Directed by:
Edward L. CahnScreenplay:
Jerome BixbyCinematography:
Kenneth PeachCast:
Marshall Thompson, Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Ann Doran, Dabbs Greer, Robert Bice, Ray Corrigan, Bert Stevens, Pierre Watkin, Paul Langton (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Too terrifying to even have a name, It is a seemingly invincible monster that is hell-bent on killing everyone on a mission to Mars. A rescue ship travels out to Mars to retrieve the only survivor of a space probe that has experienced some sort of cataclysm. That survivor, Col Ed Carruthers (Marshall Thompson) is accused of murdering his fellow crewmen. But Ed claims that the killer was a Martian monster, and hopes to prove his assertions by signing up for a second journey to the Red Planet. Before long, the crew members of this second expedition are being systematically killed off, and it looks as though Ed is up to his old tricks. As it turns out, however, Ed was telling the truth: there is a monster on board, the savage descendant of the once-mighty Martian civilization, who snuck on board when an irresponsible crew member left the door open. The monster stays alive by absorbing the vital body fluids of its victims - and there seems to be no way to stop this parasitic creature! Will they be able to destroy the monster before it manages to feed on them all? (101 Films)
(more)Cast
![Marshall Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871855_c9360e.jpg)
Marshall Thompson
USA
Best movies:
The Valley of Decision (1945)
The Tall Target (1951)
Mystery Street (1950)
![Shirley Patterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739579_1816c5.jpg)
Shirley Patterson
Canada
Best movies:
The Harvey Girls (1946)
The More the Merrier (1943)
The Land Unknown (1957)
![Kim Spalding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763573_226993.jpg)
Kim Spalding
USA
Best movies:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Gunfighter (1950)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
![Ann Doran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505278_4186c0.jpg)
Ann Doran
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Holiday (1938)
![Dabbs Greer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273354_5a8c54.jpg)
Dabbs Greer
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Robert Bice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/927/159927789_79b671.jpg)
Robert Bice
USA
Best movies:
One Man Mutiny (1955)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
![Ray Corrigan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141938_6af9eb.jpg)
Ray Corrigan
USA
Best movies:
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Horrible Horror (1986) - a.f.
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
![Bert Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256255_85bf54.jpg)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Pierre Watkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/382/165382787_ca6f45.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Paul Langton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/819/159819210_85cfd9.jpg)
Paul Langton
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
A Song Is Born (1948)
![Richard Benedict](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/361/161361465_ee1ae6.jpg)
Richard Benedict
Italy
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Window (1949)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Monty O'Grady
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
The Apartment (1960)
Thom Carney
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
5 Against the House (1955)
Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
Stuart Hall
UK
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
My Fair Lady (1964)