The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1956's "Forbidden Planet" in the Pacific Northwest.
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Forbidden Planet (1956)
A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Writers: Cyril Hume (screenplay), Irving Block (based on a story by), Allen Adler (based on a story by)
Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
March 27, 1956 photo (Seattle)
March 28, 1956 photo (Seattle)
April 25, 1956 photo (Portland)
April 30, 1956 article (Portland)
Forbidden Planet (1956) trailer
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