Tobor the Great

"A Man-Made Monster With Every Human Emotion"

Sep 1 1954 Approved 1h 17m
Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Philip MacDonald, Carl Dudley

Directed by

Lee Sholem

Cast

Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dudley Pictures Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
1954 tobor the great trailer.avi
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