The Invisible Boy (1957)

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The Invisible Boy, a.k.a. S.O.S Spaceship, is a 1957 black-and-white American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by Herman Hoffman, and starring Richard Eyer and Philip Abbott. It is the second film appearance of Robby the Robot, who memorably appeared the previous year in MGM's Forbidden Planet.

Production

Nicholas Nayfack was a line producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when he was assigned to Forbidden Planet. Frustrated at working on contract and not sharing profits, he decided to establish Pan Productions, which he named after his wife. He got the idea for his first independent project after reading Edmund Cooper's "The Story of Timothy — The World's Worst Problem Child", which was published in The Saturday Evening Post on June 23, 1956.

MGM agreed to distribute the film. Nayfack's contract included access to material from Forbidden Planet.

He brought back Forbidden Planet's screenwriter Cyril Hume to adapt the story. Hume was instructed to work Robby the Robot into the narrative.

MGM also offered production facilities and staff, but Nayfack was determined to produce the film independently on a modest budget. The most impressive set was the supercomputer designed by Merril Pye. It was assembled at Samuel Goldwyn Studio with equipment and staff from Remington Rand and Radiophone.

Richard Eyer recalled two versions of Robby the Robot. One could be plugged directly into a power source, and the other ran on a battery. Whenever Robby toppled over and the actor inside was injured, Eyer would be hurried out of earshot to shield him from the ensuing adult language.

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