Tonight's Stinker: First Man Into Space (1959)

Tonight's Stinker First Man Into Space (1959) https://youtu.be/Fp_9o4AIDqM?si=Y3DcQSQdhVeD0mtV A repurposed Bell X-1 (in other words, stock footage) is shot off into space... The airbase commander says it's reached it's limit & should turn around, but the pilot is his reckless younger brother, who pushes the plane AND himself slightly beyond.... He manages to get back to Earth, but wrecks the plane.... Instead of returning to the airbase, he goes to see his girlfriend, which puts him in deep doo-doo with his already irate older brother, but Washington gives him another chance.... The pilot disobeys orders again, the plane runs into a cloud of space dust.... The plane returns to earth with no pilot.... Then about halfway through the movie, cattle, people & a blood bank are attacked by a creature that breathes like Darth Vader.... Get plodding at times in spite of the runtime, the pilots personality & the premise make for some real headscratchers......