An Air Force rescue group is dispatched after scientists at the North Pole report a downed aircraft. They discover that it's actually a spaceship with an occupant. They dig free an ice block and tow it in to the research station but the Captain (Kenneth Tobey) is adamant it remains frozen, over the protests of the scientists led by Professor Carrington (Robert Cornthwaite). An accident sees the block thawed and the creature turns out to be very much alive and hungry for blood.
A lot of older horror movies don't stand up very well by today's standards (we're so spoiled) but this was a very fun sci-fi romp. Tobey has excellent chemistry with lead actress Margaret Sheridan, who is written like an actual person, a rarity of the time. Even better, a fun person who drinks and smokes and wears pants and talks about her previous would-be one-night-stand with the Captain. Practically shocking for 1951.
I wish they hadn't shown the "monster" because that is the weakest part of the movie, but overall, definitely a keeper. It's currently streaming on Tubi and the Roku Channel.
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