First Man Into Space (1959)

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Filmed not long after the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite, First Man Into Space benefited from a surface realism made possible by enhanced public knowledge of space-travel jargon and paraphernalia. Dashing astronaut Lt. Dan Prescott (Bill Edwards) disappears from view when his experimental… More Filmed not long after the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite, First Man Into Space benefited from a surface realism made possible by enhanced public knowledge of space-travel jargon and paraphernalia. Dashing astronaut Lt. Dan Prescott (Bill Edwards) disappears from view when his experimental spacecraft vanishes in a mysterious cloud. The space capsule returns to Earth, covered in a bizarre extraterrestrial coating. Shortly thereafter, a hulking, half-human creature raids a blood bank, killing the nurse on duty and gulping down the supplies. More bizarre, unexplained events occur before Prescott's older brother Cmdr. C.E. Prescott (Marshall Thompson) concludes that the monster is actually his missing brother, transformed by his experiences in space into a mutant, vampiric beast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.
Directed By: Robert Day
Written By: Wyott Ordung
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1959 Wide
On DVD: Jan 23, 2007
Studio: MGM

Critic Reviews

James Plath, Reel.com
The acting is also about as stiff as Sergeant Friday, the special effects aren't much better than the old Flash Gordon serials, and the lines have all the realism and profundity of a fortune cookie.
Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
Space Age hardware footage (including cockpit shots of Chuck Yeager) meets rampaging space-mutant theatrics.
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Outer space chills and creeps, pretty dated.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
I've seen a lot of sci-fi films that didn't make as much sense as this one does.

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Cast

Marshall Thompson
as Cmdr. C.E. Prescott
Marla Landi
as Tia Francesca
Bill Edwards
as Lt. Dan Prescott

Robert Ayres
as Capt. Ben Richards
Bill Nagy
as Wilson
Carl Jaffe
as Dr. Paul von Essen

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