Ice From Space – 1952 This episode of TALES OF TOMORROW is set at a rocket base out in the desert.
A test rocket returns to earth with a rather unexpected cargo. The cargo? A slab of ice has somehow formed inside the rocket.
The base commander, Edmon Ryan, has the block of ice removed from the ship and stored. There seems to be a problem with the ice however. It radiates cold and everything starts to freeze. A zone of 1-2 miles of desert drops to 20 below zero.
Each day the frozen area grows and the Army has no idea how to stop it. Visiting Congressman Raymond Bailey demands Ryan destroy the slab. Everything is tried, fire, explosives etc with no success.
The frozen area has now reaches 50 miles around the base. Ryan orders the slab loaded onto another rocket. He will launch himself and the ice into deep space.
A not bad little episode which features Paul Newman in his first screen appearance. (b/w)
A test rocket returns to earth with a rather unexpected cargo. The cargo? A slab of ice has somehow formed inside the rocket.
The base commander, Edmon Ryan, has the block of ice removed from the ship and stored. There seems to be a problem with the ice however. It radiates cold and everything starts to freeze. A zone of 1-2 miles of desert drops to 20 below zero.
Each day the frozen area grows and the Army has no idea how to stop it. Visiting Congressman Raymond Bailey demands Ryan destroy the slab. Everything is tried, fire, explosives etc with no success.
The frozen area has now reaches 50 miles around the base. Ryan orders the slab loaded onto another rocket. He will launch himself and the ice into deep space.
A not bad little episode which features Paul Newman in his first screen appearance. (b/w)