On this day in 1951, 20th CENTURY FOX released THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Directed by ROBERT WISE from a story by HARRY BATES, this story of aliens who inform earth that it must live peacefully or be destroyed as a threat to the universe was one of the first sci-fi films be be taken seriously. The cast included MICHAEL RENNIE, PATRICIA NEAL, HUGH MARLOWE, SAM JAFFE, BILLY GREY and FRANCIS BAVIER.