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Conquest of Space   1955         N/R, 80 min. Genre: Sci-Fi Director: Byron Haskin   Cast: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, William Redfield, William Hopper, Ross Martin, Michael Fox, Joan Shawlee, Benson Fong, Vito Scotti, John Dennis, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Mike Mahoney   The crew—Captain Barney Merritt (Eric Fleming), Sergeant Mahony (Mickey Shaughnessy), Jackie Siegle (Phil Foster), and Imoto (Benson Fang)—are led by General Samuel T. Merritt (Walter Brooke) on the first spaceship heading to Mars. Problems develop when General Merritt tries to sabotage the trip because he believes they are trespassing on God's domain. His son, Captain Merritt, kills him in order to save the mission, and the crew lands on Mars on Christmas day. Special effects are great. Cast Walter Brooke General Samuel T. Merritt Eric Fleming Capt. Barney Merritt Mickey Shaughnessy Sgt. Mahoney Phil Foster Jackie Siegle William Redfield Roy Cooper William Hopper Dr. George Fenton Ross Martin Andre Fodor Michael Fox Elsbach Joan Shawlee Rosie McCann Benson Fong Imoto Vito Scotti Sanella John Dennis Donkersgoed Iphigenie Castiglioni Mrs. Heinz Fodor Mike Mahoney Operator