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Teenagers from Outer SpaceTeenagers from Outer Space (the Gargon Terror) (1959)
Dir. Tom Graeff
Feat. David Love, Dawn Bender, Bryan Grant
Perhaps the ropiest of the ‘TEENAGE…’ 50s drive–ins, with two aliens visiting Earth as teens, one ‘good’, the…
Astounding She-Monster, TheAstounding She-Monster, The (1958)
Dir. Ronnie Ashcroft
Feat. Robert Clarke
Cheap drive–in fodder has a deadly female alien crash–land near the hideout of a band of kidnappers. Some fun to be had with the cheesy…
I Married a Monster From Outer SpaceI Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958) Recommended
Dir. Gene Fowler Jnr.
Feat. Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott
An exceptional, well–directed 1950's B–movie in which a race of monster–like aliens try to conquer Earth by taking over a…
Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series)Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series) (1958) Recommended
Dir. Nigel Kneale
Feat. Andre Morell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell
The third in the landmark trilogy of serials involves Professor Quatermass in the excavation of an ancient alien–insect capsule in London, and…
Brain from Planet ArousBrain from Planet Arous (1957)
Dir. Nathan Juran
Feat. John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller
Cheesy 'killer–B' in which a bad alien brain inhabits the body of a small–town scientist and a good alien brain that inhabits the body of…
Fiend Without a FaceFiend Without a Face (1957)
Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Kim Parker
Noteworthy 'alien invader' thriller in which creatures resembling the human brain run amok in a small town. Macabre proceedings are resolved in a…
Invasion of the SaucermenInvasion of the Saucermen (1957)
Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin
This low budget sci–fi comedy has a reputation for being so bad it's good. Bulbous–headed aliens frame a teenager for drunk driving by…
Earth vs. the Flying SaucersEarth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Dir. Fred Sears
Feat. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor
Animator Ray Harryhausen provides the fab effects for the familiar 50's alien invasion theme, making it a standout example of the genre.
Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Aro Favourite
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates
50's sci–fi masterpiece about alien pods replicating and replacing American townspeople. Whether read as a Communist or McCarthyist parable, it…
Roger Corman Collection #2Roger Corman Collection #2 (Creature from the Haunted Seas, It Conquered the World) (1956-1961)
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland
A double–feature of Corman sci–fi 'quickies'. It Conquered the World (1956) – Van Cleef lures a malevolent alien from Venus to…

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