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The Unearthly (1957)

The Unearthly poster
Directed by
Boris Petroff
Genre
science fiction film, zombie film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mad scientist performs twisted experiments on his isolated estate to create a perfect servant. He lures a group of people to his home to serve as his subjects.

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What happens

The Unearthly is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced and directed by Boris Petroff (as Brooke L. Peters). It stars John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes, Marilyn Buferd, Arthur Batanides, Sally Todd, and Tor Johnson. The film was written by Jane Mann and John D.F. Black. It was released on June 28, 1957 by Republic Pictures Corp. on a double feature with Beginning of the End (1957) . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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