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FILMS
DIRECTED BY EDGAR G. ULMER
The Cavern
1965
Journey
Beneath the Desert
1961
The
Amazing Transparent Man
1960
Beyond
the Time Barrier
1960
Hannibal
1960
The
Perjurer
1959
Daughter
of Dr. Jekyll
1957
Murder
Is My Beat
1955
The
Naked Dawn
1955
Babes
in Bagdad
1952
Muchachas
de Bagdad
1952
The
Man From Planet X
1951
St.
Benny the Dip
1951
Pirates
of Capri
1949
Ruthless
1948
Carnegie
Hall
1947
Her
Sister's Secret
1946
The
Strange Woman
1946
The
Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
Club
Havana
1945
Detour
1945
Strange
Illusion
1945
Bluebeard
1944
Girls
in Chains
1943
Isle
of Forgotten Sins
1943
My
Son, the Hero
1943
Jive
Junction
1942
Prisoner
of Japan
1942
Tomorrow
We Live
1942
American
Matchmaker 1940
Cossacks
in Exile
1939
The
Light Ahead
1939
Moon
Over Harlem
1939
Cossacks
Across The Danube
1938
Damaged
Lives
1937
Green
Fields
1937
Natalka
Poltavka
1937
The
Singing Blacksmith 1937
The
Black Cat
1934
Thunder
Over Texas
1934
Mr.
Broadway
1933
People
on Sunday
1929
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To the everlasting delight of sci
fi fans the world over, the very first film about a visitor
from space was also one of the best. Made on a shoestring
in less than a week, The Man From Planet X is one
of the era's most enduring science fiction films. Its damp
and disturbing Scottish setting is almost enhanced by the
lack of budget, as the film's makers were forced to imbue
every scene with as much handcrafted know-how as they could
muster. The pall that permeates the film's every frame is
both functional and artistic. The shadows and fog enrich
the movie's atmosphere while disguising its cheapness.
Additionally, the story is inhabited
by a stalwart cast of B film faces that fans have come to
love. Urged on by Malvin Wald, a writer and business partner
of Ida Lupino, Robert Clarke was one of over 100 actors
to audition for Planet X. He and Margaret Field were
chosen by producers Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen from
this sea of hopefuls.
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"Half-man, half-beast
but all monster"
Half Human
"Half corpse ... all
killer!" -
A Taste of Hell
"Half angel, half monster,
all woman!"
Night Tide
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