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Tobor the Great
“A Man-Made Monster With Every Human Emotion”
5.3 / 10• 1954• 1h 17m•NR• English
Science Fiction
Storyline
To avoid the life-threatening dangers of manned space exploration, Professor Nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to instantly read and even feel emotions. Danger strikes when a sinister band of covert agents kidnaps Gadge, the professor's 10-year-old grandson. But Gadge has a powerful ally. For he has developed a psychic, emotional bond with his grandfather's robot. And now Gadge's captors must suffer the wrath of his protective friend. They must face a mechanical monstrosity bent on a killing rampage of revenge and destruction.
Cast & Crew
Charles Drake
Dr. Ralph Harrison
Lead
Karin Booth
Janice Roberts
Billy Chapin
Brian 'Gadge' Roberts
Taylor Holmes
Prof. Arnold Nordstrom
Steven Geray
The Foreign Spy-Chief
Henry Kulky
Paul (Spy Henchman)
FR
Franz Roehn
Karl
Hal Baylor
Max (Spy Henchman)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee Sholem's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tobor the Great is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
