Sessom
Background
Sessom is the leader of the planet Rayton. His daughter is Liara.
During the events of The Phantom Planet (1961) played by Francis X. Bushman
Captain Frank Chapman is brought before Sessom, Judge Eden and Juror 1, Juror 2, Juror 3, Juror 4, Juror 5, Juror 6, and Juror 7 by Herron. Sessom tells Chapman that they are able to communicate through voice tone wave translators. The Jury then finds Chapman guilty and Judge Eden sentences him as a free subject of Rayton. Chapman objects, but Sessom tells him he will not be permitted to leave. Later, Sessom calls for Chapman and tells him they must discuss his future and asks him to help keep Earth spaceships from landing on Rayton. Sessom tells Chapman that they once had machines do all their work, but then they became lazy and started fighting among each other. The ancestors then decided to return to their primitive ways, but maintained their secret of their gravity control and food production. He tells Chapman he wants him to become accustomed to their ways and later to take a wife, and offers Liara or Zetha as options. Chapman demands to speak with Sessom and asks to learn about their gravity control. Herron tells Sessom Chapman may be a spy for the Solarites, but Sessom calls him too untrusting. Sessom then shows Chapman their gravity control and shows him how it works. Herron goes to Sessom and accuses Chapman of forcing himself on Liara and Zetha. Sessom and Herron use the gravitational control to break up a attack from The Solarites and destroy the Solarites. The Solarite prisoner escapes and attacks Sessom as he is going to his bed to sleep and he is later helped by Liara and Herron.