The Man from Planet X
1951  NR  SCIENCE FICTION  1h 10min
CAST— Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, William Schallert
MUSIC— Charles Koff  DIRECTOR— Edgar G. Ulmer

     Another sci-fi chiller that fails to give a tingle. A new planet has been discovered, dubbed Planet X. Planet X is on a collision course with Earth (how?). The point of impact is estimated to be on the English moors; naturally scientists rush to the scene. A journalist arrives and soon falls in love with the daughter of a scientist. They begin to wander and discover a space craft of extraterrestrial origin. Could it be from the mysterious Planet X? The title man from Planet X turns out to be a guy in a goofy little suit whose speech comes out in pulses and waves (no surprise there). Shot in under a week the film looks as if it was made in two, yet lacks that certain schlockiness of films such as Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959). Still, don’t expect to receive any profound scientific revelations. Inspired the name of the instrumental progressive rock band Planet X.
OUR RATING— **