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The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956)

 -  Western | Horror | Sci-Fi  -  August 1956 (USA)
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An American cowboy living in Mexico discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur.

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Complete credited cast:
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Sarita
Carlos Rivas ...
Felipe Sanchez
Mario Navarro ...
Panchito
Pascual García Peña ...
Pancho
Eduardo Noriega ...
Enrique Rios
Julio Villarreal ...
Lupe Carriles ...
Margarita
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manuel Arvide ...
Martínez
José Chávez ...
Manuel
Roberto Contreras ...
Carlos
Armando Gutiérrez ...
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Margarito Luna ...
Jose
Jorge Treviño ...
Shopkeeper
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An American cowboy living in Mexico discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur.

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Valley of the Mists  »

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The beast was animated using two separate stop-motion animation methods. A two foot-high armatured, rubber covered model was moved, exposing a frame at a time. Also utilized was replacement animation", a technique involving several different models of the same character made of plaster, each slightly different to represent a particular action. When filmed in sequence for a few frames per second, the illusion of motion is achieved. The breathing effect of the creature was accomplished by pumping air in small increments into a cavity of the throat of the two foot-high model and then releasing it in the same manner. When seen on the screen the throat rises and falls creating the breathing effect. Two large rubber feet were filmed for the shots of the monster walking. These 'feet' were worn as shoes by a technician. See more »

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Jimmy Ryan: Oh, I make it a rule never to be offended at a pretty girl.
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Featured in Svengoolie: The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1995) See more »

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Better than your average fifties monster flick
30 January 2001 | by (Sacramento, CA) – See all my reviews

OK. So it wasn't Jurassic park. It was a Western with some great graphics and a wonderful T. Rex eating up some cattle and cowboys in Mexico. Hats off to fellow Bakersfieldean, Guy Madison, on the downside of his career in the gloaming of the Hickock days. And, don't forget that Pattie Medina was always worth the price of admission. Story? Yep. Monster emerges from mountain, eats cattle, vaqueros and cowboy kicks its tail. The action was great and fun. And, like I said before, Patricia Medina was lovely. Check it out.


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