ALL SCI-FI

[Bud Brewster]

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Chances are, you'll never get to see this obscure little oddball, which was produced in San Antonio (of all places).

The sparse plot involves a pair of press agents, a pretty girl, and an alien whom the Earthlings conspire to capture. Some sources credit Pat Boyette with production, direction, and screenplay -- but if he's smart he'll never admit to it.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Rick]

Yes, according to Boyette himself, all prints, negatives, posters, photos, publicity materials...everything...burned up in a fire in his...garage?...I think that's right.

It's probably fair to say, even without seeing it, that this was terrible. Don't see how it could have been otherwise.

Still, we'll never know for sure. And, despite how awful I expect it was, that pains me. Any lost film is a stab in the guts to a completest.
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Man need not kneel before the angels,
Nor lie in death forever,
But for the weakness of his feeble will.

[Custer]

I suppose Pat Boyette is best remembered for his comics artwork, mainly for Charlton on mystery work and Peacemaker, the character who provided the inspiration for The Comedian in Watchmen, but Wikipedia does mention his film career: