Tobor the Great (1954)
A Man-Made Monster With Every Human Emotion
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.
- Date of release
- 1954-09-01
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (34)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Science Fiction
- Director
- Lee Sholem
Casting
- Charles Drake — Dr. Ralph Harrison
- Karin Booth — Janice Roberts
- Billy Chapin — Brian 'Gadge' Roberts
- Taylor Holmes — Prof. Arnold Nordstrom
- Steven Geray — The Foreign Spy-Chief
- Henry Kulky — Paul (Spy Henchman)
- Franz Roehn — Karl
- Hal Baylor — Max (Spy Henchman)
- William Schallert — Johnston - a Reporter
- Lyle Talbot — An Admiral
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