I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)

I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
77 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Gene Fowler Jr.

Written By:
Louis Vittes

Actors:
Tom Tryon ..... Bill Farrell
Gloria Talbott ..... Marge Bradley Farrell
Peter Baldwin ..... Officer Hank Swanson
Robert Ivers ..... Harry Phillips
Chuck Wassil ..... Ted Hanks
Valerie Allen ..... Francine - Hooker
Ty Hardin ..... Mac Brody
Ken Lynch ..... Dr. Wayne
John Eldredge ..... Police Captain H.B. Collins
Alan Dexter ..... Sam Benson
James Anderson ..... Weldon
Jean Carson ..... Helen Rhodes
Jack Orrison ..... Officer Schultz
Steve London ..... Charles Mason
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ..... Max Grady - Bartender
Darlene Fields ..... Caroline Hanks (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ..... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Charles Gemora ..... Alien (uncredited)
Helen Jay ..... Second Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Lovejoy ..... Minister (uncredited)
Ralph Manza ..... Ralph the Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Miller ..... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sherry Staiger ..... First Girl (uncredited)
Mary Treen ..... Mother Bradley (uncredited)
Tony Di Milo

Synopsis:

It has now become a film-review clich to preface a write-up for I Married a Monster From Outer Space with the cautionary 'Don't be misled by the title.' The fact remains, however, that this one of the better and more intelligent horror outings of the late 1950s. The 'I' of the title is Marge Farrell (Gloria Talbott), who can't help noticing that her husband Bill (Tom Tryon) has been acting very strangely since their dark-and-stormy wedding night. For one thing, the formerly demonstrative Bill behaves listlessly, as though possessing no emotions whatsoever; for another, though he spends much of his free time at Grady's Bar, Bill never takes a drink (now that is weird!) It isn't long before Marge discovers that Bill, along with several of his male friends, have been taken over by aliens from the Andromeda Nebula, who have arrived on earth to replenish their species. There's only one flaw to this plan: the aliens are unable to procreate! Once the authorities are alerted, a posse of non-possessed men attack the alien spaceship, paving the way for the not-altogether-predictable finale.

Bill Farrell marries lovely Marge Bradley, but almost from the start he is acting strange. For one thing he doesn't drink any alcohol and even more peculiar, he almost acts like he doesn't have any emotions. A year into their marriage, Marge still feels that there is something strange about him. The thing that really disturbs her is the fact that after a year of marriage, she can't seem to get pregnant. One night she notices Bill leaving the house going for a walk and follows him. She then sees him meeting with the other aliens and soon realizes that it is not her fiancée. The alien 'Bill' soon explains that the planet he comes from was destroyed and that he and the other males were able to escape. However, the females of their planet were unable to escape and were killed in the disaster. He then explains that the reason they are taking over the bodies of the Earth men so that they can mate with the women. A horrified Marge then tries to warn everyone of the alien threat.

It has now become a film-review clich to preface a write-up for I Married a Monster From Outer Space with the cautionary 'Don't be misled by the title.' The fact remains, however, that this one of the better and more intelligent horror outings of the late 1950s. The 'I' of the title is Marge Farrell (Gloria Talbott), who can't help noticing that her husband Bill (Tom Tryon) has been acting

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 19 July, 2016.