Target Earth (film)

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Target Earth is a 1954 science fiction film. It was directed by Sherman A. Rose and stars Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey, and Whit Bissell. The film focuses on a deserted Chicago cityscape and a small group of people who have been overlooked during a mass evacuation due to an invasion of robot like beings from the planet Venus. The movie was based on the 1953 short story "Deadly City" by Paul W. Fairman.His short story "Deadly City", which appeared in the March, 1953 issue of If magazine under the pseudonym Ivar Jorgensen, was made into the motion picture Target Earth. The story was about an alien invasion of Chicago and the evacuation of the city. The aliens had destroyed several Michigan towns, killing all the inhabitants, and had moved on to Illinois. The plot revolves around five characters who remain in the deserted city. They have to survive in a city devoid of people and facing annihilation by alien invaders.

Production
Even though a "Robot Army" is mentioned several times, the production crew only constructed one robot which was used for all scenes.

The film's story is based in Chicago but was actually filmed in Los Angeles. Empty street scenes were filmed during early mornings when streets would be devoid of traffic and pedestrians.

Casting
Robert Roark was given his role since his father was a large investor in the film.