Dr. Russell A. Marvin

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Dr. Russell A. Marvin is the fictional scientist protagonist in the 1956 science fiction film "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers."

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
scientist
appearsIn Earth vs. the Flying Saucers NERFINISHED
appearsInColorOrBW black-and-white film
appearsInDecade 1950s cinema
appearsInGenre alien invasion film
associatedWith Pentagon NERFINISHED
United States military NERFINISHED
basedIn Washington, D.C.
characterAlignment heroic
characterType rational scientist hero
conflictWith alien invaders
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor Earth vs. the Flying Saucers NERFINISHED
directorOfWork Fred F. Sears NERFINISHED
enemy flying saucers
fictionalUniverse Earth vs. the Flying Saucers NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork rocketry
space research
genreOfWork science fiction
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus married
medium film
narrativeEra Cold War period NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction leads human scientific response to alien threat
narrativeRole protagonist
notableAction attempts communication with alien spacecraft
develops a sonic weapon against flying saucers
notableFor representing 1950s American scientific optimism
occupation scientist
portrayedBy Hugh Marlowe NERFINISHED
primarySetting Earth NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED
scriptWriterCreation Curt Siodmak NERFINISHED
George Worthing Yates NERFINISHED
spouse Carol Marvin NERFINISHED
storyOutcome helps defeat alien saucers
threatFaced global alien invasion
usesTechnology rockets
sonic weapon system
worksAt U.S. government rocket research project
workTitleLanguage English-language film
yearOfAppearance 1956

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played Lt. Col. Ben Gately in Twelve O'Clock High portrayed Dr. Russell A. Marvin
subject surface form: Hugh Marlowe