The Lost Planet [SEP] distributor
The Lost Planet
The Lost Planet is a 1953 Columbia Pictures 15-chapter serial which has the distinction of being the last interplanetary-themed sound serial ever made. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet with a screenplay by George H. Plympton and Arthur Hoerl (who also wrote for
"Rocky Jones, Space Ranger"). It appears to have been planned as a sequel to the earlier chapterplay "" and shares many plot-points, props and sets, as well as some of the same cast. However, the
Red Riding Hood", "Puss in Boots", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "Prince Charming". The film was seized as obscene material, and its distributor filed a court case and an appeal in 1974, but lost both.
In 1973, Rene Laloux directed "La Planète sauvage" based on the French science fiction novel "Oms en série" by Stefan Wul. It has been televised in the United States and United Kingdom as "Fantastic Planet", and several DVD editions have been