First Man into Space 65 years old

The picture that leaps ahead of the headlines!

First Man into Space

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

Credits

First Man into Space Cast

Name Character
Bill Nagy He was 38, 51 years old when he died as Police Chief Wilson
Spencer Teakle as Ratings Control Room
Marla Landi She was 25, now 91 years old as Tia Francesca
John Fabian as Ratings Control Room
Marshall Thompson He was 33, 66 years old when he died as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
Roger Delgado He was 40, 55 years old when he died as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Bill Edwards He was 12, 28 years old when he died as Lt. Dan Milton Prescott
Carl Jaffe He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Dr. Paul von Essen
Robert Ayres He was 26, 36 years old when he died as Capt. Ben Richards
John McLaren He was 3, 8 years old when he died as State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins
Richard Shaw He was 9, now 55 years old as Witney
Chuck Keyser as Ratings Control Room

First Man into Space Crew

Name Department
John Croydon as Producer. He was 51 (86) years old when He died Production
John Croydon as Screenplay. He was 51 (86) years old when He died Writing
Robert Day as Director. He was 36 (94) years old when He died Directing
Geoffrey Faithfull as Director of Photography. He was 66 (86) years old when He died Camera
Wyott Ordung as Story. He was 37 (83) years old when He died Writing
Charles F. Vetter as Producer. Production
Charles F. Vetter as Screenplay. Writing
Eileen Warwick as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Buxton Orr as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (73) years old when He died Sound
Peter Mayhew as Editor. He was 14 (74) years old when He died Editing
First Man into Space poster
First Man into Space (65 years)

The picture that leaps ahead of the headlines!

  • Release day: Friday, February 27, 1959
  • Runtime: 77 minutes