Killers from Space is a 1954 science-fiction film directed by W. Lee Wilder.
Synopsis[]
Dr. Douglas Paul Martin survives a plane crash nearly unscathed. His remarkable recovery causes concern among his colleagues at the experimental research plant where he works. Dr. Martin becomes increasingly agitated by the air of distrust he feels from his colleagues and wife.
Dr. Martin eventually discovers that he was rescued from his crashing airplane by hostile beings from another planet, who seek to take control of Earth. Dr. Martin fears that no one will be believe his story, and he becomes determined to stop the aliens by himself.
Cast[]
- Peter Graves as Dr. Doug Paul Martin
- James Seay as Col. Banks
- Frank Gerstle as Dr. Curt Kruger
- Barbara Bestar as Ellen Martin
- John Frederick as Deneb / The Tala
Riffed Versions[]
- Attack of the Killer B Movies (edited and colorized), 1995
- The Film Crew, 2007
- RiffTrax, 2019
MST3K Connections[]
- Peter Graves also portrayed Paul Whitley in SST- Death Flight, Paul Nelson in It Conquered the World, the narrator in Attack of the the Eye Creatures, Ed Wainwright in Beginning of the End, and Jeff Knight in Parts: The Clonus Horror.
- James Seay also portrayed Colonel Hallock in The Amazing Colossal Man and Captain James Barton in Beginning of the End.
- Frank Gerstle also portrayed Dr. Otto Frank in The Atomic Brain and a congressman in San Francisco International.
- Ron Gans (Sergeant Powers) also had an unspecified role in High School Big Shot.
- Robert Roark (guard) was also producer for The Girl in Lovers Lane.
- Roy Engel (first police dispatcher) also portrayed the desk sergeant in Indestructible Man.
- Coleman Francis (guy in power plant answering phone) was also director, writer, and actor for The Skydivers (man in plane with gun), Red Zone Cuba (Griffin), and The Beast of Yucca Flats (multiple roles), as well as portraying the express deliveryman in This Island Earth.
- Makeup artist Harry Thomas was also makeup artist for Project Moon Base, Invasion USA, High School Big Shot, Night of the Blood Beast, and The Bubble, as well as makeup supervision for The Unearthly.