Silver Needle in the Sky

May 29, 1954

1h 16m

★ 4.5

Overview

Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.

Genres

Adventure

Science Fiction

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Cast

Rocky Jones

Richard Crane

Vena Ray

Sally Mansfield

Cleolanta

Patsy Parsons

Winky

Scotty Beckett

Bobby

Robert Lyden

Atlasan

Harry Lauter

Dr. Hilary Tyson

Dayton Lummis

Secretary Drake

Charles Meredith

Duveen, the spy

Lane Bradford

Henchman Magni

Mickey Simpson

Ranger Andrews

Rand Brooks

Prof. Newton

Maurice Cass

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