Killers from Space (1954)

Year: 1954

IMDb Rating: 3.5/10

Genres: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Horror

Directors: W. Lee Wilder

Cast: Barbara Bestar, James Seay, Frank Gerstle, Steve Pendleton, Peter Graves

Atomic scientist/pilot Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes on an reconnaissance mission after a nuclear test. Miraculously appearing unhurt at the base later, he is given sodium amethol, but authorities are skeptical of his story that he was captured by aliens determined to conquer the Earth with giant monsters and insects. Martin vows to use existing technology to destroy them.

Killers from Space (also known as The Man Who Saved the Earth) is a 1954 American independent science fiction film produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder, and starring Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, Frank Gerstle, James Seay, and Steve Pendleton. Shot in black-and-white, the film originated as a commissioned screenplay from Wilder's son Myles Wilder and their regular collaborator William Raynor. Lee Wilder's production company, Planet Filmplays, usually producing on a financing-for-distribution basis for United Artists, made this film for RKO Radio Pictures distribution.

This is a surreal little movie by Billy Wilder's much-less talented older brother, W. Lee Wilder. It was originally released in a 1:85 aspect ratio. This is an attempt to recreate the original aspect ratio using the best public domain print I could find. The 16mm print seemed to be already slightly cropped and a true 1:85 ratio looked too cramped. This version has been blown-up and cropped at about 1:75, not the correct ratio, but much closer to the intended composition. Killers from Space Killers from Space is a 1954 American black and white science fiction feature film , produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy Wilder ) from an original, commissioned screenplay by his son Myles Wilder and their regular collaborator William Raynor, and starring Peter Graves and Barbara Bestar . Lee Wilder's independent production company, Planet Filmplays Inc. , usually producing on a financing-for-distribution basis for United Artists , made this film for RKO Radio Pictures distribution.W. Lee Wilder Killers from Space From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Killers from Space Directed by W. Lee Wilder Produced by W. Lee Wilder Written by William Raynor Myles Wilder Narrated by Mark Scott Starring Peter Graves Barbara Bestar James Seay William Gerstle Music by Manuel Compinsky Cinematography William H. Clothier Editing by William Faris Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Release dates January 23, 1954, re-released 1956 Language English Killers from Space is a 1954 American black and white science fiction feature film , produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy Wilder ) from an original, commissioned screenplay by his son Myles Wilder and their regular collaborator William Raynor, and starring Peter Graves and Barbara Bestar . Lee Wilder's independent production company, Planet Filmplays Inc. , usually producing on a financing-for-distribution basis for United Artists , made this film for RKO Radio Pictures distribution.