
It! The Terror from Beyond Space(1958)
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.


“It Begins Where Others End! On the Moon!”
After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

Dean Fredericks
Captain Frank Chapman

Coleen Gray
Liara

Anthony Dexter
Herron

Dolores Faith
Zetha

Francis X. Bushman
Sessom
Richard Weber
Lt. Ray Makonnen
Al Jarvis
Judge Eden
Dick Haynes
Col. Lansfield
Earl McDaniel
Capt. Leonard

Mike Marshall
Lt. White
The Phantom Planet is a science fiction, horror film released in 1961 exploring themes of moon, asteroid, space travel, alien, space, miniaturization. Directed by William Marshall, it stars Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter. After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
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