Monday, January 14, 2019

INVASION USA 1952 (SINISTER CINEMA)

Fun cold war science fiction.

Contrary to popular belief the Russians had nothing to do with the USA elections in 2016, BUT they do invade the USA in this fun little film from Albert Zugsmith and directed by Alfred Green.

The patrons in a small bar in New York gather for small talk and relaxation when they happen to meet a man there named Ohman (Dan O' Herlihy) who is a hypnosis expert.

Ohman convinces the patrons to stare into his wineglass and before you know it new reports start coming in about hundreds of planes sighted over Alaska.

The Russians have masterminded an invasion of epic proportions. They drop nuclear weapons on the west coast and slowly work their way east. A reporter, Vince Potter (Gerald Mohr) and a beautiful woman named Carla Sanford (Peggy Castle) fall in love as they fight to keep America safe.

The film is an excellent example of what used to be done on a small budget. There are a few scenes and some interesting dialogue I will never forget. I like one scene at an airport where a woman asks a clerk played by Noel Neill about getting tickets to Gardiner, Montana and being told it has been nuked. I used to live there and that was quite a shock indeed.

There is also a scene where a fat commie slob of a soldier tries to lay his sweaty paws on lovely Carla and she jumps out of a window to her death rather than give in to the commies.

I enjoyed this film a lot and found some it more timely today than it was in 1952. The rest of the cast includes Phyllis Coates, Robert Bice, Tom Kennedy and Erik Blythe.

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