ALL SCI-FI

[Bud Brewster]

Whit Bissell as a mad scientist!

He's a descendant of Dr. Frankenstein (naturally) who creates a burly, barrel-chested monster with googly eyes and a mangle face like a wrinkled wad of paper. The doctor's unsuspecting fiance is played by Phyllis Coates, the first Lois Lane on TV's Superman. He uses a captive alligator to dispose of unwanted raw material (and unwanted lab assistants).

Unsatisfied with his creation's face, the doctor sends the monster out to find a better one. The monster knows right where to look for young healthy males -- Lover's Lane, where Gary Conway ("Burke's Law") is romancing his true love. Conway looses his head, the monster gets a knew one, and the doctor makes an unsuccessful attempt to blend his masterpiece into normal society.

A lurid and predictably popular hit from the decade that explored every weird idea it could come up with. Directed by Herbert L. Strock.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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Let's start with a confession.

I finally saw this movie about three months ago for the first time in my life. Holy cow, eh?

Imagine my surprise when I spotting the mysterious Gizmo as a prop used in this movie, the strange device I was convinced for months was created for Forbidden Planet —




— and which turned out to have a history dating back to the 1930's serial Mandrake the Magician!

Anyway, the movie was enjoyable silliness, and I was glad I finally got to see it. To commemorate the event, please enjoy the trailer, with my compliments.


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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Here's the full movie with a fairly good picture.

Enjoy!_

__________ I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1958


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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IMDB has the item below about the release of this movie and the amusing tag line the used to promote it.

American International Pictures released this film to many drive-in theaters on a double bill with Blood of Dracula (1957) with the tag line: "Warning! Can You Take It? Fiendish! Frenzied! Frightening! It Will Haunt You For Days Afterwards!"
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Pow]

And Gary Conway, captain of the Spindrift on Land of the Giants (1968~1970).