The Cosmic Man 1959  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Herbert S. Greene
Cast: John Carradine, Bruce Bennett, Angela Greene, Paul Langton, Scotty Morrow, Lyn Osborn, Walter Maslow, Herbert Lytton, Hal Torey, Alan Wells, Harry Fleer, Ken Clayton
Nuclear war fears were commonplace in the 1950s, and this film, a cheap rip-off of "The Day The Earth Stood Still," feeds on that fear. A sphere from outer space comes down in California, prompting action from the military as well as from civilians. That night, the "Cosmic Man" (John Carradine) emerges from the sphere, bundled up with large sunglasses to hide his ghostly body. While military people and scientists argue about what to do, Cosmic Man professes to be a messenger of peace–a hard sell indeed.
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Earth vs. the Spider 1958 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: The Spider
Earth vs. the Giant Spider
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Eugene Persson, Gene Roth, Hal Torey, June Jocelyn, Mickey Finn, Sally Fraser, Howard Wright, Troy Patterson, Bill Giorgio, Hank Patterson
While searching for her father, Carol (June Kenney) and her boyfriend, Mike (Eugene Persson), find the remains of a giant spider in a cave. Assuming the spider has been killed, biology teacher Mr. Kingman (Ed Kemmer) displays it in the school gym. But, the spider is not dead; it is simply stunned, and rock music revives it leading to a blood-thirsty rampage through town.
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Invisible Invaders 1959 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Edward L. Cahn
Cast: John Agar, Jean Byron, Philip Tonge, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Paul Langton, Hal Torey, Eden Hartford, Don Kennedy, Chuck Niles
Moon men (again) try to take over the Earth–this time by taking over the bodies of dead Earthlings. And they nearly succeed, but they didn't know that John Agar has saved the day before and can do so again, even if he does get help from scientist Penner (Philip Tonge) this time.
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| 1. The Cosmic Man (1959)
2. Earth vs. the Spider (1958)
aka: The Spider
aka: Earth vs. the Giant Spider
3. Invisible Invaders (1959)
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