EDITOR’S NOTE: Man from Planet X was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 2, 1963 at 3:00 p.m. It also aired on Saturday, November 7, 1964.

After landing in the foggy Scottish moors, an alien follows Professor Elliot (Raymond Bond) and American reporter John Lawrence (Robert Clarke). They can’t communicate and wonder what he wants. Dr. Mears (William Schallert) tries to use music and when that doesn’t work, he attempts to murder the space brother by shutting off his breathing machine.

It turns out that the alien was actually leading Planet X here to take over our planet, so maybe the bad guy had the right idea. How odd.

This was directed by poverty row icon Edgar G. Ulmer, who also directed The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, The Amazing Transparent Man and Girls In Chains. In Peter Bogdonvich’s book Who the Devil Made It, he said, “I really am looking for absolution for all the things I had to do for money’s sake.”

Speaking of cash, this was shot on the sets of Joan of Arc and pumped in fog so you didn’t notice.

You can watch this on Tubi.