The Neanderthal Man (1953)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 18min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 19 Jun 1953 (USA)
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| Robert Shayne | ... |
Prof. Clifford Groves
(as Robert Shane)
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Joyce Terry | ... |
Jan Groves
(as Joy Terry)
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| Richard Crane | ... |
Dr. Ross Harkness
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| Doris Merrick | ... |
Ruth Marshall
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| Beverly Garland | ... |
Nola Mason - Waitress
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Robert Long | ... |
George Oakes
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Tandra Quinn | ... |
Celia - Housekeeper
(as Jeanette Quinn)
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| Lee Morgan | ... |
Charlie Webb
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Eric Colmar | ... |
Buck Hastings
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| Dick Rich | ... |
Sheriff Andy Andrews
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| Robert Easton | ... |
Danny - Townsman
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| Frank Gerstle | ... |
Mr. Wheeler - Hunter
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| Anthony Jochim | ... |
Skeptical Naturalist
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| Marshall Bradford | ... |
Conference Chairman
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| William Fawcett | ... |
Dr. Fairchild
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| Tom Monroe | ... |
Stocky Townsman
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| Robert Bray | ... |
Tim Newcomb - cattle rancher (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Naturalist at Conference (uncredited)
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Crane Whitley | ... |
State Police Chief (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ewald André Dupont | ... | (directed by) (as E.A. Dupont) |
Written by
| Aubrey Wisberg | ... | (written by) and |
| Jack Pollexfen | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Ilse Lahn | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Jack Pollexfen | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Aubrey Wisberg | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Albert Glasser | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Stanley Cortez | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Fred R. Feitshans Jr. | ... | film editor (as Fred Feitshans Jr.) |
Art Direction by
| Walter Koestler | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ben Bone | ||
Makeup Department
| Harry Thomas | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Clarence Eurist | ... | production supervisor |
Art Department
| Tommy O'Brien | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Robert Roderick | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| David Commons | ... | special effects |
| Jack Rabin | ... | special effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jack Masters | ... | wardrobe master |
Additional Crew
| Mitzi Lerner | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1999) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (video)
- Cheezy Flicks Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (Double-billed with "Tales of Tomorrow: Past Tense")
- Timeless Media (2013) (United States) (DVD) (For Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios included in "Movies 4 You: More Sci-Fi Classics")
- Scream Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (dvd package design)
- Ryder Sound Services (sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Wheeler, a tourist-hunter in the California High Sierras, is not believed by the patrons of Webb's Cafe when he claims to have run across a live tiger with tusks. Among the scoffers is game-warden Oakes - until he is driving home later that night and the critter hops on the hood of his car. Oakes convinces a skeptical Dr. Harkness, state university zoologist, to come to the small town to investigate. At Webb's, Harkness meets Ruth, fiancée of Prof. Groves who maintains his home and lab outside the town, and thru her meets Groves' daughter, Jan. Groves himself is down in the city, angrily trying to convince the Naturalists' Society of the truth of his theory that the size of skull and brain equate with intelligence, and therefore Neanderthal man was equal, if not superior, to Homo sapiens. He is rejected, and by the time he returns home, seems completely unhinged, rejecting his fiancée and secluding himself in his lab. There, he has developed a serum with which he is experimenting. After Harkness and Oakes kill the tiger - indeed, a sabre-toothed tiger, which vanishes when they go to Groves' for help retrieving the body - they begin hearing of a grotesque humanoid in torn clothing, which has killed a couple of local men and assaulted Nola, Webb's waitress; and join the Sheriff in attempting to solve this new mystery, which is clearly connected to Groves' experiments.
Written by Rich Wannen |
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| Taglines | HALF MAN...HALF BEAST...He held them all in the grip of deadly terror...nothing could keep him from this woman he claimed as his own! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When the Professor gives his talk to the Scientific Society, he uses the Piltdown Man in the progression "Chimp - Java Man - Piltdown Man - Cro-Magnon Man - Neanderthal Man - Modern Human." The Piltdown Man was a fake fossil that was comprehensively debunked in 1953, the same year that the film was released. See more » |
| Goofs | The saber-toothed tiger's long fangs aren't shown as it's walking around, but does show when he jumps on a car and in other scenes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Neanderthal Man (1995). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Even though he has top billing, Robert Shayne's name is misspelled as "Robert Shane." See more » |
| Quotes |
George Oakes:
By golly, it's gotta be the biggest mountain lion this side of Noah's Ark! See more » |