The film was the first 3-D movie released by Universal.Ī group of astronauts discover the last living members of an ancient civilization living in a cave on the moon who just so happen to be scantily clad young women who like to drink and dine. Read more Best of 2014: Hollywood's A-List Reveal Their FavoritesĪ television set possessed by a being from the future becomes sentient and begins controlling the life of a college professor while his wife is out of town in this shockingly poignant prediction of our current society.Ī spaceship crashes in the Arizona desert, and only an amateur stargazer ( Richard Carlson) and a young schoolteacher ( Barbara Rush) expect foul play when the townsfolk begin acting strange.

Read more Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films - in Just Four Minutes (Video)Ī WWII bomber pilot recalls his time marooned on a mysterious island replete with savage cavemen, carnivorous dinosaurs and beautiful wanton cavewomen looking for love.Ī mad scientist ( Jackie Coogan) in Mexico is hard at work at developing giant spiders with the intention of injecting women with their venom in order to create a species of genetically enhanced super spider-women. Lex Luthor must have been taking a holiday. The Man of Steel ( George Reeves) mediates a hostile conflict between a small town drilling for oil and the subterranean race of mole people that they have disturbed. (Pictured from left: The Hideous Sun Demon, Attack of the 50ft Woman and Monster on the Campus.)

The sci-fi and horror movies of the 1950s sparked a trend that continues even today of downright silly titles, ranging from 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!' to 'The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?' to 'Big Ass Spider!' (Yes, there also is a love affair with unnecessary punctuation.) Here, THR breaks down 50 of the best (and funniest) titles of all time.

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