First Man into Space

First Man into Space

★ 5.1IMDb Score
Released:1959-02-01
Duration:77 min
Director:Robert Day
Actors:Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, Robert Ayres, Carl Jaffe
Production:Amalgamated Productions

Overview:

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

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