Invisible Invaders is a 1959 science fiction horror film produced by Robert E. Kent (The Curse of the Faceless Man; The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake) and directed by Edward L. Cahn (Invasion of the Saucer Men; Voodoo Woman; It! The Terror from Beyond Space) from a screenplay by Samuel Newman (The Giant Claw).
Paul Dunlap composed the score and would use much of the same music in three other science fiction movies: The Angry Red Planet (also 1959), The Three Stooges in Orbit in 1962 and Destination Inner Space in 1966.
Cast:
John Agar (Tarantula; Hand of Death; Night Fright), Jean Byron (The Magnetic Monster), Philip Tonge (House of Wax), Robert Hutton (The Man Without a Body; The Colossus of New York; The Slime People), John Carradine, Hal Torey (War of the Colossal Beast; Earth vs. the Spider), Paul Langton (Tales of Tomorrow; The Incredible Shrinking Man; The Cosmic Man).
Plot:
Dr. Karol Noymann (John Carradine), an atomic scientist, is killed in a laboratory explosion. His colleague, Dr. Adam Penner, is disturbed by the accident and resigns his position and calls for changes.
At Dr. Noymann’s funeral, an invisible alien takes over his dead body. The alien, in Noymann’s body, visits Dr. Penner and tells him the earth must surrender or an alien force will invade and take over by inhabiting the dead and causing chaos. The government ignores the warning and Dr. Penner is labeled a crank by the media…
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Reviews:
“Though clearly a product of its own time and a low budget, Invisible Invaders is engaging and fast-paced, riddled with genuinely inspired twists alongside breathtaking implausibilities.” Peter Dendle, The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia
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“Despite the cheapness of the production, Invisible Invaders has a modestly effective atmosphere. The dubious science aside, there is an interesting plot … Edward L. Cahn creates reasonable tension – with a better director or even an improved budget, Invisible Invaders could have been a minor classic.” Moria
” … the zombies of Invisible Invaders are often genuinely creepy, especially the air-crash victim who hijacks the announcer’s booth at the hockey game. These creatures are so effective that they are actually able to counteract the goofiness brought to the film by the highly unlikely romance that develops between Major Jay and Phyllis Penner, the simplistic pacifist message-mongering that periodically creeps into the script, and the wildly excessive overuse of stock footage and voice-over narration… ” 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting
Cast and Characters:
- John Agar as Maj. Bruce Jay
- Jean Byron as Phyllis Penner
- Philip Tonge as Dr. Adam Penner
- Robert Hutton as Dr. John Lamont
- John Carradine as Dr. Karol Noymann
- Hal Torey as The Farmer
- Paul Langton as Lt. Gen. Stone
- Eden Hartford as WAAF Secretary
- Don Kennedy as Pilot
- Chuck Niles as Hockey Game Announcer
Choice Dialogue:
Dr. Karol Noymann (John Carradine): “The dead will kill the living and the people of Earth will cease to exist!”
Trailer:
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