The Magnetic Monster (1953)

Directed by

Herbert L. Strock, Curt Siodmak

Genre

science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Scientists investigate a strange energy source that is growing and threatens to cause a disaster. They race to find a way to stop it before it becomes uncontrollable.

black-and-whitesuspensefulscientificseriouslow-budgetdatedinventivecold-war-era

What happens

The Magnetic Monster is a 1953 independently made American science fiction horror film produced by Ivan Tors and George Van Marter, directed by Curt Siodmak and (uncredited) Herbert L. Strock. The film stars Richard Carlson, King Donovan, and Jean Byron. Strother Martin appears briefly in one scene as an airliner co-pilot. The film was released by United Artists. Magnetic Monster is the first feature film in Ivan Tors' "Office of Scientific Investigation" (OSI) trilogy, which was followed by Riders to the Stars (1954) and Gog (1954). The Magnetic Monster marked Carlson's initial foray into science fiction and horror films; he would follow it with It Came from Outer Space (1953), The Maze (1953), Riders to the Stars (1954), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), and such TV series as Thriller and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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