Hitchcoc A quick moving film about what happens when we aren't careful with potentially deadly, unknown substances. Here, an arrogant scientist is acting on his own and unleashes a kind of plant/creature that devours everything in its path. After an encounter with his ex he is eaten by the thing. Forces move in and burn the creature but it has contaminated other objects and may be carried by the ex-wife. Much of the movie involves hunting down this woman who thinks she is suspected of murder. I have to admit that the interrogation of different women on a plane aren't done very well. Perhaps the first thing you do is lay it on the line. There is good suspense at the end and it leaves one with a little something in the pit of the stomach. Good 1950's stuff.

jeflars Like the previous commenter I also saw this as a child, and in the spirit of his well written comments, I will add it was at the old Nile Theater in South Minneapolis. I was about 10. I had nightmares about this film for many days after, and to this day 50 years later, I still remember the title! Definitely not for the discerning adult, but my sci-fi grandson would love it! Solid 8 rating for the memories and thrills. However, it is only marginally acted. The special effects are good, and the airplane scene mentioned is thrilling. The oozing through the vent duct in the lab will remind you you are not safe even in your own home. I'd sure like to see this again!

breetles Finally some verification that I am not nuts. I have been searching the internet (and IMDb) for years for "blood rust" with no results and now, finally a verification that this film actually did exist. I saw it in Princeton, NJ in 1958 with my friend Mike (who did not recall any movie with "blood rust" when I ran into him years ago). No one I ever asked had heard of it. I did remember the title had an "X-" something in it. Now finally, others who were infected with blood rust are all coming forward. I didn't remember Moe being in it either, but the scene in the airplane with b-r oozing down the windows was an image that has stayed with me for 50 years. Can I get a copy on DVD anytime soon? The internet is good for some things.

kc5arb I figure I saw this gem when I was about 11, back when I lived in Queens NY.My memories are similar to the other notations on this flic, except that I was too young to form an opinion about its artistic merits. My real memory was the term blood rust, and the memory of a scene where detectives were finding it in a boxcar. (Ok, its possible I mixed that one up with a scene from "Them". I remembered it as the b part running with This Island Earth, but it may well have been playing with the Fly, as others indicated. The long and this short of it was that this one bugged me, as I could until recently find no movies referenced to "blood Rust". None of the printed compendiums of Sci-Fi movies helped. A recent call for help on another web site finally gave me the Space Master title, which did the trick! A 45 year mystery solved!Now I need to find a copy!