious scenery created by William Cameron Menzies, who directed "Gone With The Wind".

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Vagely remember a few of those episodes🤔.

[@lizh6578]

I am watching the Atomic Man now. Love it. 1940s style newspaper reporter meets 1950s sci-fi.

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

You sbould have called this "Classic 50's sci fi films" As none of these are "forgotten"

[@Xiy114]

I know right?!

[@darrelneidiffer6777]

You nailed it. Yep. I'd like to see a remake of Quartermass.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

​​@@darrelneidiffer6777 Why, so they could 'ruin it'🤨⁉️

[@thewriterstuff]

I've watched When Worlds Collide several times. Hope you'll have Them, Rocketship XM, The Angry Red Planet, Godzilla (Japaness version), Beginning of the End, and 20 Million Miles to Earth to name a few.

[@psychmajortodd]

Angry Red Planet was one of the first movies I watched as a kid. Despite how poorly it was made, I liked it then and still like it.

[@PRH123]

I never understood the nuances of original Japanese Godzilla movie, until I saw it a couple of years ago, after 50+ years of seeing edited and remade versions

[@robertelder300]

​@@PRH123 The original Godzilla (starring Raymond Burr, for cryin' out loud!) and Rodan both kept you in suspense as to WHEN the monsters were going to attack! But when they did attack...whoa! What destruction!

[@PRH123]

@@robertelder300 you should check out the original Japanese Gojira (godzilla) movie from 1954, the scenes with American actors like Raymond burr were inserted into the movie when they edited it to release in the us, and other stuff they deleted. The movie has a really different feel in its original form.

[@stevehammel2939]

Great list !

[@Nick-st2gt]

Invasion of the body snatchers, one of my favorites…

[@dathyr1]

Great list of SCI FI movies. Yes, there are others of the 1950's that were also very good and show up on OTA antenna TV every October. A few of these had remakes, which I feel the originals are better. Thanks for the video. Take care.

[@jamesjacobs4209]

Forbidden Planet, by far the best of all these movies. Would like to see a remake that stays faithful to the original!

[@petery4521]

No they would frack it up today with crappy CGI!

[@PRH123]

Would be a shame to even try, the pacing, the story, the acting, all was so different (and better) then, a remake would inevitably be an atrocious mess

[@robertelder300]

​@@PRH123 I agree 100% with you! Hell, I hated how Spielberg screwed up "The War of The Worlds" with Tom Cruise.

[@timothyscanlon5156]

I have nearly all of them on DVD, and a lot of them of much lower quality. One thing that fascinates me is early roles of those who because bigger stars later, even on shows like the Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits, even Star Trek (William Schallert Man from Planet X, and "The Trouble with Tribbles" later). Oh, and some have an appeal to peace, e.g., Man from Planet X and It Came from Outer Space.

[@MervynPartin]

One of the Sci-fi movies that I saw with my Dad in the late 50s was the 1956 "Satellite in the Sky". It was a British movie, but I haven't been able to find any copies of it on DVD or on line.

[@drbluzer]

Although considered to be a horror movie rather than a science fiction movie , I saw "THE TINGLER" ( 1959 ) as a kid and it absolutely frightened me ! At one point I thought that people had a real "tingler" as I could feel the tingling sensation when I was scared !

[@thomassargent-j6e]

That movie freaks me out to this day. It’s so good.

[@robertelder300]

"Invaders From Mars" gave me nightmares for weeks after I watched a T.V. rerun of it in 1960 (I was 6 years old). " The Incredible Shrinking Man" has to be one of the best that the 1950's offered, and due in large part to the wonderful story by Richard Matheson it was based on.

[@dav7444]

Absolutely adore these movies

[@Buckl]

very well produced, i enjoyed it.

[@guitarest3]

Invaders from Mars still creeps me out and that Erie soundtrack

[@robertelder300]

Yup...music by Raoul Kraushaar, using a choir of discordant voices that is STILL distinguished today!

[@Monkey_Spunk]

This is the best thing I ever saw.

[@JazzDogTraveler]

Kronos is definitely worth a watch. It reminds me a lot of the Quatermass series of movies in quality and plot lines. Worth owning the media as I find it worth rewatching every so often.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I was hoping to see X: The Unknown. It's one of my favorites, in the same vein as the Quatermass movies. It features Dean Jagger, the incomparable Leo McKern, and the delightful Anthony Newly. Very exciting and suspenseful.

[@workablob]

Wonderful! Thank you.