 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms 1953  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Eugene Lourie
Cast: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Donald Woods, Jack Pennick, Lee Van Cleef, Steve Brodie, Ross Elliott, Frank Ferguson, Mary Hill, Michael Fox
Nuclear testing in the Arctic results in the release of a frozen, prehistoric monster (a rhedosaurus), but when Tom Nesbitt (Paul Hubschmid), who saw the creature, tries to warn the people, his warnings fall on deaf ears. People start to believe when the monster heads down the East coast of the U.S. and invades New York from the sea. It is finally dealt with on Coney Island. Good early special effects and a glimmer of what would lie ahead in the monster world (e.g. Godzilla).
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The Crawling Hand 1963  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Herbert L. Strock
Cast: Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Rod Lauren, Sirry Steffen, Arline Judge, Alan Hale Jr., Richard Arlen, Allison Hayes, Tristram Coffin, Ross Elliott
A few (unintended) laughs keep this from being a total BOMB as a spacecraft explodes while returning to Earth. The hand of the astronaut falls to the ground where it is picked up by a medical student. Before long he realizes that the hand is possessed by an evil alien. Rip-off of "The Beast with Five Fingers."
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The Indestructible Man 1956 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jack Pollexfen
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr, Ross Elliott, Stuart Randall, Robert Shayne, Ken Terrell, Joe Flynn, Roy Engel
This is an entertaining film for horror film lovers and lovers of Lon Chaney Jr. An innocent man (Chaney Jr.) is executed but is brought back, with superhuman powers, to take revenge.
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 Tarantula 1955  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott, Raymond Bailey, Clint Eastwood, Hank Patterson, Steve Darrell, Dee Carroll
Scientists are horrified when a tarantula escapes from the lab and attacks local citizens.
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The Trackers 1971 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Earl Bellamy
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Sammy Davis Jr., Julie Adams, Jim Davis, Arthur Hunnicutt, Connie Kreski, Caleb Brooks, Leo Gordon, Norman Alden, Ross Elliott
A rancher (Ernest Borgnine) is after those responsible for killing his son and kidnapping his daughter. He hires an arrogant professional tracker (Sammy Davis Jr.) to help in the search and the two don't hit it off well together.
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Woman on the Run 1950  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, Frank Jenks, Ross Elliott, John Qualen, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joan Shawlee, Steven Geray, Victor Sen Yung, Tom Dillon, Reiko Sato
Frank (Ross Elliott) witnesses a gang killing and goes into hiding leaving wife Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) home alone. In an attempt to find Frank, Eleanor contacts newspaperman Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe). But, Danny might not be the best person for Eleanor to call; in fact, he is a hit man hired to kill Frank.
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| 1. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
2. The Crawling Hand (1963)
3. The Indestructible Man (1956)
4. Tarantula (1955)
5. The Trackers (1971)
6. Woman on the Run (1950)
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