{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1959) \u2013 Episode 213 \u2013 Decades of Horror: The Classic Era","description":"\u201cWe\u2019ve had enough excitement and swashbuckling for one day. Any swash I ever had just came unbuckled.\u201d Please, sir. Buckle your swash. Join this episode\u2019s Grue-Crew \u2013 Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr \u2013 as they embark on a very red expedition to The Angry Red Planet (1959). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 213 \u2013 The Angry Red Planet (1959) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https:\/\/classicscifichannel.com\/; https:\/\/classichorrorchannel.com\/; https:\/\/wickedhorrortv.com\/ Synopsis: One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn\u2019t remember the circumstances of the trip. (It\u2019s all so red.) Director: Ib Melchior Writers: Ib Melchior and Sidney W. Pink (screenplay by) (as Sid Pink); Sidney W. Pink (original story by) (as Sid Pink) Selected Cast: Gerald Mohr as Col. Thomas O\u2019Bannion Nora Hayden as Dr. Iris \u2018Irish\u2019 Ryan Les Tremayne as Prof. Theodore Gettell Jack Kruschen as CWO Sam Jacobs Paul Hahn as Maj. Gen. George Treegar J. Edward McKinley as Prof. Paul Weiner Tom Daly as Dr. Frank Gordon Don Lamond as TV Newscaster\/Special Narrator\/Martian (voice) Edward Innes as Brig. Gen. Alan Prescott Gordon Barnes as Maj. Lyman Ross Jack Haddock as Lt. Col. Davis Brandy Bryan as Nurse Hayes Joan Patrick as Nurse Dixon (credited as Joan Fitzpatrick) Duke Norton as Dr. Muller William Remick as Dr. Hawley (credited as Wm. Remick) Fred Ross as Air Force News Photographer David De Haven as Air Force News Photographer (credited as David DeHaven) Arline Hunter as Joan Alean \u2018Bambi\u2019 Hamilton as Joan\u2019s Friend (credited as Aleane Hamilton) Richard Baxter as 1st Monitor (uncredited) Ralph Brooks as Security Man at Briefing (uncredited) Ted Cassidy as Martian (voice) (uncredited) Billy Curtis as Martian (uncredited) Alan Prescott as Brigadier General (uncredited) Billy Snyder (uncredited) Is The Angry Red Planet (1959) one of those classic 1950s science fiction, creature feature films? If by \u201cclassic,\u201d you mean there are no others like it, the answer is yes. If you mean, however, one of the best of the 1950s, the answer is a resounding no. The CINEMAGIC process, with so much red, is cool fun while simultaneously masking cheap sets. The Grue-Crew appreciates the story by Sidney Pink and Ib Melchior, but the dialogue is laughable and, at times, the acting fits the descriptor. To its credit, the movie does feature genuinely creepy Martian wildlife. Who doesn\u2019t love a bat-rat-spider-crab or a giant amoeba? This is a fun watch just for the CINEMAGIC effect, and if you\u2019re a fan of bad dialogue, you should double down on The Angry Red Planet! At the time of this writing, The Angry Red Planet (1961) is available to stream from Classic Horror Movie Channel, Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, Hoopla, Tubi, Roku, Prime, and many others. Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule \u2013 this one chosen by Doc \u2013 is The Ghost Breakers (1940). This classic horror-comedy features Bob Hope, Willie Best, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Noble Johnson, Anthony Quinn, and Lloyd Corrigan. It\u2019s time for a good laugh! Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the website, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com To each of you from each of them, \u201cThank you so much for watching and listening!\u201d ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"