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Phantom from Space is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by W. Lee Wilder released in USA on 15 may 1953 with Harry Landers
Phantom from Space (1953)
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Add to a movie listPhantom from Space is a 1953 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder from an original screenplay written by William Raynor and Myles Wilder. It was one of several films made in the early 1950s by Wilder and son, Raynor, and most of the same crew, independently on a financing-for-distribution basis with United Artists and, occasionally, RKO-Radio Pictures.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigators arrive in the San Fernando Valley after what appears to be a UFO crashes, causing massive interference with teleradio transmissions. During their investigation they receive witness reports of what appears to be a man dressed in a bizarre outfit. Their investigation uncovers that this is a being from outer space who is invisible. They start a massive manhunt, causing a public panic over the invisible alien running loose.Actors
Harry Landers
(Lt. Bowers)
Noreen Nash
(Barbara Randall)
Jim Bannon
(Police Sergeant)
James Seay
(Maj. Andrews)
Harry Strang
(Neighbor)
Michael Mark
(Watchman)
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