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Attack of the Puppet People (1958) -- Victim rebels against doll maker who shrinks people.

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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
George Worthing Yates (screenplay)
Bert I. Gordon (story)
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Release Date:
April 1958 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Terror Comes In Small Packages! more
Plot:
Lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Nicely handled by all concerned. more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Agar ... Bob Westley
John Hoyt ... Mr. Franz
June Kenney ... Sally Reynolds
Michael Mark ... Emil
Jack Kosslyn ... Sgt. Paterson
Marlene Willis ... Laurie / Themesong Vocalist
Ken Miller ... Stan
Laurie Mitchell ... Georgia Lane
Scott Peters ... Mac
Susan Gordon ... Agnes
June Jocelyn ... Brownie Leader
Jean Moorhead ... Janet Hall
Hank Patterson ... Janitor
Hal Bogart ... Special Delivery Man
Troy Patterson ... Elevator Operator
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Was a Teenage Doll (USA) (working title)
Six Inches Tall (UK)
The Fantastic Puppet People
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Runtime:
79 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
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Trivia:
In the scene at the drive-in, Bob and Sally see an earlier Bert I. Gordon film, The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The saucer of milk used to lure the cat into the lab changes position on the window sill between shots. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) more
Soundtrack:
You're My Living Doll more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Nicely handled by all concerned., 7 March 2003
6/10
Author: bruce-j-patience from Melbourne, Australia

Reasonably entertaining entry into the 50s sci fi/horror genre.

Star John Hoyt was always interesting to watch (check out his brief but commanding performance as antique shop proprietor Nils Dryer in "The Big Combo").

The basic theme of this film had, in fact, already been tried out the year before in the vastly superior "Incredible Shrinking Man". However, the 'puppet twist' (good name for a song!) was certainly an original touch.

Co-star John Agar is smoothly competent and does his best against the odds.

Strictly for those whose tastes lean towards the ultra-cheesy variety of midnight movie fare.

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