1950's-1960s Sci-Fi

[Inspector Abberline]

I have the Mgm and the uk release of The Man with X Eyes,both are worthy purchases and good PQ.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Planet of the Vampires (1965)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Robot Monster (1953)

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Them! (1954)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Attack of the 50-foot Woman (1958)

[MuckyFunster]

The monster in Robot Monster looks much cooler in the poster! The full film is on YouTube.

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[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)



Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point the tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white and Burton, who is black.

A fairly refreshing and engaging post-apocalyptic tale with a stand-out performance from Harry Belafonte. More melodramatic than your usual end of the world fare in places but it dispenses with the usual token self-loathing. I've been meaning to check this one out for a few years now and I wasn't let down. Recommended.



75/100

[Inspector Abberline]

The Hideous Sun Demon.(1959)

Robert Clarke as Dr. Gilbert McKenna has been exposed to radiation while working with radioactive isotope,although Patrick Whyte as Dr. Frederick Buckell believes Gilbert has been drinking .So the message for all you young scientists out there is don''t play with radiation while pissed or take long sun baths.For when Gilbert is exposed to the sun's ,mighty rays he turns into the Hideous Sun Demon. Turning into some kind of prehistoric reptile is going to hinder Gilbert in his work and also if he wants to hit the beach with Avalon and Funicello for a shindig. All Gilbert can do do is don a pair of shades and hit the bottle while skulking around in the dark trying to avoid that big yellow thing in the sky.Even Hideous Sun Demon's need abit of loving,and this comes in the form of Nan Peterson as Trudy Osborne,a piano player at the local bar who befriends Gilbert after he decides not to kill himself,soon there making sweet sweet love on the shore,that is until he remembers he has to leave before the sun rises (yes Gilbert has the ultimate excuse to leave the next morning without even a thank you,yes he is half man half reptile and alcoholic to boot). The Hideous Sun Demon could of been called I Was A middle Aged Drunk,for when Gilbert is not shedding his skin,he is usually downing the hard stuff or shagging bimbos on the beach,so Im not feeling to sorry for Dr. Gilbert McKenna.The 1950's and 60's were full of scientists changing into insects while there teen counterparts were turning into more traditional monsters,any how ,Dr. Gilbert McKenna alter ego of the rubber rat killing Sun Demon,is a fine example of this kind of film,making no sense what so ever but having a strange charm all of its own The Hideous Sun Demon is great example of B-movie nonsense,recommended.

Dr. Frederick Buckell: Liquor and science don't mix well, apparently.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

You should post these in the What Have You Seen? thread as well.

You do good reviews and no one sees them as the lazy sods, er' i mean our fellow Labbers, find it hard work clicking onto other threads.

[Inspector Abberline]

Since I watched The Hideous Sun Demon.(1959) im pretty sure they use SOME of the same music library cues that they use in Romero's Night Of The Living Dead,I've been listening to the soundtrack of Night and its very similar. Not earth shattering news I know but still.