It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958): Cast & Plot
It! The Terror from Beyond Space is a 1958 sci-fi horror film directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring Marshall Thompson as Carruthers, Kim Spalding and Thom Carney. It runs 1 hour 9 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 9m (69 min)
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Robert E. Kent Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is It! The Terror from Beyond Space About?
The premise of It! The Terror from Beyond Space without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The revelation shocker of things to come! The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- alien
- spaceship
- rescue mission
- voice over narration
- monster
- grenade
- expedition to mars
- rocket ship
- man versus monster
- death of brother
- press conference
- airlock
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- spacesuit
- spaceship captain
- spacewalk
- year 1973
- no one believes the protagonist
- outer space
- race against time
- accused of murder
- welding torch
- oxygen deprivation
- air conditioning shaft
- mars the planet
- exclamation point in title
- bomb
- illness
- physician
- rescue
- love triangle
- autopsy
- chess
- court martial
- gas mask
- gun
- explosion
- cigarette smoking
- corpse
- skull
- missing person
- roll call
- space sci fi
- monster horror
- 1970s
- space alien
- stowaway
- superhuman strength
- suffocation
- infection
- blood transfusion
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Cast & Characters
Marshall Thompson leads the cast as Carruthers, with Kim Spalding as Van Heusen and Thom Carney as Kienholz. Directed by Edward L. Cahn; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward L. Cahn
- Marshall Thompson as Carruthers
- Kim Spalding as Van Heusen
- Thom Carney as Kienholz
- Richard Hervey as Gino
Also Starring in It! The Terror from Beyond Space
· 7 more- Richard Benedict Bob Finelli
- Ann Doran Mary Royce
- Dabbs Greer Eric Royce
- Robert Bice Purdue
- Ray Corrigan It
- Paul Langton Calder
- Shirley Patterson Ann Anderson
More from Edward L. Cahn
More films directed by Edward L. Cahn: Incident in an Alley, Beauty and the Beast, Secret of Deep Harbor and You Have to Run Fast.
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Plot Summary
What happens in It! The Terror from Beyond Space from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1973, a nuclear-powered spaceship blasts off from Mars for Earth, carrying with it the sole survivor of the first mission, Col. Edward Carruthers. He is suspected of having murdered the other nine crew members to hoard their food and water rations, a theory born from the grim uncertainty of whether any Earth rescue would ever arrive. Carruthers denies the accusation, insisting that a hostile humanoid life form on the Red Planet is to blame for the crew’s deaths.
Full summary
The whole story of It! The Terror from Beyond Space, scene by scene
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Trailers & Videos
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10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What type of power source does the spaceship use?
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of It! The Terror from Beyond Space, each answered in a sentence.
How long is It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
It! The Terror from Beyond Space runs 1 hour 9 minutes (69 minutes).
When was It! The Terror from Beyond Space released?
It! The Terror from Beyond Space was released on July 31, 1958.
Who directed It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
It! The Terror from Beyond Space was directed by Edward L. Cahn.
More films by Edward L. Cahn Who is in the cast of It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
It! The Terror from Beyond Space stars Marshall Thompson as Carruthers, Kim Spalding as Van Heusen and Thom Carney as Kienholz, among 11 credited actors.
Does It! The Terror from Beyond Space have a post-credit scene?
No. It! The Terror from Beyond Space has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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