Willard Parker

The Zero Hour -- The Zero Hour

A prim young woman, Millie (Evelyn Keyes), learns that she must be married before she can adopt an orphan. Under the knowing guidance of Glenn Ford, she is transformed into a vivacious beauty who soon finds herself with many suitors.

British astronaut Jeff Nolan returns to earth to find his hometown has been invaded by a robot army. Controlled by an alien race bent on the domination of Earth, the robots use a poison gas to turn the humans into zombie-like creatures; and Nolan must avoid a similar fate. When he finds a group of human survivors, he leads them in an attack against the robots, which involves attempting to jam the signal between the mechanical invaders and their masters. The Earth Dies Screaming is a classic British horror film directed by the acclaimed Terence Fisher.

A test pilot astronaut returns to England and finds almost the entire population dead. Large robots with clear-domed heads roam the streets killing anyone that they come in contact with. Once dead the victims return as eyeless zombie slaves who in turn assist the robots in finding more victims.