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1953 film by Lee Sholem

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5.3

To avoid the life-threatening dangers of manned space exploration, Professor Nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to instantly read and even feel emotions. Danger strikes when a sinister band of covert agents kidnaps Gadge, the professor's 10-year-old grandson. But Gadge has a powerful ally. For he has developed a psychic, emotional bond with his grandfather's robot. And now Gadge's captors must suffer the wrath of his protective friend. They must face a mechanical monstrosity bent on a killing rampage of revenge and destruction.

Released: 1954-09-0177 minDir: Lee SholemScience Fiction

Cast

  • Charles Drake as Dr. Ralph Harrison
  • Karin Booth as Janice Roberts
  • Billy Chapin as Brian 'Gadge' Roberts
  • Taylor Holmes as Prof. Arnold Nordstrom
  • Steven Geray as The Foreign Spy-Chief
  • Henry Kulky as Paul (Spy Henchman)

Themes

  • spacecraft
  • cold war
  • professor
  • space travel
  • meteor
  • rocket
  • space
  • reporter
  • robot
  • explosion

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Ratings

IMDb

5.2/10

973 votes

Year
1954
Runtime
77 min
Genres
Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Rated
Approved
Awards
1 nomination

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Lee Sholem
Screenwriter
Philip MacDonald
Duration
77
FilmAffinity ID
843063
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
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publication date
1954-09-01
title
Tobor the Great
production designer
Hugh Hunt
distributed by
Netflix
Commons category
Tobor the Great
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