The read
A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 3.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, Metacritic 56/100. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 76 1950s science fiction movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 18m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried. However, the space soldier Eros and his mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both, alongside the strong Inspector Clay, who was murdered by the alien-controlled dead couple. When the populations of Hollywood and Washington D.C. see flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife, and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
Ratings
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
626 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward D. Wood Jr.Director
- Edward D. Wood Jr.Screenplay
Cast
- Gregory WalcottJeff Trent
- Mona McKinnonPaula Trent
- Duke MooreLt. John Harper
- Tom KeeneCol. Tom Edwards
- Carl AnthonyPatrolman Larry
- Paul MarcoPatrolman Kelton
- Tor JohnsonInspector Clay
- Dudley ManloveEros
- Joanna LeeTanna
- Bunny BreckinridgeRuler
- Lyle TalbotGeneral Roberts
- Conrad BrooksPatrolman Jamie
