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An alien from planet Davanna, whose population has developed a terminal blood disease caused by nuclear radiation, is sent to Earth to acquire fresh human blood for his people.
Theatrical
Feb 10, 1957
Box Office
$1.0M
Budget
$100K
Return
10.0x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Los Altos Productions
Keywords
cellar
teleportation
alien life-form
murder
alien
mansion
park
foot chase
sunglasses
physician
blood transfusion
pair of evil eyes
teenage romance
plague
furnace
door to door salesman
motorcycle chase
motorcycle cop
telepathic mind control
female alien
death ray eyes
jars of blood
flying alien animal
alien blood
rabid blood
sound hypersensitivity
urgent care hospital
blood disease
flip flops
bums
assertive woman
urban neighborhood
pupilless eyes
Quotes
See all →Confrontation and Defiance in a Tense Exchange
Paul Johnson
It is impossible for you to escape. Come to me!
[speaking telepathically]
Car Park Attendant
I hear you! You can't hurt me now! It doesn't work now!
[speaking telepathically]
Paul Johnson
It's a lie! I am not so injured!
[speaking telepathically]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Consequences of Time and Emotion
Davanna Woman
If I do not receive blood within four chronoctons of time, I will have no need of emotion.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Birch
Paul Johnson
B
Beverly Garland
Nadine Story
M
Morgan Jones
Harry Sherbourne
W
William Roerick
Frederick W. Rochelle
J
Jonathan Haze
Jeremy Perrin
D
Dick Miller
Joe Piper
A
Anna Lee Carroll
Davanna Woman
R
Roy Engel
Desk Sergeant
T
Tamar Cooper
Joanne
H
Harold Fong
Speciman
L
Lyle Latell
Paul Johnson
G
Gail Ganley
Teenage Necker
R
Ralph Reed
Teenage Necker
H
Hank Mann
Lead Bum (uncredited)
