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Man From Planet X Prototype

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Man From Planet X Prototype
Austrian-Hungary born Edgar G. Ulmer arrived in America and established himself quickly as a film director who could taken virtually non-existent budgets and turn them into something worth watching. The likes of Peter Bogdanovich and Robert Wise praised Ulmer's work since he was able to create a very specific style under extremely low-budget situations. Perhaps his most beloved and famous film was "The Man From Planet X" (1951), which was shot in six days with a budget of about $40,000. Like many sci-fi films of the day, it was a thinly disguised metaphor for the horrors of the McCarthy witch hunts that were invading America under the guise of "government security". The actual "Man" from Planet X will forever be remembered with his clear bubble head helmet, "crystal" front plate, and iconic spacesuit. He was played by Pat Goldin who was hired because of his ability to walk in "slow motion", which gave him an "other worldly" presence, as he fought Earth's gravity. The interest in Ulmer films, especially "Planet X" in the 1990's inspired "Resident X" to developed a "Planet X" limited edition model. 30 Prototypes were created, but the actual production of these models was never done. This is one of these rare prototypes (#10 of 30), which is numbered and signed by the "Resident X" team. It comes in a special mirrored Plexiglas displace case. This prototype comes from legendary Jerry Neeley's collection. Neeley was the well known film historian, writer, collector and owner of the famous "Jerry's Video" in Los Feliz, CA. Customers, collectors and throngs of directors, writers and industry people would come from around the world to talk to Jerry, whose knowledge and memory of film, especially when it came to Sci-Fi, was encyclopedic, and also to visit his famous collection. Also included is a Letter of Provenience from Jerry Neeley's widow and co-owner of his various video and memorabilia shops. The prototype is approx 9" high (including antenna), and the display case is approx 5"x9"x5".