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The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.
Anne Anderson
- Student
- (uncredited)
Louis Cavalier
- Student
- (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
- Tom Edwards - Forest Ranger
- (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
- Donald as a Monster
- (uncredited)
Hank Patterson
- Townsend - Night Watchman
- (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
- Student
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen Professor Blake calls Madagascar he speaks to Dr Moreau, a reference to the H.G. Wells novel, "The Island of Doctor Moreau".
- GoofsWhen we see the "anthropoid's" face for the first time, the bottom of the mask is clearly visible.
- Quotes
Professor Donald Blake: Ah, the human female in the perfect state - helpless and silent.
- Crazy creditsThe one-sheet poster lists "The Beast" as the sixth cast member.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie 4 Tonight: Monster on the Campus (1971)
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Classic 50's low budget Sci-Fi with strong performances.
Ah yes! The good old days when Sci-Fi was simple. All you needed was a little radiation and most anything was possible. This movie was one of the last 50's Sci-Fi movies from Universal coming out in 1959-same year I did. Audiences then were not as sophisticated as they are now and quicker to give a movie the benefit of the doubt. This was the day of the Drive-In movie. Anyone my age or older should enjoy the simplicity of this film and the nostalgic quality of it. Good solid performances by Arthur Franz and especially Joanna Moore (whom would later become notable as one of Andy Taylor's girlfriends on TV). Plenty of the good old character actors from Universal's other Sci-Fi films give it a familiar feel. This movie doesn't ask you to think too much; when I was a kid watching Shock Theatre on a Saturday afternoon I didn't want to. Sure, the make-up could have been much better but from a distance the monster is quite scary.You don't have to look close to find a few blunders: lace-up shoe or loafer? You'll hear music from practically all of Universal's Sci-Fi and horrors movies: Tarantula, Frankenstein, the Mummy movies.This movie is probably not very entertaining to the younger generations of viewers other than finding it quite campy. How far we've come as an audience. But this movie tries hard and with its budget I've got to give it credit. It holds a warm spot in my heart and a solid place in my video library.
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- Jan 13, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
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