Earth Versus the Flying Saucers

Actors:  Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum, John Zaremba, Gordon Rhodes   
Rating: 8 out of 10, One of my longest held fascinations from early film going.  Harryhousen destroys Washington in this epic black and white sci fi classic that actually stands up pretty well.  Marlowe and Taylor as the lead couple have a lot of chemistry and can actually act.  You can see the seed this movie planted bloom in many of the alien invasion movies that have followed since.  So funny to see the 1950s versions of ourselves and so many familiar places.
MVP:  Marlowe as the heroic Doctor Russ Marvin