The Cosmic Man
Directed by Herbert S. Greene
Written by Arthur C. Pierce
1959/USA
Futura Productions Inc.
First viewing/Netflix rental
[box] I’ve made some of the greatest films ever made – and a lot of crap, too. — John Carradine[/box]
When your space ship resembles a golf ball and your alien resembles John Carradine in a trench coat and shades, you know you have got a dud.
A strange spherical object drops out of the sky near a nuclear research lab. Noble scientist Dr. Karl Sorenson (Bruce Bennett) is convinced there is something inside. The military wants to exploit the UFO’s secrets to build bigger and better weapons. Sorenson, who helped develop the atom bomb, fights them every step of the way. Then a mysterious man arrives to seek lodging at the home of a widow and her crippled son. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
This is more or less a The Day the Earth Stood Still rip-off without any of that film’s merits. A whole lot of talk transpires before we get to the uninspiring Carradine reveal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo8lkRzoUUQ
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