After procuring a special ray gun, a precocious orphan helps his community by exposing the shady doings of local government, and plays a part in a cute couple getting together.
Acting
George 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' Winslow's deadpan delivery.
Practical Effects
Charming cardboard spaceship and dollar-store ray gun aesthetics.
Director
Oscar Rudolph
Charles Coburn
Mayor Ed Johnson
Spring Byington
Justice Amelia Brown
Anne Francis
June Brown
John Agar
Tom Baxter
George Winslow
Timmy
Stanley Clements
Bob
Emory Parnell
Big Bill Watkins
June Clayworth
Harriet Snedley
Don Haggerty
Officer Mike O'Brien
Beverly Garland
Ludine
Byron Foulger
Card Player Wearing Glasses (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Winslow was already famous as Marilyn Monroe's scene-stealing co-star in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes—his gravelly voice made him a bizarre child star.
This was one of several 1950s films where kids with space-age technology solve adult problems—cold war anxiety meets baby boomer optimism.
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