Directed by Jack Arnold, who also worked on other successful films of the genre such as ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ and ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man’. “The Space Children” is a 1958 science fiction film produced by Paramount Pictures. These are just some of the characters featured in the film, which develops through the interaction between children and adults, and through the struggle between scientists and the military for control of children’s psychic powers. Gamble (played by Jeanne Baird): Joe’s mother. Brewster (played by Jackie Coogan): Bud’s mother. Gamble (played by Raymond Bailey): Joe’s father. General Tate (portrayed by Russell Johnson): A senior Army officer who supports Colonel Price. Wahrman’s wife.Ĭolonel Price (played by John Eldredge): A US Army officer who seeks to take over children and their powers. Wahrman (portrayed by Adam Williams): A local scientist who studies children and the glowing orb.Īnne Brewster (played by Peggy Webber): Dr. Sandy (portrayed by Sandy Descher): One of the children with psychic powers.ĭr. Joe Gamble (played by Johnny Crawford): One of the children with psychic powers. Wahrman’s son, he is the leader of children with psychic powers. Here are the main characters of “The Space Children”:īud Brewster (played by Michel Ray): Dr. The plot unfolds through the interaction between children and adults, and through the struggle between the forces of good and evil represented by the local scientist and the American government respectively. Wahrman, their parents and other allies, the children try to resist the pressure of the military and to discover the origin of the orb. Wahrman’s son (played by Michel Ray), try to protect themselves and the sphere from the clutches of the military. However, the US military, represented by Colonel Price (played by John Eldredge), wants to take possession of the children to exploit their powers for military purposes. Wahrman (played by Adam Williams), a local scientist, takes an interest in children and their extraordinary abilities. The orb exerts a psychic influence on children, endowing them with strange telekinetic powers and mental communication with each other.ĭr. The story of “Children of Space” follows a group of children who come across a mysterious glowing orb on the beach of their small town.
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The film received mixed reviews upon its release, with some critics appreciating its originality and fascinating thematic, while others criticized its execution and poor performances by the actors.ĭespite this, “The Space Children” has become a cult movie for fans of the science fiction genre and remains one of the most iconic works of the golden era of 1950s American science fiction cinema. The plot develops around the struggle between the forces of good and evil, represented respectively by the local scientist (played by Williams) and the government, who want to exploit the children’s powers for their own personal ends. The film follows a group of children who come across a mysterious glowing orb on the beach and discover they have strange psychic powers. “The Space Children” is a 1958 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold and starring Michel Ray, Adam Williams and Peggy Webber.
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