Editing Robot Monster (section)

==Aftermath==
In December 1953, it was reported that Tucker tried to commit suicide at the [[Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel]]. He was saved only because he had written a suicide letter and sent it to a newspaper, which sent a reporter and some detectives to the hotel. He was discovered with a pass in his pocket from the psychopathic ward of a veteran's hospital. In the letter, Tucker said he had not been paid for ''Robot Monster'' and was unable to get a job. "When I was refused a job{{snd}}even as an usher", Tucker wrote, "I finally realized my future in the film industry was bleak." It was revealed that Tucker and the producer had quarreled, and film exhibitors had instructions not to let Tucker in to see the film unless he paid admission.<ref name="phil"/>

In ''Keep Watching the Skies!'', a comprehensive history of 1950s and early 1960s American science-fiction films, author [[Bill Warren (film historian and critic)|Bill Warren]] claimed that Tucker's attempted suicide was due to depression and a dispute with the film's distributor, who had allegedly refused to pay Tucker his contracted percentage of the film's profits.<ref>[http://www.losttv-forum.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-69818.html "Robot Monster and Beast of Yucca Flats reviews."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207152434/http://www.losttv-forum.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-69818.html |date=February 7, 2015 }}  ''Craptastic Movies Review'', June 28, 2010. Retrieved: January 6, 2015.</ref>

The actors connected to ''Robot Monster'' included George Nader, who won the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] in 1955 as "Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year" (although his award was not tied to his ''Robot Monster'' performance).{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} He signed with [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], where he starred only in secondary features. {{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

Selena Royle, an [[MGM]] stock player, had a durable film career beginning in 1941, but it ended in 1951 when she was branded a [[Communism|Communist]] sympathizer. She refused to appear before the [[House Un-American Activities Committee|House Committee on Un-American Activities]] and eventually cleared her name. By then, the damage to her reputation had already been done; she made only two additional films, ''Robot Monster'' being her last.<ref>Sinnott, John. [https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=8277 "Robot Monster."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029034831/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=8277 |date=October 29, 2007 }} ''DVD talk'', October 10, 2000. Retrieved: November 7, 2014.</ref>