First there is a very angry man, who doesn't want humans in space. Then there is the 'Russian' spy who is out to learn about 'Tobor', A lot of the dialogue is about the dangers of 'Tobor' falling into 'enemy' hands. There is very little in this movie about going into space or the benefits or drawbacks of using a robot instead of a human in space. The movie seems to be more about how the spies are trying to get 'Tobor' for themselves, and possibly reverse engineer him/it. This is just another of those 'anti-soviet' movies, with a little kid thrown in to pull on our heartstrings.I expected a movie about a robot going into space and I got a spy movie.
The movie itself is typical 50s stuff, a handsome leading man, a woman who is constantly overdressed for the occasion, a really neat little kid, a grandpa who spoils his grandson. The acting isn't bad but the dialogue just gets hokey at times. There are no special effects, except for the robot, whose design was probably advanced for its time, and of course that shot a V2 rocket that has been shown innumerable times.
Review of Tobor the Great
