Once you get the gist of what is happening in this interesting but convoluted science fiction film, you might see ideas within the theme of the story that the writers never conceived about coming through in the early to mid 1950's. In this underground research lab in the middle of nowhere, disaster strikes when one of the scientists is locked in an experimental compartment and either steamed, froze, or overheated to death, causing an investigation from Richard Egan. Other similar disasters begin to occur and it becomes obvious that some outside force is causing all of these situations to occur. Some of the situations are rather scary, with one experiment involving potential astronauts on a rotating machine failing when they are unable to stop it. Another situation involving loud sound decimals has one of the scientists literally risking his life to save the others.
Another even scarier scene has large mirrors literally able to start fires by spreading its radioactive light on various parts of the lab, causing one of the female scientists to run around the laboratory in panic. But this will be known for the large robots with four large arms that seem to come to life because of the outside influence, becoming violent and dangerous and seemingly unstoppable. Pretty Constance Dowling and veteran actor Herbert Marshall offer Egan fine support, and while the situation itself seems rather far-fetched, considering the time politically in which it was made (the cold war) and certain issues of internet hacking today, there are some timely elements of it that are very thought provoking. The film seems rather cramped in its underground lab setting, and the color is rather garishly faded. But there is a final scene that shows a truth about humanity we haven't faced, that we don't seem to learn from disasters and will continue to venture to places in science and into space where some believe we should not go.
Another even scarier scene has large mirrors literally able to start fires by spreading its radioactive light on various parts of the lab, causing one of the female scientists to run around the laboratory in panic. But this will be known for the large robots with four large arms that seem to come to life because of the outside influence, becoming violent and dangerous and seemingly unstoppable. Pretty Constance Dowling and veteran actor Herbert Marshall offer Egan fine support, and while the situation itself seems rather far-fetched, considering the time politically in which it was made (the cold war) and certain issues of internet hacking today, there are some timely elements of it that are very thought provoking. The film seems rather cramped in its underground lab setting, and the color is rather garishly faded. But there is a final scene that shows a truth about humanity we haven't faced, that we don't seem to learn from disasters and will continue to venture to places in science and into space where some believe we should not go.