Name: The Big Pull
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: 1962-06-09
Rating: 7.5
Cast: William Dexter, June Tobin, Ray Roberts

This scared me stiff as a child, but I loved it.

This was the first thing I ever remember seeing on TV. I was 9 years old and we had just got a TV set in our house. I was riveted by this program, and ,although it scared me silly, I would wait avidly for the next episode. I have not seen it since then, but it started a love affair for me with any science fiction , both on TV and in the film world.

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