Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 10 Trivia Quiz

Answer: nothing

The Phantom removes his suit and helmet to become invisible to pursuers. They retrieve the suit and helmet and take them to the observatory in a lead-lined box. The suit disintegrates into fog or gas and leaves no remainder. When newspaperman Joe Wakeman tries to photograph the alien, he startles the Phantom who drops the helmet to the floor where it shatters, like glass, and dissolves into smoke. When the Phantom runs out of breathing gas, he falls to the floor and his body becomes visible without ultraviolet light. His naked body turns to vapor and then disappears.

Answer: Enter the Wolfman Again

There were only three werewolf movies made in the US in the 1950s. "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1957) stars Michael Landon as a troubled youth turned into a werewolf by an evil hypnotist. "The Werewolf" (1956) is an Americanized contemporary telling of the werewolf story. "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll" (1957) doesn't sound, by its title, like a werewolf movie, but it is.

There was no such film as "Enter the Wolfman Again."

Answer: a sentient TV set with special powers

The Twonky is apparently a creature from the future which inexplicably found its way back to the 1950s. It looks like a 16-inch Admiral television set. When it is delivered to Professor Kerry West, it demonstrates its powers by moving between rooms, using rays to move or destroy things, taking over the operation of a car, wiping people's memories and controlling their minds.

Answer: James Arness

The airmen attempt to melt the ice around the flying saucer but the Thermite bomb they use sets the craft on fire and destroys it. Nearby, they find the alien pilot, encased in a block of ice, which they take back to the research station. Once thawed and found to be alive, it does not look much like James Arness because of the low-light photography and the heavy make-up. Arness complained that his costume made him look like "a giant carrot." He provided the "giant" part in that he was six feet, seven inches, tall.

Answer: to invite the Earth to join a peace pact

When the geologist throws acid on the alien, it dissolves her entirely with the exception of a locket. Inside, he finds a note in English from the "Master of the Council of Planets of the Galaxy." It offers help in solving Earth's problems and invites the Earth to join the council. It asks that their response be given to their emissary -- the one the Earth people had just killed.

Answer: combined hand-drawn background with live action

In "The Angry Red Planet," only the scenes on the surface of Mars were filmed using CineMagic. The others (on Earth and in the space ship) were shot in Eastman 5250 Color. The Martian scenes were shot on less-expensive black-and-white film. All of the Martian scenes are tinted red, in keeping with the film's title. All of the Martian scenes are shot live action against hand-drawn backgrounds which looks low-budget and stupid. Film critics were neither amused nor impressed.

The only other film known to have used this technique was "Three Stooges in Orbit" (1962).

Answer: a werewolf

Pepe, played by Vladimir Sokoloff, is a native of the Carpathian mountains of Central Europe. He is allowed to see the police post-mortem photographs of Frank. Based on the injuries, he tells Officer Stanley that this was the work of a werewolf which he says are "human beings possessed by wolves." The law enforcement officers do not believe him.

Answer: producing/directing

Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. (1926-2004) was born in Germany but worked in the United States as a director, producer, and screenwriter. He was also a singer, a radio producer, a theme-park designer and the producer of the Rev. Billy Graham's crusades on television. At the movies, he is best remembered for directing "The Blob" (1958); he also both directed and produced "4D Man" (1959) and "Dinosaurus!" (1960).

Answer: the Lochmouth region of Scotland

"X: The Unknown" is set in the Lochmouth region of Scotland, near Glasgow. Many of the exteriors were filmed at the Beaconsfield Gravel Pits, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. This location in the moors of South East England lent itself to Gerald Gibbs' black-and-white photography to enhance a sense of desolation.

Answer: Derek kills them all and himself, as well.

Derek, the son of the leader of the aliens, runs away from the ship intending never to return. He ultimately returns to the ship, apparently repentant, and offers to guide the ship to an Earth landing. Instead, he drives the ship full-speed into the ground, causing it to explode and kill everyone on board including himself.

His self-sacrifice is intended to protect Betty Morgan and all the people of Earth.