Alex reviews George Pal and Byron Haskin's marvelous adaptation of HG Wells's novel The War of the Worlds, talking about everything from 1950s science fiction to British imperialism to remakes along the way.
1951 film - To study a rogue planet heading for a near-miss with Earth, Prof. Elliot sets up an observatorium, sternwarte on the foggy moors of a remote Scottish island.
A chemical engineer discovers the ultimate explosive, nearly dying in the process. After he inadvertently spills the word to his former colleague, recovering scientist finds himself the focus of powers both obvious and covert. English subtitles.
1956 film - When zombie-like aliens arrive at the US Army base in Suchen of help for their dying planet, they try to make friendly contact with scientist Dr. Russ Marvin.
Alex revisits the oft-overlooked legacy of Disney's live action films and discusses the greatest of them all... the 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
1956 film about a starship crew investigating the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and their deadly secret. Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen.