1950's Sci Fi

From Don Siegel, starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) is a science-fiction horror film directed by Don Siegel. The film tells the story of a small town in California that is infiltrated by alien spores. The spores take over the bodies of the townspeople, creating emotionless duplicates that seek to replace their human counterparts. The only ones who know what is happening are Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) and his ex-girlfriend Becky (Dana Wynter), who join forces to try to stop the alien invasion. The film is a psychological thriller and an allegory for Communist infiltration of the United States during the Cold War. In the end, the town is left in ruins with Dr. Bennell and Becky barely escaping the clutches of the alien pod people.

From Jack Arnold, starring Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton
Rated Not Rated

The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 sci-fi film directed by Jack Arnold. The film follows Scott Carey, a businessman who begins to inexplicably shrink after exposure to a mysterious radioactive cloud. As he continues to shrink, Scott's world is thrown into chaos as he struggles to adapt to his new size. He must contend with everyday objects that are now dangerous obstacles and outwit a family cat that has become a ferocious predator. In the end, Scott's struggle for survival leads him to an epiphany about the insignificance of human life in the greater universe.

From Alexander Mackendrick, starring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough
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From Directors: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks, starring Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, James Arness, Robert Cornthwaite
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From Byron Haskin, starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite
Rated G

From Val Guest, starring Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sidney James, Bryan Forbes
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From Val Guest, starring Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia Dean, Thora Hird
Rated Not Rated

From Rudolph Maté, starring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt
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From Jack Arnold, starring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer
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From John Sherwood, starring Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne, Trevor Bardette
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From William Cameron Menzies, starring Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson
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From Gene Fowler Jr., starring Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin, Robert Ivers
Rated Not Rated

From Fred F. Sears, starring Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum
Rated Unrated

From Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr., starring Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland
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From Roger Corman, starring Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones, William Roerick
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From William Asher, starring Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, Arnold Moss
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From Arthur Crabtree, starring Marshall Thompson, Terry Kilburn, Michael Balfour, Gil Winfield
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From Directors: Leslie Norman, Joseph Losey, starring Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley
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From Ishirô Honda, starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata
Rated TV-Y7

From Edward L. Cahn, starring Marshall Thompson, Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Ann Doran
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From Ishirô Honda, starring Yumi Shirakawa, Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata, Eitarô Ozawa
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From Charles Lamont, starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Robert Paige, Mari Blanchard
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From Oscar Rudolph, starring Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar

From Wolfgang Liebeneiner, starring Hilde Krahl, Josef Meinrad, Waltraut Haas, Judith Holzmeister
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From Felix E. Feist, starring Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Reagan, Steve Brodie
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