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Poster Art From art.comThe Amazing Colossal Man   1957     2 stars    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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Compulsion   1959     3 stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Fleischer  
Cast: Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner, Richard Anderson, Ed Binns, Robert F. Simon, Robert Burton, Wilton Graff, Gavin MacLeod, Louise Lorimer, Terry Becker, Russ Bender

  This is a fictionalized version of the 1920s' Leopold and Loeb case in which law school students–in this case Artie Straus and Judd Steiner (Bradford Dillman and Dean Stockwell)–carry out the "perfect" murder. The crime was perpetrated solely because they were convinced of their own intellectual superiority and wanted to prove their theory. Their parents hire defense attorney Jonathan Wilk (Orson Welles) because of his reputation for fighting against the death penalty.



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Dean Stockwell Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman Arthur Straus
Orson Welles Jonathan Wilk
Diane Varsi Ruth Evans
E.G. Marshall District Atty. Harold Hom
Martin Milner Sid Brooks
Richard Anderson Max Steiner
Ed Binns Tom Daly
Robert F. Simon Lt. Johnson
Robert Burton Mr. Straus
Wilton Graff Mr. Steiner
Gavin MacLeod Padua
Louise Lorimer Mrs. Straus
Terry Becker Benson
Russ Bender Edgar Llewellyn

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Poster Art From art.comI Bury the Living   1958     2 and a half stars    N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Albert Band  
Cast: Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Peggy Maurer, Robert Osterloh, Herbert Anderson, Howard Smith, Russ Bender, Matt Moore, Glen Vernon, Lynette Bernay

  Robert Kraft (Richard Boone) is the new chairman of a cemetery, and in his office is a large map of the grounds. Plots are marked: black pins for occupied plots and white pins for plots that have been sold but not yet occupied. When Robert mistakenly places a black pin on a plot that should have been white, the plot-owner dies. This starts a series of MAJOR problems. Good trick photography.


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It Conquered the World   1956     2 stars    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Roger Corman  
Cast: Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef, Sally Fraser, Russ Bender, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Charles B. Griffith

  The low budget for this film becomes painfully apparent in its display of special effects. The story is about an alien from Venus that comes to Earth intent on dominating the planet. At first, it is aided by a confused scientist, Tom Anderson (Lee Van Cleef), who later "sees the light"–thanks to fellow scientist Dr. Paul Nelson (Peter Graves).    1 User Review




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Only ½ star, but should be in everybody's collection.Bobo 11/20/2007 
  The invading alien is a turnip-shaped creature with crab-like claws and a face reminiscent of a evil-faced Halloween pumpkin carving. How can you NOT have a copy of this campy treat? (Also note that this movie sports and all-star cast -- uh, for the genre, that is... :)

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The Strangler   1964     1 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Burt Topper  
Cast: Victor Buono, David McLean, Diane Sayer, Davey Davison, Ellen Corby, Michael(4) Ryan, Baynes Barron, Russ Bender, Jeanne Bates, Wally Campo, Byron Morrow, James Sikking

  Lab technician Leo Kroll (Victor Buono) stalks victim after victim strangling young nurses in Boston. Jealousy of his own mother's nurse has turned him into a psychotic killer.


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War of the Colossal Beast   1958     1 star    N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Terror Strikes
Revenge of the Colossal Man

Director: Bert I. Gordon  
Cast: Sally Fraser, Roger Pace, Duncan "Dean" Parkin, Russ Bender, Charles Stewart, Rico Alaniz, George Becwar, Robert Hernandez, June Jocelyn, Roy Gordon

  In this sequel to "The Amazing Colossal Man," it appears that his death was not a certainty when he met his doom at Boulder Dam. This time around, 60-foot-tall Glenn Manning (Duncan "Dean" Parkin) is alive but suffering brain damage. The Army captures him, but he escapes and wreaks havoc on those around him.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
2. Compulsion (1959)
3. I Bury the Living (1958)
4. It Conquered the World (1956)
5. The Strangler (1964)
6. War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
   aka: The Terror Strikes
   aka: Revenge of the Colossal Man


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