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Call headquarters.

Get the lieutenant.

Holy Christmas! That thing's doing about
4,000. But that's incredible, sir. That

can't be aircraft.

Must be a buzz bomb.

This is Lefton at Ferris at Charlie
Baker.

I have a bogey at 2,000 feet.

4,000 miles an hour.

Reports are coming in from all over the
empire, from all over the world. The

government has not yet issued any
statement, but there seems to be no

question that there actually is a large
unidentified object circling the earth

at incredible speed.

This is Elmer Davis again.

We still don't know what it is or where
it comes from, but there's something

there. It's been tracked around the
Earth by radar, traveling at a rate of 4

,000 miles an hour.

This is not another flying saucer scare.

Scientists and military men are already
agreed on that.

Whatever it is, it's something real.

We interrupt this program to give you a
bulletin just received from one of our

naval units.

east coast of the United States. This is
H.V. Caldenborn speaking.

Here in the nation's capital, there is
anxiety and concern, but no outward sign

of panic.

As a matter of fact, there are signs of
normalcy. The beautiful spring weather,

the tourist crowds around the public
monuments and other buildings.

Thank you.

Give me the chief of staff.

Hello.

I want to speak to the president.

I'm sorry, but you'll have to interrupt
him.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
This is Drew Pearson. We bring you this

special radio television broadcast in
order to give you the very latest

information on an amazing phenomenon,
the arrival of a spaceship in

Washington.

Government and Defense Department
officials are concerned by reports of

panic. in several large eastern cities.

I am authorized to assure you that so
far there is no reasonable cause for

alarm. The rumors of invading armies and
mass destruction are based on hysteria

and are absolutely false. I repeat,
these rumors are absolutely false.

The ship, designed for travel outside
the Earth's atmosphere, landed in

Washington today at 3.47 p.m.

Eastern Standard Time. We still do not
know where it came from.

The ship is now resting exactly where it
landed two hours ago, and so far there

is no sign of life from inside it.

Troops have been rushed across the
Potomac River from Fort Myer and have

thrown a cordon around the ship.

They're supported by tanks, artillery,
and machine guns.

Behind the police lines, there's a huge
crowd of curiosity seekers.

The Army has taken every precaution.

to meet any emergency which may develop.

Every eye, every weapon is trained on
the ship.

It's been that way for two hours, and
the tension is just beginning.

Just a minute, ladies and gentlemen. I
think something is happening.

We have come to visit you in peace and
with goodwill.

It was

a

gift for your president.

With this, he could have studied life on
the other planet.

Get that ambulance over here. Take him
to Alder Reed Hospital right away.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Harley's here from the White House.

General, right in there, Mr. Harley.

My name is Harley, Secretary to the
President.

I've been told you speak our language.

Your name is Mr.

Klaatu? Just Klaatu.

The president asked me to convey his
deepest apologies for what has happened.

Sit down, Mr. Harney.

Thank you.

I'm sure I need hardly point out that
your arrival was something of a

surprise.

Have you been traveling long?

About five months.

Your months.

You must have come a long way.

About 250 million of your miles.

Naturally, we're very curious to know
where it is you come from.

From another planet.

Let's just say that we're neighbors.

It's rather difficult for us to think of
another planet as a neighbor.

I'm afraid in the present situation
you'll have to learn to think that way.

The present situation?

I mean the reason for my coming here.

We're very curious about that, too.

Would you care to talk about it?

I'd be glad to.

Not now, of course, with you alone.

Oh, perhaps you'd rather discuss it
personally with the President.

This is not a personal matter, Mr.
Harley.

It concerns all the people on your
planet.

I... I'm not sure I understand.

I want to meet with representatives from
all the nations of the Earth.

I'm afraid that would be a little
awkward.

It's completely without precedent.

And there are practical considerations.
The time involved, the enormous

distances. I travel 250 million miles.

I appreciate that, but... I want to be
frank with you, Mr... I mean,

Klaatu.

Our world at the moment is full of
tensions and suspicions.

In the present international situation,
such a meeting would be quite

impossible. What about your United
Nations?

You know about the United Nations?

We've been monitoring your radio
broadcast for a good many years.

That's how we learned your languages.

I'm sure you recognize from our
broadcasts the evil forces that have

produced the trouble in our world.

I'm not concerned, Mr. Harley, with the
internal affairs of your planet.

My mission here is not to solve your
petty squabbles.

It concerns the existence of every last
creature on Earth.

Perhaps if you could explain a little. I
intend to explain.

To all the nations at the same time.

How do we proceed, Mr. Harley?

Well, we could call a special meeting of
the General Assembly, but of course the

United Nations doesn't represent all the
nations.

Then I suggest a meeting of all the
chiefs of state.

Believe me, you don't understand.

They wouldn't sit down at the same
table.

I don't want to resort to threats, Mr.
Harley.

I merely tell you that the future of
your planet is at stake.

I urge that you transmit that message to
the nations of the Earth.

I will make that recommendation to the
President.

But I must tell you in all honesty, I'm
extremely dubious about the results.

Apparently I'm not as...

cynical about Earth's people as you are.

I have been dealing in Earth's politics
a good day longer than you have.

Good night, sir.

It is now 2 a.m. and the giant robot
still hasn't moved.

Engineers from nearby Fort Belvoir have
failed to budge him.

Metallurgical experts have found his
huge body impregnable.

They're now concentrating on the ship
itself, so far with no results.

Getting any place, Sergeant?

Oh, no, sir.

This beats me, sir.

I saw the ramp go through the side of
the ship right here.

Now I can't even find a crack.

Oh, Carlson, what's the report?

No luck, sir.

We've tried everything from a blowtorch
to a diamond drill.

What about him?

Made out of the same stuff.

Has he moved, Sergeant?

No, sir, not an inch.

This is the toughest material I ever
saw, General.

For hardness and strength, it's out of
this world.

I can tell you officially that's where
it came from.

The skeletal structure is completely
normal.

The tests show the same for the major
organs.

The heart, liver, spleen, kidneys.

And the lungs are the same as ours.

That must mean a similar atmosphere,
similar pressure.

How old do you think he is?

Oh, I'd say 35, 38.

Told me this morning while I was
examining him. He's 78.

Well, I don't believe it.

Life expectancy is 130.

Well, how does he explain that? Says
their medicine is that much more

advanced.

He was very nice about it, but he made
me feel like a third-class witch doctor.

I removed a bullet from that man's arm
yesterday.

What about it? I just examined the
wound, and it's completely healed.

What does he say about it? Said he put
some salve on it, some stuff he had with

him. What are you going to do with it?

Take it downstairs and have it analyzed.

And I don't know whether to just get
drunk or give up the practice of

medicine.

Afternoon, Mr. Harley. Good afternoon,
gentlemen.

Good afternoon.

I'm glad to see you up and around.

Thank you.

Have you any news?

Not very good news, I'm afraid.

The President accepted your suggestion
and cabled the invitations for a

meeting.

Let me read you some of the replies.

The Premier wishes to inform the
government of the United States that it

will be impossible for him to attend the
meeting suggested by the President

unless the meeting is held in Moscow.

The suggestion of the President
regarding the possibility of a meeting

in Moscow

would be unacceptable to his majesty's
government at the present time.

Representation could be sent only if the
meeting were held in Washington.

Well, there you have it.

Now that you understand the situation
more clearly, perhaps you'd like to

discuss it with the president.

I will not speak with any one nation or
group of nations.

I don't intend to add my contribution to
your childish jealousies and suspicions.

Our problems are very complex, Klaatu.
You mustn't judge us too harshly. I can

judge only by what I see.

Your impatience is quite understandable.

I'm impatient with stupidity.

My people have learned to live without
it. I'm afraid my people haven't.

I am very sorry.

I wish it were otherwise.

Before making any decisions, I think I
should get out among your people.

Become familiar with the basis for these
strange, unreasoning attitudes.

Under the circumstances, I'm afraid
that's impossible.

Oh, I must ask that you don't attempt to
leave the hospital. Our military people

have insisted on this. I'm sure you'll
understand.

on the mantle of space, you've got a
way. What?

Get him re-available now. Yep.

The authorities at Walter Reed Hospital
refused to comment on how he managed to

escape or what measures may be taken to
apprehend him. The creatures are

denounced as rumor by Police Chief
Walter Baxter.

He's not eight feet tall, as reported,
nor does he have tentacles. There is no

denying that there is a monster at
large, that we are dealing with forces

beyond our knowledge and power.

The public is advised to take ordinary
precautions and to remain calm.

...come to the inescapable conclusion
that this ship and its occupants come

from some other planet.

Thus far, scientists have refused to
speak officially on just which planet

until they've had an opportunity to
study the ship.

They seem to agree, however, that either
Venus or Mars is the most likely

possibility. Not only are these the
closest planets to Earth, but all

research to date indicates that they are
the only two planets capable of

sustaining life as we know it.

However, all reputable scientists warn
against jumping to hasty conclusions.

Professor Habermeyer of MIT, for
example, points out that it's entirely

possible in light of our meager
knowledge.

The president has urged all citizens to
be on the alert for any information

about this man and to transmit such
information immediately to the police,

the army, or the FBI.

While the president made no effort to
minimize the crisis, he urged people all

over the country to remain calm.

And I might add that though this man may
be our bitter enemy, he could be also a

newfound friend.

Unfortunately, for identification
purposes, the only photographs we have

are similar to this one and do not show
the man's face.

The president said the entire facilities
of the FBI and every other federal

agency are being brought to bear.

He pointed out, however, that this is no
ordinary manhunt. He warned we may be up

against powers.

They're beyond our control.

What is it you want?

My name is Carpenter.

I'm looking for a room.

Oh, I see.

Are you an FBI man?

No, I'm afraid not.

I bet he is, Mom. I bet he's looking for
the spaceman.

I think we've all been hearing too much
about spacemen.

Oh, this is Mrs. Benson, Mr.

Carpenter. How do you do? And little
Bobby.

Mr. and Mrs. Barley.

And Mr.

Crow. How do you do?

Hi, Mrs.

Crockett.

I have a very nice room on the second
floor. It has two large windows and gets

the sun all day long.

Hey, mister, can I help you look for the
spaceman? I know just what he looks

like. He's got a big square head with
three great big eyes. That's enough,

Bobby. It's late. Come on. Excuse me.

We mustn't annoy Mr. Carpenter or he
won't want to stay here.

He's really a dear little boy and quiet
as a mouse.

You're a long way from home, aren't you,
Mr. Carpenter?

How did you know? I can tell a New
England accent a mile away.

And now we take you to Miami Beach,
Florida for a report from Gabriel

Heater. Mr. Heater.

And now on this Sunday morning we ask
some questions.

that have been haunting the entire
nation for two whole days.

This creature.

Where is he?

What is he up to?

If he can build a spaceship that can fly
to Earth, and a robot that can destroy

our tanks and guns, what other terrors
can he unleash at will?

Obviously, the monster must be found.

He must be tracked down like a wild
animal.

He must be destroyed.

But where would such a creature hide?

Would he disappear into the Northwoods?

Would he crawl into the sewers of some
great city?

Everybody agrees there is grave danger.

The question remains, what can we do to
protect ourselves?

What measures can we take to neutralize
this menace from another world?

Destroy it? Of course, but how?

And if we do destroy it, what do we face
in retaliation?

George, would you turn that radio off?
I'm trying to concentrate.

Why doesn't the government do something?
That's what I'd like to know.

What can they do? They're only people,
just like us. People, my foot. They're

Democrats.

That's enough to give you the shakes.

He's got that robot standing there,
eight feet tall, just waiting for orders

to destroy us.

The spaceman, or whatever he is.

We automatically assume he's a menace.

Maybe he isn't at all.

Then what's he hiding for?

Why doesn't he come out in the open?

Yeah, like that heater fellow says.
What's he up to?

Maybe he's afraid.

He's afraid.

Well, after all, he was shot the minute
he landed here.

I was just wondering what I would do.

Perhaps before deciding on a course of
action, you'd want to know more about

the people here.

To orient yourself in a strange
environment.

There's nothing strange about
Washington, Mr. Carpenter.

A person from another planet might
disagree with you.

Well, if you want my opinion, he comes
from right here on Earth.

And you know where I mean.

They wouldn't come in a spaceship.

They'd come in airplanes.

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

Stan's the reason that fellow wants
something, otherwise he wouldn't be

here. Is that right, Mr. Carpenter?

I must admit I'm a little confused.

Oh, Mrs. Benson, Mr. Stevens is here to
see you.

Oh, thank you.

Excuse me.

George, finish your coffee. I promised
the Carsons I'd be there at 11.

Good morning. Good morning.

We're all set. I picked up some
sandwiches and put gas in the car.

And the radio's still on the blink so we
can forget about the spaceman for today.

Well, there's only one thing. I haven't
anyone to stay with Bobby.

I don't suppose we could take him with
us.

Well, well, we could.

Well, there's always someone here. But
today, of course, they've all got plans.

I haven't any plans.

I'd be happy to spend the day with him,
if you'd let me. Say, that would be

great, wouldn't it?

Well, it's awfully nice of you to
suggest it.

Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Carpenter, this is
Tom Stevens.

How do you do, Mr. Carpenter?

Hello.

Bobby and I had a fine time yesterday
afternoon.

We talked and listened to the radio.

I thought today you might like to show
me around the city.

Well... Suppose I ask Bobby how he feels
about it.

Fine.

That's my father.

He was killed at Anzio.

Did all those people die in wars?

Most of them.

Didn't you ever hear of the Arlington
Cemetery?

No, I'm afraid not.

You don't seem to know much about
anything, do you, Mr. Carpenter?

Well, I'll tell you, Bobby.

I've been away a long time.

Very far away.

Is it different where you've been?

Don't they have places like this?

Well, they have cemeteries, but not like
this one.

You see, they don't have any wars.

Gee, that's a good idea.

What would you like to do this
afternoon?

Go to the movies.

All right.

No fooling, will you?

No fooling.

Bobby, tell me...

Do you have to have money to go there?

I've got two dollars. Mom gave it to me.
No, I want to take you to the movie.

Do you think they'd accept these?

Gee, they look like diamonds.

In some places, those are what people
use for money.

They're easier to carry and they don't
wear out.

I'll bet they're worth a million
dollars.

Would you give me your two dollars for
two of these?

Well, sure.

Okay.

Let's not say anything to Mom about
this, though, huh?

Why not, Mommy?

Well, she doesn't like me to steal from
people.

It was a great word.

He must have been a great man.

Oh, sure.

That's the kind of man I'd like to talk
to.

Bobby, who's the greatest man in America
today?

Oh, I don't know.

Spaceman, I guess.

No, I was speaking of Earth men.

I meant the greatest philosopher, the
greatest thinker. Well, you mean the

smartest man in the whole world. Yes,
that would do nicely.

Mr. Barnhart, I guess.

He's the greatest scientist in the whole
world. He lives right here in

Washington, doesn't he?

Right near where my mom works.

Where's that?

Department of Commerce. She's a
secretary.

That man they call a secretary isn't at
all. My mom's a real secretary.

Mr. Carpenter, now can we go see the
spaceship?

If you like.

I'll bet that iron guy's strong.

I'll bet he can knock down a whole
building.

Shouldn't be at all surprised.

I'd like to get inside that ship and see
how it works.

What do you think makes it go?

Well, uh...

A highly developed form of atomic power,
I should imagine.

I thought that was only for bombs.

No. No, it's for lots of other things,
too.

You think it can go faster than the
F-86?

Yes, I should think so.

About 1,000 miles an hour?

Maybe 4,000 miles an hour.

And outside the Earth's atmosphere, a
good deal faster.

How could they make a landing?

Well, there are several ways to reduce
landing speed.

You see, the basic problem is to
overcome the inertia and...

Keep going, mister.

He was falling for it.

Thank you, Mrs. Robinson.

I'm sure we've all shared your affairs
during the past few days.

I see a gentleman here with his little
boy.

What do you think of the spaceship, son?

It's the biggest spaceship I ever saw.

And you, sir.

Mind telling us your name?

My name is Carpenter. Would you care to
say a few words, Mr. Carpenter? I

suppose you're just as scared as the
rest of us.

In a different way, perhaps.

I am fearful when I see people
substituting fear for reason.

In fact, I would like... Thank you, Mr.
Carpenter. Thank you very much. I see

another gentleman over here in the
crowd. Extra!

Extra! Space Matty Lutz, police!

Army putting charge!

Read all about it! Space Matty Lutz,
police!

Extra! Extra!

Get your paper here!

I don't know, Bobby.

I'm inclined to doubt it.

Mr. Carpenter, what does inertia mean?

Inertia is the property of matter by
which it remains in uniform motion

unless acted upon by external force.

Oh.

I'll bet that's just the way Professor
Barnhart talks.

Bobby, I have an idea.

Let's go and see Professor Barnhart and
find out how he talks.

You're kidding, aren't you?

Wouldn't you like to meet him?

Sure.

I bet you'd be scared.

Maybe we can scare him more than he can
scare us.

I like you, Mr. Carpenter. You're a real
screwball.

Maybe he isn't home.

Gee, I'll bet you this is where he
works.

stuff on the blackboard mean it's a
problem in celestial mechanics i bet

he's the only one in the world that
knows the answer he doesn't know the

answer and he'll never get it that way
we probably

couldn't get to see him even if he was
phone

hey where

you going if he's that difficult to see
perhaps we ought to leave a calling card

Did he do it wrong?

He just needs a little help.

What

are

you doing in here?

How dare you write on that blackboard?

Do you realize the professor's been
working on that problem for weeks?

He'll solve it in no time now.

How did you get in here and what do you
want?

He came to see Professor Barnhart. Well,
he's not here and he won't be back till

this evening.

I think you'd better leave now.

Would you give this to the professor?

I think he'll want to talk to me.

I wouldn't erase that.

The professor needs it very badly.

Mr. Carpenter, come home yet? Yeah, he's
right inside.

Tell him I'd like to see him. Okay, come
on in.

Your name Carpenter?

Yes. Oh, I suppose Professor Bonhart's
been looking for me. I've been looking

for you all afternoon.

It was a wonderful day. You still
haven't answered my question.

You know how I feel, Tom.

But I just want to think it over.

The bosses leave them for Chicago
tomorrow. If I could tell them that I

was getting married and had two
dependents.

You're a good salesman.

But I've got to think about it. A good
insurance salesman wouldn't give you

time to think about it.

Good evening, Mr. Carpenter. Good
evening.

Mrs. Benson, this is Mr. Brady.

How do you do? How do you do? Mr.
Brady's a government agent.

Haven't I saved you? We had a swell
time, didn't we, Mr. Carpenter?

Yes, we did. We went to the movies and
had some ice cream cones, and then we

went to see Daddy.

I don't know how to thank you.

I enjoyed every minute of it.

We, uh, better get going, Mr. Carpenter.

Oh, gee.

You didn't finish your story.

I'll finish it tomorrow.

Good night, Robbie.

Good night.

Good night.

Come on, dear.

Time to go to bed.

Why did Mr. Carpenter have to go with
Mr. Brady?

I don't know.

Maybe it was a mistake.

We sure had fun today. We saw the
spaceship.

And I went to see Professor Barnhart.

Professor Barnhart?

Yeah, sure.

Mom, do I have to go to school tomorrow?

Yes, of course, dear.

Gee, I always hoped I could go out with
Mr. Carpenter again.

Oh, come in. The professor's in his
study.

This is the man you wanted to see,
Professor.

Thank you, Captain.

I'll wait outside.

You wrote this?

It was a clumsy way to introduce myself.

But I understand you're a difficult man
to see.

I thought you'd have the solution by
this time. Not yet. That's why I wanted

to see you.

All you have to do now is to substitute
this expression at this point.

Yes, that will reproduce the first order
term.

But what about the effect of the other
terms? Almost negligible.

With variation of parameters, this is
the answer.

How can you be so sure?

Have you tested this theory?

I find it works well enough to get me
from one planet to another.

I am glad to.

I spent two days at your Walter Reed
Hospital, room 309.

My doctor's name was Major White.

Now, if you're not interested or if you
intend to turn me over to your army, we

needn't waste any more time.

You may go now, Captain.

Please thank General Cutler and tell
him... Tell him that I know this

gentleman.

You have faith, Professor Barnhart.

It isn't faith that makes good science,
Mr. Gladwell. It's curiosity.

Sit down, please.

There are several thousand questions I'd
like to ask you.

I would like to explain something of my
mission here. That was my first

question. We know from scientific
observation that your planet has

discovered a rudimentary kind of atomic
energy.

We also know that you're experimenting
with rockets.

Yes, that is true.

So long as you were limited to fighting
among yourselves with your primitive

tanks and aircraft, we were unconcerned.

But soon, one of your nations will apply
atomic energy to spaceships.

That will create a threat to the peace
and security of other planets.

That, of course, we cannot tolerate.

What exactly is the nature of your
mission, Mr. Klaatu?

I came here to warn you that by
threatening danger, your planet faces

danger. Very grave danger.

I'm prepared, however, to offer a
solution.

Would you care to be more specific?

What I have to say must be said to all
concerned.

It is too important to be entrusted to
any individual.

I gather that your efforts on the
official level were not entirely

successful. I come to you as a last
resort, and I confess my patience is

wearing thin.

Must I take drastic action in order to
get a hearing?

What sort of action do you mean?

Violent action, since that seems to be
the only thing your people understand.

Leveling New York City, perhaps?

Or sinking the Rock of Gibraltar?

Would you be willing to meet with the
group of scientists I'm calling

together?

Perhaps you could explain your mission
to them.

And they, in turn, could present it to
their various peoples.

That's why I came to see you.

It is not enough to have men of science.

We scientists are too often ignored or
misunderstood.

We must get leaders from every field.
The finest minds in the world. I leave

that in your hands.

One thing, Mr. Kratu.

Suppose this group should reject your
proposals.

What is the alternative?

I'm afraid there is no alternative.

In such a case, the planet Earth would
have to be eliminated.

Such power exists?

I assure you, such power exists.

The people who come to the meeting must
be made to realize this.

They must understand what is at stake.

You mentioned a demonstration of force.

Yes. Would such a demonstration be
possible before the meeting?

Yes, of course.

Something that would dramatize for them
and for their people the seriousness of

the situation.

Something that would affect the entire
planet.

That can easily be arranged.

I wouldn't want you to harm anybody or
destroy anything.

Why don't you leave it to me?

I'll think of something.

Maybe a little demonstration.

Something dramatic, but not destructive.

That's quite an interesting problem.

Would the day after tomorrow be all
right?

Say about noon.

Rummy?

Did it again.

Take a hand, Mr. Cobner?

Take it.

Oh, no thanks, sweetie.

No thanks.

Are you going out, dear?

Yes, Tom's picking me up.

Well, personally, I wouldn't go out
after dark these days.

But then I'm not courting, am I?

Oh, Mr.

Carpenter.

Everyone seems so... Jittery is the
word.

Bobby's the only person I know who isn't
jittery.

Well, he has his homework to keep him
occupied.

He's a fine boy, Mrs. Benson.

Naturally, I think so.

Warm, friendly, intelligent.

Mr. Carpenter.

This is none of my business.

But why did that man come here last
night?

Oh, they just wanted to ask me a few
questions.

Bobby and I tried to see Professor
Barnhart in the afternoon. He wasn't in.

Apparently, they thought I was looking
for secrets of some kind.

Excuse me.

Hello. Hello.

Are you ready?

I will be in a minute.

The picture starts at 8.50. I was just
talking to Mr. Carpenter. Well, I hope

Mr. Carpenter won't think I'm intruding.
Shh. What?

Good evening.

Excuse me. I was just going up to my
room.

Good night, Mr. Carpenter.

Have a good time.

Both of you. Thank you. Thank you.

Why don't you wait in here while I get
my things?

Tom, that was awful. I'm sorry. I guess
I'm just tired of hearing about Mr.

Carpenter. Tom. I don't like the way
he's attached himself to you and Bobby.

After all, what do you know about him?

I'll go get my things.

All you have to remember is first find
the common denominator, and then divide.

Thanks, Mr. Carpenter.

I'll say good night again. Mr.
Carpenter, I... Good

night. Good night, Mrs. Benson.

Go to bed now, darling. You can finish
that in the morning.

Okay.

Bobby.

I think it would be better if we didn't
see quite so much of Mr. Carpenter.

Gee, why, Mom?

He's my best friend. And he's awful good
in arithmetic.

He even helps Professor Barnhart.

Did you and Mr. Carpenter really go see
Professor Barnhart?

Sure we did. He wasn't there, but we
went to see him. And Mr. Carpenter

showed him how to do his arithmetic.

Mom?

Something wrong with Mr. Carpenter?

What do you mean, dear?

On account of last night.

You think he's a bank robber or a
gangster, maybe?

No, dear, of course not.

He's a very nice man.

I just think that he might prefer to be
left alone, that's all.

You go to bed and forget about it.

Good night, darling.

Good night.

Mom?

Why would he want to be left alone?

Don't forget to brush your teeth.

You a flashlight?

Real boy's got one. Fine.

Here, all you gotta do is push up on it,
see?

Oh. What do you need it for?

I, um, the lights in my room went out.
Oh.

I must tell you sometime about another
kind of train.

The kind that doesn't need any tracks.

Really? Really.

Remind me in the morning, I'll tell you
all about them. Okay.

Thank you.

Bobby,

what are you doing up at this hour?

I couldn't sleep, Mom. I had to tell
you.

Tell me what?

Well, after you left, I followed Mr.
Carpenter. And where do you think he

went? Right into the spaceship.

Now, Bobby, wait a minute.

Honest, Mom, I saw him. It opened up and
he walked right in. And that big iron

fellow was walking around, too.

Bobby, you've been dreaming again.

No, I haven't, Mom.

Honest, I promise you, I saw him.

Where'd you see all this, Bobby?

On the lawn, down at the mall.

In that place with the soldiers out in
front.

Where were the soldiers all this time?

Well, that big iron guy grabbed him and
knocked him out.

I like Mr. Carpenter, Mom.

I'm kind of scared.

Oh, don't be frightened, darling. It was
only a bad dream.

Here, we'll prove it to you.

Tom, will you ask Mr. Carpenter to come
down for a minute? Sure.

He's in the room next to mine.

Okay.

Think back hard.

You didn't follow Mr. Carpenter at all,
did you? You haven't even been out of

the house.

Yes, I have.

Now, you didn't really see a spaceship,
but you thought you did.

I'd never call you a liar.

He's not there, but look what I found in
his room.

Is it real?

Well, it looks real to me.

Well, Mr. Carpenter's got lots of
diamonds. He gave me a couple of them.

He gave these to you?

No, not exactly.

I gave him two dollars.

This doesn't make sense.

I think the guy's a crook. I never did
trust him.

Gee, Mom, you think maybe he's a diamond
smuggler?

Come on, darling. You're going up to bed
now. I wonder if we ought to call...

Bobby and I have had enough excitement
for the night.

Do you think it's all right for you to
stay here?

I've got a good lock on my door.

Bobby's going to sleep in my room
tonight.

Okay. Come on now. Up to bed with him.

Bobby, your shoes are soaking.

Yeah, the grass was kind of wet.

I'm going now, Helen.

Hello. May I see you for a minute?

Well, I'm just going to lunch. May I
walk out with you?

Well... Mrs.

Benson speaking.

Oh, hello.

I'm at Bleeker's to get an appraisal on
that diamond. I thought we might have

lunch together.

Can I talk to you later?

Oh, that'll be fine.

Bye.

I saw Bobby this morning before he went
to school.

Yes? I'd like to know what he told you
last night.

I really didn't pay much attention.

Bobby has such an active imagination.
Did you believe what he told you?

I have a reason for asking this. A very
important reason.

There's another elevator we can use.

What is it you want?

Before I ask you to be honest with me,
perhaps I should be completely honest

with you.

What happened?

What time is it?

Just twelve.

We shall be here for a little while.

About thirty minutes.

Well, we can try pushing the other
button.

They won't work.

Why not?

You see, the electricity's been
neutralized.

All over the world.

Bobby was telling the truth, wasn't he?

It's not Spice Month. What are they?

Professor Barnhart, you should go out
and see it for yourself.

Thanks. I am enjoying it right here. The
whole city has stopped. People are

running around like ants. What a
brilliant idea.

I never would have thought of it.

What about the people who are coming to
the meeting tonight?

Have they all arrived?

Yes, here's the list. And I talked to
most of them on the phone this morning.

They're all very curious about the
meeting. Good.

Did you speak to our friend, Mr.
Carpenter?

He'll be there at 8.30.

Tell me, Hilda, does all this frighten
you?

Does it make you feel insecure?

Yes, sir, it certainly does.

That's good, Hilda.

I'm glad.

As far as we can tell, all power's been
cut off everywhere, with a few

exceptions. And even these exceptions
are remarkable.

Hospitals, planes in flight, that sort
of thing.

I wish I could give you more
information, but as you know, all

communications are out.

Telephones, radio, cables, everything.

Gentlemen.

I can't tell you the president is
prepared to declare a state of national

emergency.

Oh, Eleanor, did you call the
electrician? I tried, Mr. Bleeker, but

the phone doesn't work either.

Well, call the phone company.

But the phone doesn't work.

Is it worth anything?

I have never seen such a stone in all my
life.

Will you please tell me where it came
from?

That's what I want you to tell me.

But there are no diamonds like this any
place in the world that I know of.

Are you sure of that?

Would you like to sell it?

No.

No, thanks.

I'd give you a very good price. Thank
you, no.

I've already told you more than I told
Professor Barnhart because, in a sense,

my life is in your hands.

I thought if you knew the facts, you'd
appreciate the importance of my not

being apprehended before the meeting
tonight.

Of course I do.

You hold great hope for this meeting.

I can see no other hope for your planet.

If this meeting should fail, then I'm
afraid there is no hope.

It must be 12.30.

I can keep an eye on Bobby.

He's the only other person who knows
anything about what I... No, wait a

minute. There's someone else.

Who? Tom. He was there last night when
Bobby told me what he saw.

Do you think he'd tell anyone?

I think he'd talk to me first anyway
before... Well, we can't take any

chance.

I'll get in touch with him right away to
make sure.

But I've got to talk to him. It's
terribly important.

Well, when is he coming back?

I don't know, Mrs. Benson.

He left before noon, before that awful
electric business.

I'm scared to death, Mrs. Benson. I...
No, he wouldn't tell me where he was

going.

Said it was something personal.

Well, please ask him to call me the
minute he gets in.

Thanks.

Before we start discussing plans, I want
a report from Colonel Ryder.

What about the robot, Colonel?

When it was discovered last night that
the robot had moved... I was directed by

the Joint Chiefs to find a means of
immobilizing him.

We accomplished that this morning by
encasing him in a block of KL-93.

It's a new plastic material stronger
than steel.

Isn't it possibly broken out of this
stuff?

No, sir, we just checked on that.

He's locked up tight as a drum. All
right.

That means we concentrate on the man.

Up till now, we've agreed upon the
desirability of capturing this man

alive.

We can no longer afford to be so
particular.

We'll get him, alive if possible.

But we must get him.

Is that clear?

Honest, Mary, I'm so scared I can't sit
still.

I'd like to run someplace, but I don't
know where to go.

Bye now.

Margaret, call the Pentagon.

Find out who's in charge of this
spaceman business.

Whoever it is, I want to talk to him.
Mrs. Benson's been trying to get you all

afternoon. She says it's important.

Get this other call first.

Oh, Mrs. Benson, he just walked in. Oh,
fine.

Are you nervous, too?

Yes, I am, Margaret. Oh, Helen.

Come on in. Tom, I've been trying to get
you all afternoon.

I have some terrific news about your
friend, Mr. Carpenter.

What about him? Helen, he's the man from
the spaceship.

I had that diamond checked at three
different places.

Nobody's ever seen a stone like that.

After what Bobby told us, that's enough
for me.

Why is it nobody knows anything about
him? Why hasn't he got any money?

All right, Tom, it's true.

I know it's true.

You... How do you know? Never mind about
that. But you've got to promise me you

won't say a word to anybody. Are you
crazy after what happened today?

You don't understand.

You don't realize how important this is.
Important? Of course it's important. The

point is we can do something about it.
That's what I'm trying to tell you. We

mustn't do anything about it.

Believe me, Tom, I know what I'm talking
about. He's a menace to the whole world.

It's our duty to turn him in. But he
isn't a menace.

He told me why he came here.

He told you?

Oh, don't be silly, honey, just because
you like the guy.

You realize, of course, what this would
mean to us.

I could write my own ticket. I'd be the
biggest man in the country.

Is that what you're thinking about?

Why not? Somebody's got to get rid of
him.

I'm not going to let you do it. Yes?

Leave me, Tom. This is the most
important thing in the world. What's his

name, Margaret?

General Cutler.

Yes.

Oh, all right. I'll hold on.

Tom, you mustn't. You don't know what
you're doing.

It isn't just you and Mr. Carpenter. The
rest of the world is involved. I don't

care about the rest of the world.

You'll feel different when you see my
picture in the papers.

I feel different right now. You wait and
see. You're going to marry a big hero.

I'm not going to marry anybody.

Helen, I... Hello, General Cutler?

No, I don't... No, I don't want to speak
to his aide. I want to speak to the

general.

Tell him it's about the spaceman.

That's right, General. That's where he's
staying.

Yes, of course I'm sure.

Thank you very much, Mr. Stevens. I want
to talk to you further, but I haven't

time now.

Deploy all Zone 5 units according to
Plan B. Immediately.

Attention all units. Attention all
units.

When deployed according to plan Baker,
maintain station and remain on radio

alert until further orders.

I'm sure Barnhart can arrange to hide me
until the meeting.

Where's the meeting going to be?

At the ship.

Yeah, they got in a taxi cab and went
off down that street.

Thank you, son.

Attention, Zone 5.

Attention, Zone 5.

Yellow cab moving north on 14th Street
from Harvard Street.

Man and woman in back seat. Get license
number and report.

Attention, Zone 5.

License number of target vehicle is
H0012.

Hey, looks like something big is going
on.

Attention, Zone 5.

Attention, Zone 5.

Report when target vehicle passes your
position.

It's only a few blocks to Barnard.

I'm worried about Gort.

I'm afraid of what he might do if
anything should happen to me.

Gort, but he's a robot.

Without you, what could he do?

There's no limit to what he could do.

He could destroy the Earth.

If anything should happen to me, you
must go to Gort.

You must say these words.

Klaatu, Barada, Nikto.

Please repeat that.

Batu.

Barada. Micto.

You must remember those words.

Yellow cab, license number H0012,
heading west from 15th Street at

Treasury Place.

The target vehicle is turning west into
Massachusetts Avenue.

Yellow cab heading northwest at Columbia
Road in Connecticut.

Repeat, yellow cab heading northwest at
Columbia Road in Connecticut.

Attention all units, northwest area,
zone five.

Block off all streets intersecting
Connecticut Avenue on a line from

Wisconsin to the park.

All vehicles, close in.

Let's go.

What's going on here?

Try.

Get that message to God.

Right away.

Plateau. Varada. Nikto.

Plateau. Varada. Nikto.

Locked in a cell.

There's no question about it, General.
He's dead, all right.

I understand.

I'll be right there, sir.

Bring in a squad of men, Lieutenant.
Place a guard around that cell.

Yes, sir.

Captain, don't let anyone in or out of
the building. Yes, sir.

Come along.

Thank you.

Professor Barnhart?

Yes? I'm very sorry, but I have to ask
you to call off this meeting.

Call it off?

But I had permission from the army. I
know you did, sir.

But the robot's on the loose now, and
it's not safe around here.

You'll have to get your people out of
this area.

I was.

You mean... he has the power of life and
death?

No. That power is reserved to the
almighty spirit.

This technique, in some cases, can
restore life for a limited period.

But how long?

You mean how long will I live?

That no one can tell.

Under the circumstances, the army people
have asked us to leave.

And since their concern is for our
safety, I can do nothing but suggest

that we comply.

I am leaving soon, and you will forgive
me if I speak bluntly.

The universe grows smaller every day,
and the threat of aggression by any

group, anywhere, can no longer be
tolerated.

There must be security for all, or no
one is secure.

This does not mean giving up any
freedom, except the freedom to act

irresponsibly.

Your ancestors knew this when they made
laws to govern themselves and hired

policemen to enforce them.

We of the other planets have long
accepted this principle.

We have an organization for the mutual
protection of all planets and for the

complete elimination of aggression.

The test of any such higher authority
is, of course, the police force that

supports it.

For our policemen...

We created a race of robots.

Their function is to patrol the planets
in spaceships like this one and preserve

the peace.

In matters of aggression, we have given
them absolute power over us.

This power cannot be revoked.

At the first sign of violence, they act
automatically against the aggressor.

The penalty for provoking their action
is too terrible to risk.

The result is we live in peace, without
arms or armies, secure in the knowledge

that we are free from aggression and
war, free to pursue more profitable

enterprises.

We do not pretend to have achieved
perfection, but we do have a system, and

it works.

I came here to give you these facts.

It is no concern of ours how you run
your own planet.

But if you threaten to extend your
violence, this earth of yours will be

reduced to a burned-out cinder.

Your choice is simple.

Join us and live in peace, or pursue
your present course and face

obliteration.

We shall be waiting for your answer.

The decision rests with you.

Moringa.