Kind of sci fi but not really - it's more akin to a spy melodrama with its investigative reporter, wisecracking girlfriend, heavy set foreign villain, kidnapped person who needs to be rescued.
It's very briskly handled by Ken Hughes at his B picture peak; he also did The Little Red Monnkey for the producer who was in secret Tony Owen (Mr Donna Reed) of Todon.
Two American leads - dancer Gene Nelson and Howard Hughes ex Faith Domergue. It feels very American in pace, which isn't a bad thing. The beginning was a little reminiscent of The Quatermass Experiment. I wish it was closer; they don't use sci fi much. But a decent time filler.
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