Science Fiction Movies in Public Domain
Alas, time has not been as kind to 1960's rocket ships as it has to gothic horror and film noir, but watch and wonder at what inspired awe long ago yesteryear. Films are available as Mpeg2 digital video files.The Amazing Transparent Man (1960) 58m. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Mad scientist makes convict invisible so he will steal uranium, but the crook robs banks instead. Astral Factor (1978) Color, 96m. A convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. He escapes from prison to stalk and strangle the five women who testified against him at his trial. The Atomic Brain (aka Monstrosity) (1964) 65m. Mad scientist. Old brain into young body don’t work well. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) 63m. Depraved bloodsucking leeches terrorize swamp. Battle Beyond the Sun (1960, Russian) Color, 65m. Francis Ford Coppola re-cut the Russian film. Two countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars. Battle of the Worlds (1961) Color, 84m. Title tells the tale! With Bill Carter, Claude Rains.
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961) 54m. Tor Johnson victim of atomic blast!
Brain Machine (1977) Color, 82m. Several people volunteer for a scientific experiment about mind-reading and memory, but the experiment goes horribly wrong.
Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974) Color, 73m. Glenn Ford. Planes chasing UFOs in the sky disappear.
Doomsday Machine (1973) Color, 82m. Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days.
Embryo (1976) Color, 105m. Rock Hudson. A scientist discovers a method to accelerate a fetus into a mature adult in just a few days. However, the "adult" fetus turns into a homicidal
psycho and looks for a new formula to prevent her from aging further.
Frozen Alive (1964) 75m. A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspected of her murder.
Idaho Transfer (1973) Color, 86m. A crew of young researchers escape into the future to avoid the shutdown of their project. They find that some type of 'eco-crisis' disaster has de-populated the area around their lab
(in rural Idaho) and maybe the world.
In the Year 2889 (1967) Color, 94m. Mutants and cannibals rule the world in the year 2889 after a nuclear war has destroyed
the world.
The Incredible Petrified World (1957) 64m. Exploring inner earth, with John Carradine.
Killers from Space (1954) 71m. Aliens with hooded sweat suits, mittens, striped belts and ping-pong ball eyes
menace nuclear scientist Peter Graves.
The Last Man on Earth (1964) 87m. Vincent Price stars as... guess who? But there's still a bunch of zombies around.
The Last Woman on Earth(1960) 82m. 3 survivors on an island, one of them a girl....
The Lost World (1925) 64m. Silent classic with music track. The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
Monstroid: It Came from the Lake (1979) Color, 81m. A rural Colombian village is attacked by a horrible sea serpent, aroused by industrial pollution of a nearby lake.
Based on a real event (yeah, sure) that took place in June of 1971.
Night of the Blood Beast (1958) 63m. An astronaut is killed on reentry to Earth, but his body is seeded with rapidly gestating aliens.
Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) 81m. An unusual radioactive rock on the sea bottom mutates the ocean life into a horrible monster.
Phantom from Space (1953) 72m. Invisible space alien kills those who attack him.
The Phantom Planet (1961) 83m. Astronaut crash-lands on invisible asteroid and is shrunk down.
Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) 95m. Three people are transported into a parallel reality, where they find they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) Color, 81m. Camp classic for Christmas.
Snow Creature (1954) 71m. American botanical expedition in the Himalayas stumbles across a Yeti den, capture one and transport it back to Los Angeles, where it escapes
Star Odyssey (1979) Color, 104m. Aliens head to earth to enslave humans. Scientist....
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) 86m. Lone alien teenager tries to save planet Earth.
They Came from Beyond Space (1967) Color, 85m. Unlucky aliens crash on moon, try to coerce earthlings to repair ship.
Unknown World (1951) 70m. Scientists explore deep underground to find haven from contamination.
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) Color, 80m. Update of 1962 Russian film Planet of Storms.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) Color, 84m. This time with Basil Rathbone.
Warriors of the Wasteland (1983, Italy) Color, 88m. In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of weary survivors is faced with a relentless onslaught from a gang of roving bandits.
The Wasp Woman (1960) 73m. Zany scientist makes wasp woman. Director: Roger Corman.
Japanese Invasion!
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967) Color, 90m. Japanese monster flick. Baby reptile taken from island. Parents come! Warning from Space (1956) 88m. The citizens of Tokyo panic when they see UFOs, but the aliens have come to warn of a meteor. Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) Color, 78m. A prehistoric beast rises from the sea to terrorize the Orient. Starring Japanese actors and stuntmen in suits.Gamera
Giant flying turtle monster Gamera is a friend to children and protector of planet earth. Gamera - Attack of the Monsters (1965) Color, 66m. Gamera fights alien monsters on a distant planet. Aka. "Gamera Vs. Guiron." Gamera - Destroy All Planets (1968) Color, 90m. Gamera returns to fight awesome space creatures on a mysterious planet. Gamera the invincible (1965) 86m. A giant fire-breathing prehistoric monster is resurrected by a nuclear bomb blast. First in the series, with Brian Donlevy.Starman
Starman, "the creature made of the strongest steel," fights monsters, chases flying saucers, and defeats evil-minded aliens in four deliriously surreal mixes of science fiction, surprisingly moody photography, and wild superhero action! Starman - Atomic Rulers of the World (1964) 75m. The Earth is threatened by space invaders. Starman comes to the rescue. Starman - Attack from Space (1965) 76m. Japanese superhero, Starman, rescues the earth from menacing alien monsters. Starman - Evil Brain from Outer Space (1965) 79m. Earth is attacked by extraterrestrial monsters and Superhero Starman come to the rescue of humanity. Starman - Invaders from Space (1964) 78m. From the Emerald Planet in the Marpet Galaxy comes a messenger to warn Earth of an impending invasion of Slamander Men.Adventure Serials
Since there are relatively few Science-Fiction films in public domain, we list these multi-chapter serials that have sci-fi elements Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) 12 Chapter serial. Buster Crabbe as Flash battles Ming the Merciless -- Charles Middleton! The Lost City (1935) Kane Richmond treks into jungle to stop mad scientist. The Phantom Empire (1935) Gene Autry battles the super scientific city of Murania deep underground. The Phantom Creeps (1939) Bela Lugosi invents super robot and explosive to conquer the world. S.O.S. Coastguard (1937) Bela Lugosi is mad inventor with super weapon. Undersea Kingdom (1936) 226m. 12 chapter Republic serial Starring: Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue. Robots, death rays and more in the undersea kingdom of Atlatis.Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
Each mini-feature that tells a complete story is composed of 3 episodes of the TV series (1954-1955) starring Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett and Sally Mansfield. 75m. each. Crash of the MoonsBeyond the Moon
Menace from Outer Space
Manhunt in Space
The Gypsy Moon
Silver Needle in the Sky
Flash Gordon TV!
14 episodes of the 1950s TV Series starring Steve Holland, Irene Champlin and Joseph Nash. Planet of Death -- First show in the series.Akim the Terrible
The Claim Jumpers
The Breath of Death
Return of the Androids
The Lure of Light
Deadline at Noon
Race Against Time
The Witch of Neptune
The Brain Machine
Struggle to the End
Saboteurs from Space
Forbidden Experiment
Subworld Revenge