The 27th Day (1957)

The 27th Day (1957)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 19, 2016Aliens Give Selected People Doomsday Capsules
A classic of 1950s Reds Under the Bed anti-Communist hysteria in which aliens give selected humans capsules capable of obliterating all life, which quickly pits East against West in a race to obtain them. Clearly influenced by The Day the Earth Stood Still, this is better than most