Missile Monsters (1958)
A warlord from Mars recruits an Earth industrialist with a Nazi past to manufacture weapons by means of which Mars can take over the Earth. Feature version of the 1951 movie serial "Flying Disc Man from Mars".
Top billed cast
Walter ReedKent Fowler
Gregory GayeMota
James CravenDr. Bryant
Lois CollierHelen
Sandy SandersSteve
Harry LauterDrake
Richard IrvingRyan
Michael CarrTrent
Lester DorrMale Secretary (bit)- Dick CrockettLight-Suited Mine Henchman (bit)
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