Friday, April 20, 2012

Phantom from Space (1953)

United Artists
Directed by W. Lee Wilder
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Legend Films)

An alien crash lands near LA. The first thing he does it commit several murders. Eyewitnesses describe the suspect as wearing a jumpsuit and diving helmet, but no head, so he should be easy to spot. Using sophisticated radar equipment, he is tracked by the police to the local observatory and planetarium where friendly scientists try to make contact. When he is finally cornered it turns out that he does indeed have a head, but it is just invisible. He escapes again leading to the usual invisible man gimmicks. Only the final scene, where the alien is fully visible, contains any real shock value, the rest is low budget, 50s sci-fi schlock, which could be just what you are looking for in the right mood.

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