DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS

A Nyah calling

Ian Berriman

EXTRAS ▸ RELEASED OUT NOW! 1954 | PG | Blu-ray ▸ Director David MacDonald ▸ Cast Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court BLU-RAY DEBUT A remote Scottish inn is the unlikely site for first contact in this low-budget British B-movie, which takes a pulpy sci-fi scenario, mashes it up with melodrama, and stirs in some put-the-kettle-on stoicism. A great deal about it feels familiar, particularly when it comes to the subplots. One concerns an escaped prisoner who we’re given no particular reason to believe is not responsible for murdering his wife; the other, an implausibly speedy romance between a journalist and a model. Main reason to watch: the titular Nyah (pronounced Nigh-a), knocked off-course on a mission to find virile examples of British masculinity. Those expecting red skin or horns will…

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