Robot Monster (1953)

So....Robot Monsters.  Not a spaceman then or even a spacesuit but interesting none the less as it features the space helmet from Flight to Mars which then went on to feature in Radar Men from the Moon before being partnered with a gorilla suit.....its probably best not to ask why!  As rubbish as it is, its become very icon an image worthy of a little look-see.  Plus, if you go all the way down the post you'll see the second space helmet to feature in the movie.

 

Thanks Tim, for suggesting this blog post


Steve

Flight to Mars (1951)

Looky-Likey or the real deal?.  Its only a year after these suits were first seen in Destination Moon (1950) that they then appeared here in Flight to Mars (1951).  The helmets are new and appear to lack a visor as well as picking up a bit of colour.

Talking of colour; here follows three stills used as promotional material for the film  The originals must have been black and white because these have clearly been painted and deviate from the colour scheme by a shade or two

 

 

Steve