March 15, 1956 –
The landmark science-fiction film, Forbidden Planet (think The Tempest in Outer Space), premiered on this date.
The famous poster for the film shows a menacing robot carrying a struggling pretty girl – a staple of “monster movie” posters from the 1950’s. In fact, no such scene occurs in the film itself and the robot portrayed in the poster is of course actually the very likeable Robby the Robot.
The Haus of Dcaligari 