Satellite in the Sky (1956) Online

1956 Kieron Moore Lois Maxwell Donald Wolfit Paul Dickson

Original Title :: Satellite in the Sky
Genre :: Movie / Drama / Sci-Fi
Year :: 1956
Directror :: Paul Dickson
Cast :: Kieron Moore,Lois Maxwell,Donald Wolfit
Writer :: John Mather,J.T. McIntosh
Type :: Movie
Time :: 1h 25min
Rating :: 5.3/10

Satellite in the Sky (1956) Online

A crew of astronauts, including a scientist and a reporter, launch from England into outer space on a rocket which can serve as a satellite. Their mission is to test a new tritonium bomb, but after the bomb fails to repel itself from the ship, the crew has only a matter of hours to defuse or destroy the weapon before it explodes.

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Kieron Moore	-	Commander Michael Hayden
	Lois Maxwell	-	Kim Hamilton
	Donald Wolfit	-	Professor Merrity
	Bryan Forbes	-	Jimmy Wheeler
	Jimmy Hanley	-	Larry Noble
	Barry Keegan	-	Lefty Blake
	Donald Gray	-	Captain Ross
	Thea Gregory	-	Barbara Noble
	Shirley Lawrence	-	Ellen
	Alan Gifford	-	Colonel Galloway
	Walter Hudd	-	Professor Blandford
	Peter Neil	-	Tony
	Ryck Rydon	-	Reporter (as Rick Rydon)
	Ronan O'Casey	-	Reporter
	Robert O'Neil	-	Reporter

The delta wing aircraft in the opening minutes of this movie was the long-range British heavy bomber the Vulcan. The Vulcan was in use from 1952-1984 and saw service in the Falkland war.

The Test Aircraft used to test the fuel is a Folland Aircraft Co. Midge the prototype for their 2 seater Gnat.

Special effects director Wally Veevers also worked on 2001: Kosmoseodüsseia (1968), Dr Strangelove ehk Kuidas ma lõpetasin muretsemise ja õppisin armastama pommi (1964), and Superman (1978).

Lois Maxwell, who plays the feisty female reporter, is best known as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films. Her macho male lead, Kieron Moore, played the bully in a small Irish town in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959).

Britain's first color science fiction film.

This early (1956) sci-fi and early jet-aviation film uses an interesting mish-mash of aircraft footage to tell the story. As both a sci-fi and aviation buff, I thought the film was very entertaining.

In the opening scenes, we see the mid-fuselage-mounted delta-wing, heavy, large, long-range, multiple-crew, 4-engined Avro Vulcan, the same large aircraft high-jacked by SPECTRE in the James Bond film "Thunderball". The Vulcan had a prominently clean vertical tail with no elevators, as pitch control was performed by control surfaces on the extremely rearward trailing edge of the delta wing. The engine intakes are also prominent at the very inward portion of the wing's leading edge, next to the fuselage. These are very certain Vulcan recognition features.

The blue "Sky Test" or "Fuel Test" aircraft in the following early minutes of the film is the high-fuselage-mounted swept-wing Folland Midge, a much smaller, single-seat, single-engine aircraft. The Midge was used as the early prototype for the highly-successful follow-on Folland Gnat.

As the Sky Test Midge begins taxi for take-off at 10:30, a Gloster Meteor can readily be seen parked on the tarmac in the close background. The Meteor was an early jet-powered aircraft that saw use in the Second World War. It had a straight wing at mid-fuselage, and had two jet engines, one mounted in a prominent and recognizable pod under each wing. The vertical tail was oblong and forward-projected, with a mid-tail-mounted elevator. The nose gear is very forward-mounted, at the very tip of the nose. These are very certain recognition features for the Meteor.

The Midge is featured through about 14:00 during the Sky Test, but because the Midge was strictly subsonic, a different aircraft had to be featured at 14:20 to 14:25 for the "routine aerobatics" passes down the runway. The aircraft shown in the low pass is certainly a different airframe than the Midge, as tell-tale trans-sonic pressure waves can be seen piling up on the aircraft's flight surfaces, condensing the moisture in the air. The Midge, being subsonic, could not have been flown fast enough to produce these waves. The Midge is dutifully shown again on the landing rollout beginning at 15:50, after the aerobatics passes are concluded.

The aircraft in the aerobatics passes seems to have some recognition features in common with the Meteor, but is different in other details. On the plus side, the tail has a mid-tail elevator, but instead of oblong and projecting forward like the Meteor's, the tail is swept back at a rakish angle. It also has a long, trim empennage behind the cockpit leading to the tail, as does the Meteor.

On the minus, the wings are swept, but are not delta. The engine intakes appear inboard on the wing's leading edge, next to the fuselage, similar to the Vulcan's. No engine pods are visible under the wings, as on the Meteor. The aircraft is not large enough to be a Vulcan, and the Vulcan has no elevator on the vertical tail, as the Meteor and this aircraft do. This aircraft makes three more passes at and over the camera before the Midge is shown in the landing as noted above.

The aerobatics pass aircraft is not a Meteor, nor is it a Vulcan. After a little more digging into early transonic and supersonic British aircraft, I found the Hawker Hunter, which does meet all the recognition features for the aerobatics pass footage. Hawker Hunter standing in for the Midge it is!

Besides a great historical mish-mash of early jet aircraft, an interesting collection of aerodromes was also used in filming. Any identifying information provided for these airfields would be appreciated.

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skriper

I watched this film on DVD (in color with the original widescreen aspect ratio, a double-bill with "World Without End") with no expectations, not having seen it before. The movie started out great, with some amazingly beautiful footage of the delta-wing Avro Vulcan bomber. Then there was some excellent footage of another British jet plane, a small fighter which I believe (but am not sure) was a Folland Midge. The first views of the "Stardust" spaceship were really cool. And unlike many reviewers, I didn't mind the "talkiness" of the screenplay--I thought it gave the characters needed depth. So far, so good. But then things started falling apart, science-wise.

Many of the scientific explanations were standard 1950s sci-fi B-movie gobbledygook--for example, that the space-plane would travel "beyond gravity" when it was merely going into orbit. The whole "metallic attraction" explanation for the bomb sticking to the end of the spaceship was nonsense, but I guess they needed some sort of plot device to endanger the crew. What really killed it for me was the rocket-exhaust effect. The exhaust floated about like cigarette smoke in a light breeze, nothing like actual rocket plumes. (I must believe that a little extra effort on the part of the FX crew could have given a much more believable rocket exhaust.) I really liked the observation bubbles on each side of the spacecraft, though--quite a nice touch.

I still recommend this film for sci-fi and aviation buffs, if only for the Vulcan footage at the beginning.

Brightfury

Included on the same disc as WORLD WITHOUT END (1956), this contemporaneous sci-effort from Britain takes a much more serious approach (down to the stiff-upper-lipped characters and stirring score) with its documentary-like depiction of flights outside the Earth's atmosphere, the ultimate reason for which is the testing of a new type of bomb that's so powerful it can only be blown in outer space! While not uninteresting in itself, the treatment is so hackneyed as to render the whole dull instead of gripping, managing only a modicum of suspense during the last half-hour or so when the bomb, already timed to explode, remains attached to the back of the shuttle when dislodged! Casting is second-rate but adequate: Kieron Moore (as the stoic test pilot), Lois Maxwell (an intrepid reporter who, having lost her father and brother to science, feels a natural aversion to progressbut still can't help stowing away on the space vessel for the sake of a scoop!), Donald Wolfit (in the obligatory pompous physicist role, who then breaks into hysterics when the going gets tough!) as well as Bryan Forbes and Jimmy Hanley, playing other members of the flight each given a dreary romantic subplot fraught with complications.

Madi

This was the first 1950's British science fiction intended to be a major item. The film is in color and cinemascope, has decent special effects and production values and the film takes its subject matter seriously; space travel and nuclear testing. When this film was released in the United States by Warner Brothers in 1956, it was marketed as a major item with a big ad campaign. However, most reviews at the time were not favorable, and the film did not do as well at the box office as Warner Brothers had anticipated. The film rarely turned up on television and remains largely unknown to all but 1950's science fiction completests.

It is no wonder really. Despite good production values, a good budget, some interesting art direction and a serious attitude taken by the films makers, SATELLITE IN THE SKY is mostly too talky and static to interest most mainstream movie viewers. The film is overall not bad, but it fails to generate little more than mild interest and at best moderate enthusiasm.

Note: When this film first came out, several reviewers remarked favorably about the films color process and use of cinemascope. I missed this film when it used turn up occasionally on late night T.V. back in seventies. I only recently saw this film for the first time on video, and wouldn't you know it, all video copies are in black and white and in incorrect aspect ratio!! I would really would like to see a color and letter boxed video version.

Foginn

No doubt due to the fact that a big American distributor (Warner Brothers) helped to bankroll its production, the British film "Satellite In The Sky" does look better than many other British productions of the time. It's filmed in color, and there is money for things ranging from extras to elaborate set design. Some (not all, but some) of the special effects are also not bad for this time period. Still, there are some big problems, problems that are more evident to a modern audience than audiences in 1956. The script suffers from the problem of many other British movies, that being that it's very talky and reluctant to get to the action. It takes more than half of the movie before the rocket takes off into space. Another problem is that there is a remarkable lack of tension once the space mission gets into trouble. It's too casual of a feeling. While the movie is never aggressively bad, it feels kind of flat. Still, those who are fans of '50 sci-fi and who also are interested in seeing a British perspective of more realistic space travel story might find the movie has enough interest to make it worth tracking down.

Khiceog

This well-made British science fiction story concerns the crew of a test rocket on which a lady reporter (Lois Maxwell) stows away. Kieron Moore plays the pilot of the rocket sent into orbit in connection with the test of a new "Tritonium bomb". Donald Wolfit plays the bomb's inventor.

After releasing he bomb, it's internal propulsion system fails and it becomes attached to the hull of the spacecraft. All attempts to dislodge it are unsuccessful, so the bomb's inventor takes drastic action to deal with the situation.

Director Paul Dickson presents an exciting and intelligent story. The special effects are both competent and exciting -- which is no surprise in view of the fact that their creator, Wally Veevars, later worked on "2001".

The special effects include the space scenes, an underground space complex, and a rocket which is launched from a horizontal track, similar to "When Worlds Collide". Well-designed sets and props (especially the ship's interior and the spacesuits) enhance this wonderful British entry.

Currently this exceptional film is not available on either VHS or DVD. Hopefully, Mr. Wade Williams will eventually offer it as part of his wonderful, high-quality collection.

Enalonasa

Wowzers! A fun movie if you can stand the British pacing of the movie. The opening shots of the A.V. Roe Vulcan and the Fallon Swift are first rate aerial photography.

Special effects are on par with some of the best 50s era Sci-fi films. A real pointy nosed space ship. Space suits are pretty good for the era. The story line is the usual Hollywood anti-bomb drivel. Interpersonal relationships are stiff and two-dimensional.

Big clunky gages, pipes and levers in the Stardust (name of the space rocket) will remind you of the Golden Age of Steam in Brittan.

This picture is an excellent example of just how limited our knowledge of outer space and space flight. Real kick the tires and light the fires space flying All in all, if you are a 50s Sci-Fi movies you will want to add Satellite in the Sky to your collection. Real Science fiction before it was spoiled by real science facts...

Satellite in the Sky was part of a double feature DVD from Warner Home Video. A B-Movie two-fer.... The second movie on the DVD is another 1956 Sci-Fi pic, World Without End.

Winenama

This little seen film is definitely worth seeking out for fans of 50's sci-fi that concerns space travel. It has very nice production values, something along the lines of KRONOS, and is equally entertaining.

Good acting, intelligent script, nice matte paintings and some pretty good effects using miniatures make this one an interesting watch throughout. Recommended mostly for fans of good, lost 50's sci-fi!

Note:

Satellite in the Sky was originally filmed in 2:35 widescreen, however the collectors copy in circulation is unfortunately a horrendous pan and scan version. Whoever put together this sloppy and choppy pan and scan transfer should be shot into space without a satellite...

Delari

A courageous crew led by the rugged and valiant Commander Michael Haydon (an excellent performance by Kieron Moore) guide a stratospheric jet rocket ship on the first space flight; their mission is the first outer space detonation of a tritonium bomb, but alas things go awry and the men find themselves in great peril. Director Paul Dickson, working from a bright and thoughtful script by John Mather, J.T. McIntosh, and Edith Dell, relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, puts a welcome and refreshing emphasis on the engaging characters during the opening half of the picture, and develops a reasonable amount of suspense in the second part of the movie. Moreover, there's uniformly sound and sincere acting from solid cast: Moore makes for a properly strong and stalwart hero, the lovely Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films) delivers a winningly tart portrayal of snoopy reporter Kim Hamilton (she stows away on the ship), plus there are fine supporting turns by Donald Wolfit as the austere Professor Merrity, Bryan Forbes as the eager Jimmy Wheeler, Jimmy Hanley as the cheery Larry Noble, Barry Keegan as the dour, hardy "Lefty" Blake, Thea Gregory as Larry's snippy, fed-up wife Barbara, and Shirley Lawrence as Jimmy's sweet, cute girlfriend Ellen. The polished widescreen color cinematography by Georges Perinal and James Wilson makes artful occasional use of fades and dissolves while the stirring, majestic score by Albert Elms hits the spirited spot. The special effects are merely passable at best. An intelligent and entertaining little winner.

JOGETIME

This is one of those 1950's serious science fiction space travel extravaganzas in color, but one of the only British ones. They predicted a lot of things right, got a few things wrong (we still have not militarized space, thank goodness), but still it is amazing that this film was made in 1956, even prior to Sputnik going up.

The model work of the spaceship/rocket is top notch for 1956, even if it doesn't fool one living soul in 2013.

We're all here for the action stuff about test flights and launching the rocket, and the (inevitable) Crisis In Outer Space (tm) that all serious science fiction efforts seem to gravitate (har har) toward.

We're here less so for the political back story, machinations and intrigue, and philosophical battle about the value of taking risks and the sense of discovery that science provides contrasted with all those other issues that require money down here on li'l old Earth, which goes on between the Space Cadet commander and the Spunky Female Reporter (tm also). Did women have ANY profession other than reporter in a movie made prior to 1967? And we're definitely not here for the limp attempts at delving into some of the characters' love lives.

But this is entertaining for its time. There are some slow bits, true, but ultimately they do not forget about what we are all there to see, and we get back to glamour shots of the spaceship eventually.

If you're a fan of 1950's science fiction, and you haven't seen it, you could do a lot worse than Satellite in the Sky.

heart of sky

Humankind's first trip into space is perverted to test a superbomb. The mission becomes jeopardized when the rocket motor fails on the bomb and the bomb becomes attached to the ship due to (now scientifically discredited) the gravitational attraction between the two objects. Though the movie is talky, it is also quite thought provoking. The production values (particularly the cinematography and spaceship models) are excellent.

NI_Rak

The Brits in the 50s seemed to have a distinctly different idea of proper pacing for their movies compared to American output from the same period.(I think that's still true today). Most of the time, this makes British science fiction a refreshing change of pace (for example, in "World Without End".) Unfortunately, other times they somehow lose control of the rhythms and tempo of the screen play and the results slide into dullness and boredom now matter how good the actors are and no matter how hard they try (like "Immediate Disaster").

"Satellite In the Sky" falls into the "dull" category, at least for my taste.

There are some very nice touches here, of course. Most of the sets look great, costumes and props have weight and appeal, and most of the special effects are well conceived and executed (if you can overlook the "rocket exhaust" from the model that drifts upwards in a thoroughly illusion dispelling way.). And I liked most of the cast on principle - it was especially interesting to see "Miss Moneypenny" from the Bond Series here in a prominent pre-Bond role. And there's even a suitably moralistic plot complication in which a supposedly peaceful flight of exploration and adventure turns out to be financed by the military, who want to drop a super-bomb out in(for "test purposes".) But the screenplay doesn't have any real forward momentum, and there are too many scenes of characters going on and on about various issues without any tension, good blocking, or even plot advancement. People talk and talk and talk, but there's no real character development either - nothing anybody says will surprise you. And just when the final crisis is resolved and the super-bomb goes off, and you think the characters will reunite in a final scene to resolve their issues and relationships and settle various lingering threads, the movie just stops. "BANG", "The End".

Certainly an interesting artifact of 50's science fiction...I can't help but think this is what a movie based on a Robert Heinlein story would be like if he'd been bowdlerized by the Editorial board of the Ladies Home Journal.

Black_Hawk_Down

When I was a child of about 4-5, the local Los Angeles station where we lived broadcast The Million Dollar Movie each weeknight. It was usually the same movie, night after night. On occasion, even though it was past my bedtime (much!), my mom would let me watch a movie if she felt it would hold my interest. THIS ONE DID, as I recall, and I specifically remember being able to talk her into letting me see it several times (a record, never again achieved!).

Other reviewers have given the plotline and it seems accurate, to the best of my recollection. However, regardless of how "talky" the film was, the dialog and visuals definitely made their impact, even on my fledgling brain. I have, more or less, remembered the story for 40 years. I'd like to write a script or make a film that someone else would find so memorable!

Maybe it was just that I was so young, but I remember loving this film and I would absolutely love to see it again. Maybe I'd be disappointed, maybe I'd smile at my young self, maybe I'd really like it. Who knows?

Welen

This is a movie which stands amongst the other classics from the 1950's like Day The Earth Stood Still, War Of The Worlds and This Island Earth. But unlike the others it still hasn't seen the light of video yet. Is this because it is a British film ? The story is tense and the special effects are quite good for the time. I hope to see this released on DVD soon.

Feri

First off, this Film has been around in Awful Pan & Scan and Black & White versions (if you can believe it) for quite a While. It is finally Available in all its Widescreen and Color Glory. It still Remains a relatively Unknown and Little Seen British Sci-Fi Entry from the Fifties.

Made before and released Prior to Sputnik it is a Curious and Slick looking Film. The SFX, while certainly Dated hold their own among others of its Type, including the George Pal Stuff. The Rocket Ship is Cool and there is some Attention to Detail and Overall the Movie looks Fifties Nifty.

The Story is very Slow Moving in the First Half, Talky and may rely a bit Heavy on Domestic Issues concerning Love Life and such and the Technical High-Light of the First Half are some Very Modern Jet Fighters Zipping About.

The Second Half, in Space, Things Tense up quite a bit and there's a lot of Talk about Bombs, and the End of War and Science's Responsibility, not to Mention Governments. Most of the Argument comes from a Female Reporter who Not Only is Philosophically Minded, but looks like a Model and makes Great Coffee and Sandwiches.

Overall, this is a Serious Adult-Oriented Space Adventure that is Definitely Worth a Watch and Despite its common Flaws Typical of others in the Genre, it has enough to Offer Sci-Fi Fans and others Interested in the Mindset of the Decade Concerning Space Travel and Nuclear Warfare. Underrated.

Oreavi

"Satellite in the Sky" is a sci-fi film from the UK and since it IS fantasy, you are expected to believe that the Brits were the first folks in space. The plot involves an enormous jet rocket (looking a lot like the one from the great film "When Worlds Collide") and it's carrying the T-1 into space. The T-1 is a bomb meant as a demonstration to the world about the futility of war. In other words, by the Brits demonstrating that they can weaponize space, other countries will just give up war! However, the project is jeopardizes after the launch because a Lois Lane-like female reporter stows away on the craft. No worry that it's Britain's #1 secret project...this feisty (and hot) woman just casually sneaks aboard! In fact, although it's a good film, she is a singularly annoying character...one that make women look really dumb. My wife saw the film with me and was quite annoyed with the way she was written...especially when she ended up being right, in a way, about the T-1 demonstration! What's next? See the film.

This war is a film meant to warn us about the effects of the militarization of space and is awfully good for its time. Today its special effects must seem very quaint but back in 1956 it was state of the art--and in full color. Clearly this was NOT a cheap British film and represented their best work. Now that doesn't mean it was a great film--the Professor and lady reporter were very silly and clichéd characters...as well as a bit campy. But it is enjoyable...especially for folks who love 50s sci-fi.

By the way, isn't it fortuitous that aboard the jet rocket they just happened to have a jumpsuit that fit the lady PERFECTLY!! Also, if any of you are aviation nuts, you'll get a chance to see some wonderful British planes--such as the Vulcan bomber and the Brits' first jet fighter, the Meteor.

Cargahibe

As mentioned by others, the early sci-fi movies seem to have the idea that when you go up a bit you leave the Earth's gravity field. No. What about the Moon? Isn't it held by our gravity? Do the tides just appear by themselves? Rider to the Stars (1954) also had that gravity concept. These movies confuse a lack of gravity with an orbit where you can go 18,000 mph just outside the Earth's atmosphere. You are falling and you miss the Earth. Why do the astronauts float in the Space Shuttle? There is no gravity, all the kids say. The other issue is the statement made in the movie that outside the atmosphere of the Earth magnetic forces are much stronger. It may be true that a magnetic force is attenuated by something placed between 2 magnets. Even a piece of cardboard should reduce it a bit, and air might reduce it a tiny bit, but I never heard of magnetic forces increase much in a vacuum. The writers seem to get confused. So what if 2 guys grabbed the bomb, used the jet packs to push it away, and then zipped back to the ship. A small poof of the rocket motor should get the ship further away. They seemed to try to push the bomb once but it drifted slowly back. They could have a rope attached to themselves and the ship if necessary. The bomb would have to be really highly magnetized for it to act like it did. The explanation was that the ship is really big compared to the bomb. I can't believe that in 9 hours they could not have come up with a simple plan - steer bomb a distance away, zip back, use low thrust to get the ship further away, then pedal to the metal. The last point - the bomb guy freaked out when they were going up. He appeared to be middle aged, not in great shape, and never had the slightest training or any kind of medical clearance.

Ffyan

A team of British astronauts on the first manned satellite into space encounter several problems. First, they're informed the satellite will be carrying a new "tritonium" bomb that is to be tested in space. Then, once they've left the atmosphere, they discover they have a reckless reporter as a stowaway. Then the bomb becomes stuck to the side of the ship and they have to find a way to defuse the bomb before it explodes and kills them all.

A mostly dull but not entirely uninteresting British sci-fi film shot in CinemaScope. It starts off with a quote from Nostradamus, which I found kind of odd for a science fiction film. It's a talky movie without much action. There's a bit of an anti-nuke message but not enough to give this any depth. Lois Maxwell's unlikable character has a bizarre anti-science stance because her brother and father were killed...or something like that. Anyway she basically turns out to be a huge hypocrite, on top of her other character flaws like carelessly endangering the lives of others. She's good at fetching coffee and sandwiches, though. And yes, that's literally what they do with the only female character on the satellite -- have her bring the men coffee and sandwiches. Most of the other characters are bland and forgettable, save for Donald Wolfit's Professor Merrity. It takes awhile before the ship gets off the ground and only then do things get a little exciting. The real saving grace of the movie comes from the special effects work of Wally Veevers, who would go on to work on such classics as Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Superman.

Gavikelv

We can forgive them because it was 1956, but this is a real pedestrian space yarn with a lot of holes in it. It's in the middle of the Cold War and the development of a rocket to the stratosphere is commandeered to test a bomb-to-end-all-bombs. This will create what we in the late 20th Century called detente. Even the crew is ignorant of the whole process, but some government zealots go off half cocked with little regard for the dangers, in order to scare the world out of developing any further weapons, fighting any future wars. Of course, the whole thing has to go off just right, and we know it isn't. Once again we have the obligatory pushy female (a reporter who stows away on the rocket) who pushes everyone's buttons. Just to show you what a progressive time she lives in, she ends up making coffee and sandwiches for the guys. There is the idea that science is advancing too fast. In the end, this is a movie about dealing with the realities of miscalculation. The slipshod methods make this less than it could have been. It does have decent special effects or its time.

ladushka

Paul Dickson directed this British early Sci-Fi film about an experimental rocket ship sent to deploy and detonate a tritonium bomb meant to dissuade future wars and aggression. Unfortunately, the bomb becomes attached to the rear-end of the ship, forcing the crew to take emergency actions to detach it and send it off on its way into space, before they are all blown up. Lois Maxwell plays a reporter who stows away(!) on the ship, and Kieron Moore plays the lead astronaut. Despite the presence of a bomb, the film isn't that bad, but is a pretty dated and dull affair, much too talky and static to succeed. Though it does have a good cast, obscure film is forgettable.

Brialelis

This had to be a second feature when debuting in the mid-50s. It was a weak execution of an interesting plot. A crew of astronauts launch from England into outer space on a rocket which can serve as a satellite. Their mission is to test a new bomb, but after the bomb fails to repel itself from the ship, the crew has only a matter of hours to defuse or destroy the weapon before it explodes. A typical 50s movie with a little romance budding between the stowaway and one of the crew. A little morality and indignation thrown in regarding a nuclear weapon in outer space. A bit more conflict among the crew might have added some spice. Considering their circumstances they should have been at each other's throats more. Saw it on TCM. Unfortunately, it is not worthy of even being considered a classic. Forbidden Planet was filmed the same year and there is absolutely no comparison that can be made. Satellite in the Sky bombed way before the ending.

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