Tobor the Great

Sep 1, 1954

1h 17m

★ 5.2

A Man-Made Monster With Every Human Emotion

Overview

To avoid the life-threatening dangers of manned space exploration, Professor Nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to instantly read and even feel emotions. Danger strikes when a sinister band of covert agents kidnaps Gadge, the professor's 10-year-old grandson. But Gadge has a powerful ally. For he has developed a psychic, emotional bond with his grandfather's robot. And now Gadge's captors must suffer the wrath of his protective friend. They must face a mechanical monstrosity bent on a killing rampage of revenge and destruction.

Genres

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Dudley Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Dr. Ralph Harrison

Charles Drake

Janice Roberts

Karin Booth

Brian 'Gadge' Roberts

Billy Chapin

Prof. Arnold Nordstrom

Taylor Holmes

The Foreign Spy-Chief

Steven Geray

Paul (Spy Henchman)

Henry Kulky

Karl

Franz Roehn

Max (Spy Henchman)

Hal Baylor

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William Schallert

An Admiral

Lyle Talbot

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