Quatermass 2 (aka Enemy From Space) (1957)

When an American scientist (Brian Donlevy) in Britain investigates reports of meteorites landing in a rural part of England, he discovers a mysterious "top secret" complex that hides a deadly secret. Directed by Val Guest (THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE), this is a sequel to Guest's THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955) and as sequels go, it's very good. In fact, I'd venture to say it's better than its predecessor. It looks marvelous thanks to Gerald Gibbs (NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH) B&W cinematography and Guest keeps the movie galloping along at a racing pace. It's not a film where the acting matters much which is good because Donlevy as Quatermass is pretty flaccid (apparently he was inebriated during most of the filming). It would be another ten years before another big screen Quatermass movie would be made. With John Longdon, Bryan Forbes (prior to his directing career), Sidney James, Percy Herbert, Vera Day and Marianne Stone.