Tobor the Great

Tobor the Great

Rejissyor: Dudley Pictures Corporation. Title: Tobor the Great Summary: A young boy-genius befriends his grandfather's robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. Directed by: Lee Sholem Actors: Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin Production Company: Dudley Pictures Corporation Release Date: 1 September 1954 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1 As projected here, a thinly-disguised NASA, working with nuclear rockets, is ready for manned flights in the mid-fifties...but Dr. Ralph Harrison doesn't think so, and resigns in protest. Colleague Prof. Nordstrom promptly enlists his aid in developing an alternative robot Spaceman! Naturally, foreign spies are keenly interested... Uses documentary footage of early space research.

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