The Man from Planet X the same time this film was made. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" finished production six months prior, in the summer of 1951. Notes Bibliography The Man from Planet X The Man from Planet X is a 1951 independently made American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, that stars Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, and William Schallert. The film was distributed by United Artists. A scientist is monitoring a mysterious "Planet X" that has entered our solar system and is now near the Earth. A spaceship from the planet lands,
Gustav Holst of the work was given at The Old Vic, preceded by an introductory talk by Vaughan Williams. "The Times" praised Holst and his forces for "a most interesting and artistic performance of this very important work". After this success, Holst was disappointed the following year by the lukewarm reception of his choral work "The Cloud Messenger". He again went travelling, accepting an invitation from H. Balfour Gardiner to join him and the brothers Clifford and Arnold Bax in Spain. During this holiday Clifford Bax introduced Holst to astrology, an interest that later inspired his suite "The Planets". Holst cast his