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Conquest of Space *** (1954, Eric Fleming, Walter Brooke, Mickey Shaughnessy, William Hopper, Ross Martin, William Redfield) – Classic Movie Review 2573

Director Byron Haskin’s painstaking and realistic 1954 documentary-style sci-fi film comes from the illustrious stable of fantasy producer George Pal. It motors on an interesting screenplay by James O’Hanlon, derived from Willy Ley’s 1949 classic The […]

Jun, 08

Tom Thumb **** (1958, Russ Tamblyn, June Thorburn, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 1841

Producer-director George Pal’s colourful and charming British-made 1958 MGM fantasy musical Tom Thumb stars Russ Tamblyn, giving an engaging, athletic and enjoyable performance in his finest hour as the diminutive 5 ½ inches high lad […]

Nov, 15

The Time Machine **** (1960, Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux) – Classic Movie Review 661

After successfully producing the 1953 version of H G Wells’s novel The War of the Worlds, George Pal profitably returns to the great author’s work to direct this entertaining and imaginative movie from Wells’s other […]

Jan, 10

When Worlds Collide **** (1951, Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen) – Classic Movie Review 491

Our planet is under threat of destruction and extinction when another world comes speeding towards it through space. Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating and co do the best thing: get the […]

Dec, 09

Destination Moon **** (1950, John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson) – Classic Movie Review 490

George Pal’s pioneering Destination Moon (1950) is renowned as one of the first sci-fi films to go for as high level of accurate technical detail as possible at the time. Visionary producer George Pal commendably […]

Dec, 09

The War of the Worlds ***** (1953, Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne) – Classic Movie Review 485

In one of his most famed film roles, Gene Barry stars as Dr Clayton Forrester in director Byron Haskin’s and producer George Pal’s winning if unsubtle adaptation from the novel by H G Wells. It […]

Dec, 07

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