Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
Directed by Jack Arnold
spacecraft
small town
arizona
alien life-form
meteorite
astronomer
black and white
school teacher
angry mob
crash landing
xenophobia
small town sheriff
mine shaft
crater
abandoned mine
alien doppelganger
one-eyed monster
assumed human form
nuclear engine
unknown intent
desert southwest
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Richard Carlson
John Putnam
Barbara Rush
Ellen Fields
Charles Drake
Sheriff Matt Warren
Joe Sawyer
Frank Daylon
Russell Johnson
George
Kathleen Hughes
Jane Dean
Dave Willock
Pete Davis (uncredited)
Alan Dexter
Dave Loring (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Dr. Snell (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
William Pullen
Deputy Reed (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Crew
Jack Arnold
Director
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
William Alland
Producer
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Milicent Patrick
Special Effects
Ray Bradbury
Story
Popular Reviews
46 reviews
Somto UmeloPRO
6.0★ · 05/15/26
Need to get back into my 50s B-movie bag.
Need to get back into my 50s B-movie bag.
Isa0300
5.0★ · 01/24/26
Yeah this film was alright but it was a bit dull at times.
Yeah this film was alright but it was a bit dull at times.
This is pretty damn cool. Good ass movie with good visuals
The aliens were damn cool and the noise they made made my skin crawl a bit
Loud ass movie as well
Hooptober 2025, Movie #3
This is pretty damn cool. Good ass movie with good visuals
The aliens were damn cool and the noise they made made my skin crawl a bit
Loud ass movie as well
Poo
5.0★ · 08/14/25
She had that scream locked in!
Neat alien design and score but the whole thing just felt really flat. Not as goofy or schlocky as other genre films of the era I’ve seen, It ends up being just kinda boring.😕
She had that scream locked in!
Neat alien design and score but the whole thing just felt really flat. Not as goofy or schlocky as other genre films of the era I’ve seen, It ends up being just kinda boring.😕
