In heavenly outer space, two Angelic beings observe people on Earth have developed a "super H-bomb" which can destroy all human life on the planet. To see if Mankind is worth saving, a "High Tribunal" is convened. Defending the human race is "The Spirit of Man" (Ronald Colman) while devil's advocate "Mr. Scratch" (Vincent Price) prosecutes the case. This doesn't sound like a bad idea for a movie at all, but it is executed poorly. Participants are amateurish, bemused, and/or embarrassed. Producer/director Irwin Allen used the idea more effectively when commissioning the script for "The Prisoners of Space" (1966), wherein the Tribunal visited his "Lost in Space" TV characters.
** The Story of Mankind (11/8/57) Irwin Allen ~ Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Cedric Hardwicke, Groucho Marx
** The Story of Mankind (11/8/57) Irwin Allen ~ Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Cedric Hardwicke, Groucho Marx