▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁American ▁science ▁fiction ▁film ▁from ▁Universal - Intern ational , ▁produced ▁by ▁William ▁All and , ▁directed ▁by ▁Joseph ▁M . ▁New man ▁and ▁Jack ▁Arnold , ▁that ▁stars ▁Jeff ▁Mor row , ▁Fa ith ▁Dom er gue ▁and ▁R ex ▁Re ason . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁novel ▁by ▁Raymond ▁F . ▁Jones , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁Th r illing ▁Wonder ▁St ories ▁as ▁three ▁related ▁no ve lett es : ▁" The ▁Ali en ▁Machine " ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁issue , ▁" The ▁S hr oud ▁of ▁Sec re cy " ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁" The ▁Gre ater ▁Conf lict " ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁feature ▁with ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Cost ello ▁Me et ▁the ▁M ummy . ▁ ▁Upon ▁initial ▁release , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁critics , ▁who ▁c ited ▁the ▁special ▁effects , ▁well - written ▁script , ▁and ▁eye - po pping ▁Techn icol or ▁prints ▁as ▁being ▁its ▁major ▁assets . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁edited ▁down ▁and ▁l am po oned ▁in ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 : ▁The ▁Movie , ▁a ▁spin - off ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁synd ic ated ▁movie ▁r iff ing