The film I’ll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) got Rennie brought to Hollywood. He then became interested in acting and worked in repertory companies to learn his craft. He got his first job by accident as a stand-in in the Alfred Hitchcock directed Secret Agent (1936). Rennie worked around Britain doing odd jobs. Michael Rennie played space traveler Klaatu. Young was first covered in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962). Marlow was covered in World Without End (1956).Ĭarleton Young was uncredited as a Colonel in Jeep, in what was a very small part. Hugh Marlowe played the role of Tom Stevens, the boyfriend of Helen and alien sleuther. Neal was covered in In Harm’s Way (1965). Patricia Neal played Helen Benson, a young war widow, working and living in a boarding house with her young son. He spoke about this when he met with USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Iceland and said in a United Nations speech “I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.” So, on that interesting note, let’s jump into the actors Actors – The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Returning He felt all the world’s problems would go away if we were invaded by aliens. President Ronald Regan was a little obsessed with this movie. Even with Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, this movie is a horrible waste of film. On a very sad note, this movie was remade as The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008). It is listed on a few American Film Institute (AFI) lists 82 on 100 Years…100 Thrills, 67 on a similar list 100 Years … 100 Cheers, 5 th best science fiction film, 100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains, Klaatu is a hero, and of course, 100 Years … 100 Movie Quotes for “Gort! Klaatu barada nikto.” The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) has been recognized for its importance and was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress National Film Registry. However, New York Times critic Bosley Crowther wrote, at the time, a bad review calling the movie “tepid entertainment” and said Gort was “oddly unmenacing.” The LA Times said it had “certain subversive elements.” I wonder what they saw. The film was generally well received by critics and holds up well in the 1951 class of films. This film is rated 7.8 on and scores 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. Many people quote from this movie, not really knowing the origins. Directed by Robert Wise, this is one of the best and most well-known sci-fi movies in the benevolent alien group. Today’s movie is The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
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