| The Phantom Planet | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Phantom Planet |
| Director: | William Marshall |
| Writers: | William Telaak; Fred De Gorter; Fred Gebhardt |
| Producers: | Fred Gebhardt; Hugo Grimaldi; Leo A. Handel; Robert Kinoshita |
| Cinematography: | Elwood J. Nicholson |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Four Crown Productions, Inc. American International Pictures |
| Released: | December 13th, 1961 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 82 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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The Phantom Planet is an American feature film of the science fiction genre. It was directed by William Marshall with a screenplay written by William Telaak, Fred De Gorter, and Fred Gebhardt based on an original story by Gebhardt. It was produced by Four Crown Productions, Inc. and released through American International Pictures. It premiered in the United States on December 13th, 1961.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dean Fredericks | Captain Frank Chapman |
| Coleen Gray | Liara |
| Tony Dexter | Herron |
| Francis X. Bushman | Sessom |
| Richard Weber | Lieutenant Ray Makonnen |
| Al Jarvis | Judge Eden |
| Dick Haynes | Colonel Lansfield |
| Earl McDaniel | Captain Leonard |
| Michael Marshall | Lieutenant White |
| John Herrin | Captain Beecher |
| Mel Curtis | Lieutenant Cutler |
| Jimmy Weldon | Lieutenant Webb |
| Akemi Tani | Communications officer |
| Lori Lyons | Radar officer |
| Richard Kiel | The Solarite |
| Susna Cembrowska | Juror |
| Merissa Mathes | Juror |
| Gloria Moreland | Juror |
| Judy Erickson | Juror |
| Marya Carter | Juror |
| Allyson Ames | Juror |
| Marion Thomson | Juror |
| Dolores Faith | Zetha |
| Marvin Miller | Introductory narrator |
| Leon D. Selznick | Narrator |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this movie is "It Begins where others end! On the moon!"
- The Phantom Planet redirects to this page.
- There are a total of twenty-five credited cast members in this film.
- Actor Anthony Dexter is credited as Tony Dexter in this film.
- Actor Mike Marshall is credited as Michael Marshall in this film.
- Actress Marissa Mathes is credited as Merissa Mathes in this film.
- Actress Sally Carter-Ihnat is credited s Marya Carter in this film.
- Actor Leon Selznick is credited as Leon D. Selznick in this film.
- Actress Angelique Pettyjohn, who plays a juror, is uncredited for her participation in this film.
- This is William Marshall's first film work as a director.
- Actors Richard Kiel and Mike Marshall also appeared together in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker.
- Actor Mike Marshall is the son of director William Marshall.
- This is Richard Kiel's first film work.
- This is Mike Marshall's first film work.
- Future Earth: Final Conflict actor Robert Leeshock is born in Clifton, New Jersey on the same day that The Phantom Planet premieres in the United States.
Recommendations[]
- Flight to Mars
- Project Moon Base
- Queen of Outer Space
External Links[]
References[]
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