Tobor the Great (1954)

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Released:
1954-09-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Lee Sholem

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Science 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