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| Directed by | Sherman A. Rose |
| Written by | Paul W. Fairman James H. Nicholson Wyott Ordung William Raynor |
| Produced by | Herman Cohen |
| Starring | Richard Denning Kathleen Crowley Virginia Grey Richard Reeves Robert Roark Mort Marshall |
| Cinematography | Guy Roe |
| Edited by | Sherman A. Rose |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation |
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| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000 |
Target Earth is an independently made 1954 science fiction film produced by Herman Cohen, directed by Sherman A. Rose, starring Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey, and Whit Bissell. The film was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Target Earth tells the story of a deserted Chicago and a small group of people who have been overlooked during the mass evacuation of "the city that never sleeps" because of an invasion that followed by robot beings from the planet Venus.
Cast
- Kathleen Crowley as Nora King
- Richard Denning as Frank Brooks
- Whit Bissell as Tom, Chief research scientist
- Arthur Space as Lt. General Wood
- Steve Pendleton as Colonel
- Mort Marshall as Charles Otis
Production
Even though a "robot army" is mentioned several times during the film, only one robot was constructed for the production, which was then used in all scenes to depict the invasion.
Not of This Earth, while set in Chicago, was actually filmed in Los Angeles. Empty street scenes were filmed during early morning hours before normal traffic began.
The screenplay is based on the 1953 science fiction short story "Deadly City" by Paul W. Fairman, which first appeared in the March 1953 issue of If magazine under Fairman's pseudonym "Ivar Jorgensen".
Casting
Actor Robert Roark was given a role because his father was a large investor in the film.
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