The Amazing Colossal Man 1957 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bert I. Gordon Cast: Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Larry Thor, James Seay, Frank Jenks, Russ Bender, June Jocelyn, Hank Patterson, Jimmy Cross, Jean Moorhead
Army Lt. Col. Glenn Manning (Glenn Langan) is exposed to an atomic explosion and is severely burned but survives in the base hospital. However, the radiation has affected his cells, and Manning is growing larger and larger. By the time his fiancee, Carol (Cathy Downs), finds him, he is 60-feet tall and insane. After attacking and killing another officer and escaping, he is cornered and shot by the military at Boulder Dam and presumed dead–or is he? A sequel follows: "War of the Colossal Beast."
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The Violent Years 1956 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Drama aka: Female
Director: William Morgan Cast: Jean Moorhead, Barbara Weeks, Arthur Millan, Theresa Hancock, Joanne Cangi, Gloria Farr, Glenn Corbett, Lee Constant, I. Stanford Jolley, Timothy Farrell
Poor, neglected rich girl Paula Parkins (Jean Moorhead) gets her kicks by taking her mother's car, picking up the rest of her gang, and then robbing gas stations and raping boys after kidnapping them from Lover's Lane. The gang also enjoys wild and crazy pajama parties and Communist agents get them to do some of their dirty work. Written by famous B-film icon Edward D. Wood Jr., which should give an indication of just how bad this one is.
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| 1. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
2. The Violent Years (1956) aka: Female
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