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First Man into Space
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First Man into Space

Feb 1, 1959
1h 17m
★ 4.9

The picture that leaps ahead of the headlines!

Overview

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

Genres

Science Fiction
Horror
Drama

Production Companies

Amalgamated Productions

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First Man into Space Trailers

Cast

Marshall Thompson

Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott

Marshall Thompson

Marla Landi

Tia Francesca

Marla Landi

Bill Edwards

Lt. Dan Milton Prescott

Bill Edwards

Robert Ayres

Capt. Ben Richards

Robert Ayres

Carl Jaffe

Dr. Paul von Essen

Carl Jaffe

Bill Nagy

Police Chief Wilson

Bill Nagy

Roger Delgado

Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera

Roger Delgado

John McLaren

State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins

John McLaren

Spencer Teakle

Ratings Control Room

Spencer Teakle

Chuck Keyser

Ratings Control Room

Chuck Keyser

John Fabian

Ratings Control Room

John Fabian

Richard Shaw

Witney

Richard Shaw