Riders to the stars is a film directed by richard carlson with william lundigan, herbert marshall, richard carlson, martha hyer, year. Riders to the stars began filming on june 8, 1953 at the hal roach studios in culver city. Riders to the stars wasnt hyers first scifi, as she went to mars with abbott and costello on 1953. Riders to the stars 1954 directed by richard carlson. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Sometime back, i did see the opening of the film in color, on was it tbs or tcm. Riders to the stars kitty white riders theme song 1954. Richard carlson star of several terrific 1950s scifi films is both director and star of this decidedly lesser effort.
I enjoy watching these old films as a way to pass the time. Not too long ago, i saw a bit of riders to the stars, on comet tv. Este al doilea episod din trilogia lui ivan tors numita office of scientific investigation osi. And yet this is one the most disappointing movies of the 1950s. On the other hand, we can also appreciate the great strides science. The ratio utilized by director richard carlson and cinematographer stanley cortez was 1. These included richard carlson, king donovan, herbert marshall and michael fox. Strock uncredited and also stars william lundigan, martha hyer, and herbert marshall.
A star is born is a quick, enjoyable read that is written for young adults, but will be enjoyed by anyone who likes horses. It is the second episode in ivan tors office of scientific investigation osi trilogy, coming after the magnetic monster and before gog, both of which are featured in this blog. Forrest sheldon story, carl krusada screenplay stars. Their mission is to capture a meteor and bring it to earth. Riders to the stars 1954 in an attempt to discover the composition of meteors, three astronauts are sent out into space in three specially designed rockets. There is a special pleasure in observing a thing done well. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In fact, every rider on the track at the inaugural kentucky derby in 1875 was black, except one. Disturbing horror movies that absolutely sickened viewers.
Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment riders to the stars barry manilow this ones for you. The training of the three men begins as final assembly of the rocket is rushed forward. The film was a critical success an revived the scifi genre. Stanton then shows the men a film of two mice launched into space and successfully returned to earth, he goes on to explain that the observatory at mount palomar is tracking a suitable swarm of meteor which will be in reach of intercept in two weeks. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Riders to the stars is a 1954 independently made american science fiction film produced by ivan tors productions and released by united artists.
Brokeback mountain is an ang lee film about two modern day cowboys who meet on a shepherding job in the. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. It was the first sciencefiction film composed for widescreen. Riders to the stars movie trailer and videos tv guide.
Read the riders to the stars movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. In an attempt to discover the composition of meteors, three astronauts are sent out into space in three specially designed rockets. Riders to the stars isnt going to be mistaken for a classic or even a good movie for that matter but i do at least give director richard carlson credit for at least keeping the viewer entertained and especially considering the movie runs a short 80minutes and they dont reach space until the seventieth minute. The film stars john archer as jim barnes, warner anderson as dr. Released 1954, riders to the stars stars williamlundigan, herbertmarshall, richardcarlson, marthahyer the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. As far as we can tell, its nowhere else to be found, except right here. Riders to the stars was the first science fiction film of the brave new year of 1954. Were going to be joined by the films star brady jandreau who was badly injured in a rodeo accident and. Curt siodmak 19022000 was a novelist and screenwriter, author of the novel donovans brain, which was made into a number of films. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Tos with a fantasy slant anthology the title of the zine series comes from a barry manilow song.
Riders to the stars 1954stream and watch online moviefone. Riders to the stars is the second film in ivan tors office of scientific investigation trilogy, which was preceded by the magnetic monster and followed by gog. The solution was a little goofy but only in hindsight. We asked local riders to show us their territory, take us out to their favourite roads, make us coffee and feed us lunch. The rider offers an aching portrait of masculinity in crisis. Born kurt siodmak in dresden, germany, curt siodmak acquired a. The genre was subsequently almost entirely overwhelmed by. Their mission is to capture a meteor and bring it to. Devon sawa stars in death rider, glenn danzigs vampire. Sawa will star as the films title character while trejo is listed as bela latigo. Riders to the stars was one of a handful of sciencefiction films produced by. Starring richard carlson, herbert marshall, william lundigan, martha hyer, dawn addams, robert karnes and lawrence dobkin.
Riders to the stars page 6 classic horror film board. The film was directed by richard carlson who also stars and herbert l. Critic justin chang says the rider has a bonedeep authenticity. This mostly forgotten film was just about the last gasp of hard science fiction as a. Riders to the stars was the first film directed by actorfilmmaker richard carlson, who also plays one of the astronauts. Stardust stables is a training facility for teenage stunt riders and horses to be used in the entertainment industry. In his second osi film producer ivan tors teams up. Watch riders to the stars movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The film was directed by richard carlson and herbert l. Charles cargraves, with tom powers and dick wesson. Remembered for his starring roles in the tv series i led three lives and the 3d horror flick the creature from the black lagoon 1954, carlson directed eight. The film gets 3 rockets from me for a credible effort.
Its like an ultralowbudget attempt to make the right stuff. The film features actors who appeared in ivan tors other osi films, gog and the magnetic monster. Riders to the stars pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released riders to the stars pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. Those in philadelphia got the chance to experience the next great sobaditsgood movie when it screened tonight at the philadelphia film. He also wrote the novels hausers memory and gabriels body. Richard carlson, who played lockwood, also directed riders to the stars. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. I didnt watch much, because it was a bw print, and i have not watched the entire film since the mid 1970s. Advertisement and yet black jockeys mysteriously began to disappear near the turn of the century. Jokes are fine, but dont post tactlessinappropriate ones. Riders to the stars 1 was published in 1982 and contains 199 pages the original cost was. Riders to the stars 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Dont get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. Riders to the stars isnt a great scifi film in the tradition of the day the earth stood still, invaders from mars, invasion of the body snatchers, the thing from another world,this island earth, or the war of the worlds. When bob burke goes after him alone, he gets help from the gang known as the riders of the sage. On the other hand, we can also appreciate the great strides science has made in the past 60 years.
Riders to the stars is an american science fiction film that was released in 1954 by ivan tors productions and directed by richard carlson. Strock and also stars william lundigan, martha hyer, and herbert marshall. Again, it is more science than fiction in terms of what its story is about. Riders to the stars approved 1h 21min drama, scifi 14 january 1954 usa in an attempt to discover the composition of meteors, three astronauts are sent out into space in three specially designed rockets. Riders to the stars 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.