Invisible Invaders

Invisible Invaders

Year: 1959

Runtime: 67 mins

Language: English

Director: Edward L. Cahn

HorrorHorror

Aliens contact scientist Adam Penner, revealing they have been invisible on the moon for 20,000 years and now demand Earth's surrender or face annihilation. Penner, his daughter, an army major and a nervous scientist hide in a fortified lab seeking the aliens' weakness, while the beings, possessing recently dead bodies, attack from outside.

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1

Noymann's death in the lab

Dr. Karol Noymann is killed when a laboratory explosion strikes his facility. The blast shatters the lab and leaves the scene in ruins, shocking his colleagues and temporarily derailing the project.

Dr. Noymann's laboratory
2

Penner resigns and pushes for changes

Disturbed by the accident, Dr. Adam Penner resigns from his position and calls for significant changes in safety and policy. His departure signals growing concern over how research is conducted in his field.

Penner's workplace
3

Alien possession at Noymann's funeral

At Noymann's funeral, an invisible alien takes over the dead scientist's body. The alien communicates through him, warning that Earth must surrender or face invasion, and it demonstrates its invisibility to convince Penner of its power.

Noymann's funeral
4

Penner seeks help; government ignores

Penner shares the warning with his daughter Phyllis and Dr. Lamont, asking Lamont to relay the message to Washington. The government ignores the warning, and the media begin labeling Penner as a crank.

Penner's home
5

Second visitation at the grave

At Noymann's gravesite, the invisible alien returns, confirming the threat and continuing to exert influence through the dead.

Noymann's grave
6

Alien possesses dead pilot at plane crash

At a plane crash site, another alien takes over the dead pilot's body and travels to a hockey game, where it chokes the announcer and issues an ultimatum for Earth to surrender.

Plane crash site
7

Second possession at car crash; another sporting event

A second alien inhabits a dead car crash victim and issues the same surrender ultimatum at a different sporting event, signaling a coordinated invasion.

Car crash site
8

Global threat acknowledged; world resists

The media broadcast warnings as governments decide to resist the invasion. Aliens seize more dead bodies and unleash chaos by blowing dams, starting fires, and destroying buildings around the world.

Worldwide
9

Major Jay escorts to the bunker

Major Bruce Jay arrives to escort Dr. Penner, Phyllis, and Dr. Lamont to a secret bunker. Along the way, they encounter a frightened farmer who is killed by the Major, after which an alien occupies the farmer's body.

Road to secret bunker
10

Bunker plans to capture an alien

Inside the bunker, they attempt to capture an alien for testing, trying to seal it with acrylic spray but the method fails. They eventually trap another alien in a hole lined with acrylic and bring it back to the bunker.

Secret bunker
11

Pressure chamber and surrender refusal

The captured alien is confined in a pressure chamber, and the acrylic is cracked by high air pressure. The alien offers to spare their lives if released, but Major Jay refuses to surrender.

Secret bunker
12

Failed experiments; Lamont contemplates surrender

They conduct several experiments to neutralize the alien, but nothing works. Frustrated, Dr. Lamont contemplates surrender while Major Jay remains steadfast and leads the resistance.

Secret bunker
13

Noise reveals weakness; alarm triggers

A struggle damages electronic equipment, triggering a loud alarm. The team observes the alien reacting violently to the noise, revealing a potential weakness to exploit.

Secret bunker
14

Sound gun defeats the alien; radio jamming

They build a sound-based weapon and test it on the alien, causing it to become visible and die. The aliens jam radio communications, but a radio direction finder helps them track the alien ship and eliminate several aliens on the way.

Bunker vicinity / path to alien ship
15

Final strike and UN thanks

Jay travels through the woods to reach the alien ship and destroys it with the sound gun, ending the invasion. After the ship is destroyed, Penner uses the recovered signal to contact the government with a plan to stop any remaining aliens. Later, at the United Nations in New York, Penner, Lamont, Phyllis, and Major Jay are publicly thanked for saving the world.

United Nations, New York

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