While stargazing in the desert, an amateur astronomer and his girlfriend see what they think is a meteor crashing into the ground.

They discover it is a crashed space craft, but their account is dismissed by the authorities and they become a laughing stock in the press.

Unlike the normal invaders from another planet, the aliens just want to fix their craft and get home, but his being a classic B movie they need to take over human bodies to get the parts they need.

Visually quite stunning even in the original black and white, this is a great movie. It was filmed to be shown in 3D at the cinemas originally, so things can look a little strange at times. The aliens are a little bit of a let down too.

The main lead Barbara Rush won a Golden Globe award as Most Promising Newcomer - Female for her role in this movie.

Special features on the DVD include a commentary from film historian Tom Weaver's as well as a documentary called "The Universe According to Universal" which offers a fascinating historical background on some science fiction films.

Rating: none   Region 1   Aspect Ration: 1.33:1   Sound: 3.0 stereo   B&W 1953

Languages on disc: English, Spanish and French + Captioned for all three languages