A low-budget mishmash of story elements lifted from two Universal-International sci-fi pictures, The Mole People (1956) and This Island Earth (1955), with a dash of Gulliver's Travels thrown in for good measure, The Phantom Planet (1961) is an enjoyably goofy little film, with flashes of imagination that frequently go awry. Though quite bad overall, it has a peculiar charm springing from its na vet ; most associated with it made few if any other '50s-style sci-fi films, and that more than anything else probably resulted in its odd likeability.

The film is presumed to be in the public domain. A number of video labels have been selling it, including one pretty good version from Image sourced from collector Wade Williams. Williams' print may also have been the source for this release from Legend Films. (No one is credited anywhere on the packaging or DVD, however.) It includ...Read the entire review