Robby the Robot is now the most valuable movie prop sold at auction

Robby the Robot is now the most valuable movie prop sold at auction

At the end of October we wrote that Robby the Robot — one of our all-time favorite non-human characters — was up for auction. But even though he’s priceless to fans of the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, in which he makes his on-screen debut, it was impossible for Bonhams...
Robby the Robot is up for auction

Robby the Robot is up for auction

Robby the Robot was the breakout star of the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, with his winning good looks (which include “sax valves” and “gyroscopes”) and his sarcastic dialog (Altaira: “Robby, I must have a new dress, right away.” Robby: “Again?”). And now Robby —...