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October 1959 (USA) more
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Horror Beyond Words! more
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Gangster Alexander Ward, his girl friend, Gypsy Boulet, and two henchmen come to Deadwood, South Dakota with the idea of stealing a few gold bars... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Forest ... Gil Jackson
Sheila Noonan ... Gypsy Boulet (as Sheila Carol)
Frank Wolff ... Alexander Ward
Richard Sinatra ... Marty Jones
Wally Campo ... Byron Smith
Linné Ahlstrand ... Natalie, the bar-girl
Chris Robinson ... The Beast / A Bartender (as Christopher Robinson)
Kay Jennings ... Jill Jackson (Gil's sister)
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Jaclyn Hellman ... Jill Jackson (scene added later for television showings)
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Creature from the Cave (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
75 min | Spain:71 min (DVD edition)
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:Unrated (video release) | USA:Approved (original rating) (certificate number not listed) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Spain:13
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This Roger Corman-produced "quickie" was the first directing job for Monte Hellman. more
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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Chilling Gangster/Horror Hybrid, 24 February 2003
8/10
Author: ronnie from United States

This is chilling in more ways than one: actually filmed in the cold, snowy Dakotas, it's the story of crooks who create a diversion by blowing up a cave, so they can rob a nearby town. Trouble is they've disrupted the lair of a vampiric spidery beast which follows them as they head toward a hide-out in the forest. This is a truly eerie effort, enhanced by ripe dialogue, excellent direction (Monte Hellman), co-produced by the Corman brothers, to maximum effect. The music is especially shuddery, also used in at least "Attack of the Giant Leeches" (1958), "Night of the Blood Beast" (1958) and "The Wasp Woman" (1959). Three performers never reached their potential: Richard Sinatra as a crook (and relative of Frank's) only made a few pictures, Frank Wolff, the head honcho, committed suicide 12 years later at age 40, and lastly Sheila Carol, who did only 3 films, and is memorable as the Lauren Bacall-ish, unhappy moll who longs for the kidnapped guide (Michael Forest), but is stuck with the abusive Wolff. The final sequence in the atmospheric cave, (pre-dates "Alien" - 1979), will give you nightmares for years.

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