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Director:
Oscar Rudolph
Writers:
Lenny Bruce (writer)
George W. George (story)
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Release Date:
April 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Sci-Fi | Comedy more
Tagline:
Out-of-this-world laughter and down-to-earth charm when the face from space turns out to be...the kid next door!
Plot:
Wacky complications ensue when a little boy comes into possession of a ray gun that compels anyone caught in its beam to tell the truth... more | add synopsis
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a very rare,hard to find,nostalgic ,light hearted,science fiction comedy/drama from a gone era more (1 total)

Cast

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Charles Coburn ... Mayor Ed Johnson
Spring Byington ... Justice Amelia Brown

Anne Francis ... June Brown
John Agar ... Tom Baxter
George Winslow ... Timmy (as George 'Foghorn' Winslow)
Stanley Clements ... Bob
Emory Parnell ... Big Bill Watkins
June Clayworth ... Harriet Snedley, orphanage supervisor
Don Haggerty ... Officer Mike O'Brien

Beverly Garland ... Ludine
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Also Known As:
McCluskey Strikes a Blow (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Company:
Panoramic Productions more

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a very rare,hard to find,nostalgic ,light hearted,science fiction comedy/drama from a gone era, 28 May 2006
Author: jethrotull from usa

this rare hard to find film should appeal to those science fiction collectors that like a nostalgic typical "greed verses good" message, the cast should be very impressive to veteran fans of 1950"s classic science fiction,check out those names folks!, modern present day corrupt politicians would not approve of this film,the stereotypes are in our newspapers and on television everyday at the present time,****my favorite line from the film is when the orphan boy asks the judge, "what is a birthday card?",**** i sincerely hope someday the distributors will release a quality print of this almost forgotten film, but my gut feeling is that will not happen due to current marketing practices. in my humble opinion,this is an interesting study of a 1954 moralistic science fiction comedy/drama very similar to some episodes of the latter excellent twilight zone television series.

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