The Invisible Boy (1957)

Directed by

Herman Hoffman

Genre

science fiction film, science fiction comedy, comedy thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

T

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy befriends a helpful robot and uses its technology to become invisible. He gets into mischief and must deal with a dangerous computer that threatens his family.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulmildly suspensefulnostalgicfamily-friendlybreezyretro

What happens

The Invisible Boy, a.k.a. S.O.S Spaceship, is a 1957 black-and-white American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by Herman Hoffman, and starring Richard Eyer and Philip Abbott. It is the second film appearance of Robby the Robot, who memorably appeared the previous year in MGM's Forbidden Planet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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