The Magnetic Monster (1953)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Curt Siodmak

Writers:

Curt Siodmak (writer)
Ivan Tors (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

the thing that came alive [Australian Theatrical]

Plot:

Working for O.S.I., the Office of Scientific Investigation, A-Man agent Jeffrey Stewart and his partner...

Plot Keywords:

Office Of Scientific Investigation | Radiation Sickness | Jet Plane | Experiment Gone Wrong | Stock Footage

Cast

Richard Carlson	...	Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
King Donovan	...	Dr. Dan Forbes
Jean Byron	...	Connie Stewart
Harry Ellerbe	...	Dr. Allard
Leo Britt	...	Dr. Benton
Leonard Mudie	...	Howard Denker
Byron Foulger	...	Mr. Simon
Michael Fox	...	Dr. Serny
John Zaremba	...	Chief Watson
Lee Phelps	...	City Engineer
Watson Downs	...	Mayor
Roy Engel	...	General Behan (as Roy Engle)
Frank Gerstle	...	Colonel Willis
John Vosper	...	Captain Dyer
John Dodsworth	...	Dr. Carthwright

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #16232)

Company:

Ivan Tors Productions

Trivia:

Although credited to Curt Siodmak, most of the film was actually directed by Herbert L. Strock, who was hired by Ivan Tors for his skills as an editor, which were viewed as essential for a film which relied so much on stock footage.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When the flight (#17) that is carrying Dr. Denker and the new element is called back to the airport, the radio call is crystal clear - despite the fact that element, being magnetic, causes a tremendous amount of interference with radio, TV, and radar, as explained in earlier narration.

Quotes:

Howard Denker: It's hungry! It has to be fed constantly - or it will reach out its magnetic arm and grab at anything within its reach and kill it. It's monstrous, Stewart, monstrous. It grows bigger and bigger!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Magnetic Monster (#1.15)" (1995)

great movie just don't expect to 'see' any monster

this film will appeal to the sci-fi buff that enjoys the type of movies with scientific and electronic equipment and the hunt for a radioactive isotope on the loose. well produced, well acted and good script! AND a good ending.