Hot Cars (1956)

 

A family man needs money for his sick son, and decides to keep a job at a used car lot despite realizing it is selling stolen cars. 

Acceptable low-budget crime drama is mildly effective with some touches of Noir and a Les Baxter score. 

 

The 27th Day (1957)

Aliens take 5 people, give them small capsules which can kill mankind without additional damage, with the understanding they will colonize Earth only if they use the weapons.

Unusually original Cold War sci-fi drama with a quite liberal message is suspenseful and entertaining despite its low budget.

Maltin**1/2: "Imaginative sci-fi study of human nature..."