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

Tobor the Great Trailers

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

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