Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Paul Dickson |
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| Writer: | John C. Mather, J.T. McIntosh, Edith Dell |
| Staring: |
| A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit). | |
| Release Date: | Jul 21, 1956 |
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| Director: | Paul Dickson |
| Writer: | John C. Mather, J.T. McIntosh, Edith Dell |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama |
| Keywords | sacrifice, stowaway, space travel, experimental bomb, test rocket |
| Production Companies | Danziger Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kieron Moore | Cmdr. Michael Haydon |
| Lois Maxwell | Kim Hamilton |
| Donald Wolfit | Prof. Merrity |
| Bryan Forbes | Jimmy Wheeler |
| Jimmy Hanley | Larry Noble |
| Barry Keegan | Lefty |
| Walter Hudd | Professor Blandford |
| Donald Gray | Captain Ross |
| Thea Gregory | Barbara Noble |
| Shirley Lawrence | Ellen |
| Peter Neil | Tony |
| Ryck Rydon | Reporter |
| Ronan O'Casey | Reporter |
| Robert O'Neil | Reporter |
| Alan Gifford | Colonel Galloway |
| Charles Richardson | General Barnett |
| Carl Jaffe | Professor Bechstein |
| Leonard Sharp | Thomas the Watchman (uncredited) |
| Paul Beradi | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Patrick Halpin | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Terry Randall | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bill Nagy | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Terry Randall | Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Wilder | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Johnny Wyne | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Trevor Reid | Simmons the Technician (uncredited) |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Technician (uncredited) |
| Alastair Hunter | Technician (uncredited) |
| Jane Dore | Young Girl (uncredited) |
| Frank Sieman | Gatekeeper (uncredited) |
| John Baker | Official (uncredited) |
| Tony Quinn | Jack the Barman |
| Tony Quinn | Jack the Barman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Dickson | Director |
| John C. Mather | Screenplay |
| J.T. McIntosh | Screenplay |
| Edith Dell | Screenplay |
| Albert Elms | Original Music Composer |
| Sidney Stone | Editor |
| Erik Blakemore | Art Direction |
| James Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Georges Périnal | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Duke Biddle | Associate Producer |
| Edward J. Danziger | Producer |
| Harry Lee Danziger | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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