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Writers:
Lou Rusoff (screenplay)
Lou Rusoff (story)
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Release Date:
August 1956 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Hypnotized! Reincarnated as a monster from hell! more
Plot:
A mysterious hypnotist (Chester Morris) reverts his beautiful assistant (Marla English) back into the... more | add synopsis
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An endearingly creaky Grade Z 50's creature feature hoot more (29 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Chester Morris ... Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Marla English ... Andrea Talbott
Tom Conway ... Timothy Chappel
Cathy Downs ... Dorothy Chappel
Lance Fuller ... Dr. Ted Erickson
Ron Randell ... Police Lt. Ed James
Frieda Inescort ... Mrs. Chappel
Frank Jenks ... Plainclothes Sgt. with Lt James
El Brendel ... Olaf, the butler
Paul Dubov ... Johnny, the barker
William Hudson ... Bob, the ex-fiancé (as Bill Hudson)
Flo Bert ... Marta, the Maid
Jeanne Evans ... Mrs. Brown
Kenneth MacDonald ... Police dr. with Prof Anderson
Jack Mulhall ... Lombardi's Lawyer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
77 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
Certification:
USA:Unrated (video release) | USA:Approved (PCA #18168) | UK:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In 1956, American International released this film on a double bill with It Conquered the World (1956). more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie, Tom Conway is "chased" by the She-Creature. It looks like he is using a standard .38 caliber, six shot pistol. He fires the weapon seven times without reloading. more
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An endearingly creaky Grade Z 50's creature feature hoot, 14 May 2006
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Author: Woodyanders (Woodyanders@aol.com) from The Last New Jersey Drive-In on the Left

Powerful, resentful and diabolically clever hypnotist Carlo Lombardi (deliciously played with lip-smacking suave menace by Chester Morris) puts his beautiful lady assistant Andrea (the strikingly lovely Marla English) under his evil spell and causes her to transform into a hideously ugly, scaly, clawed murderous prehistoric she beast (famed 50's monster make-up maven Paul Blaisdell in a fabulously funky rubber suit) which bumps off people he hates. Moreover, Lombardi joins forces with equally amoral greedy rick jerk Timothy Chappel (a nicely wicked portrayal by Tom Conway) so he can achieve fame and fortune predicting the next killing. Boy, is this one enjoyably cruddy low-budget 50's creature feature schlock horror hoot! It's got all the usual bad film vices (or are they virtues?) which make this kind of dross so entertainingly awful: blah direction, incredibly slow pacing, chintzy cinematography, some very poor acting (Lance Fuller as Lombardi's rival gives a performance that's so flat and wooden you can use it as a diving board), a hokey script, a seedy seaside California location, blundering idiot cops, lousy dialogue, a laughably sluggish'n'shambling monster that's more silly than scary, and a rousing cornball spacey'n'spooky score. A bit dull and talky in spots, but overall still loads of delectably cheesy B-horror fun.

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