Tobor the Great

Tobor the Great

77 mins | Science Fiction | Sept. 1, 1954

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.

Tobor the Great

77 mins | Science Fiction | Sept. 1, 1954

Tobor the Great
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.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Dudley Pictures Corporation
Original title Tobor the Great
Directors Lee Sholem
Writers Carl Dudley, Philip MacDonald

Cast

Charles Drake

as Dr. Ralph Harrison

Karin Booth

as Janice Roberts

Billy Chapin

as Brian 'Gadge' Roberts

Taylor Holmes

as Prof. Arnold Nordstrom

Steven Geray

as The Foreign Spy-Chief

Henry Kulky

as Paul (Spy Henchman)

Franz Roehn

as Karl

Hal Baylor

as Max (Spy Henchman)

William Schallert

as Johnston - a Reporter

Lyle Talbot

as An Admiral