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Giant from the Unknown (1958)
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March 1958 (USA) moreTagline:
A Hideous Monster from Beyond the Grave! morePlot:
In the 16th century a small band of warriors from the Spanish Ptolemy Firello expedition in California mutinies... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
No Big Deal moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ed Kemmer | ... | Wayne Brooks (as Edward Kemmer) |
| Sally Fraser | ... | Janet Cleveland |
| Bob Steele | ... | Sheriff Parker |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Dr. Frederick Cleveland |
| Buddy Baer | ... | Vargas the Giant |
 | Oliver Blake | ... | Cafe Proprietor |
| Jolene Brand | ... | Ann Brown (as Joline Brand) |
| Billy Dix | ... | Indian Joe |
| Gary Crutcher | ... | Charlie Brown |
| Ned Davenport | ... | Townsman |
| Ewing Miles Brown | ... | Townsman (as Ewing Miles) |
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Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) moreFAQ
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RATING: *1/2 out of ****
Director Cunha's first of four drive-in "horror classics" is merely typical, and not a big deal. It's about a trio of expeditionists unearthing an infamous 6' 6" Spanish Conquistador who promptly picks up his axe and stalks around the woods for a while.
Ed Kemmer makes a likeable leading man, and Sally Fraser is the standard helpless heroine. Morris Ankrum seems hesitant to deliver his lines, and the film is sprinkled with enough silly acting to make it endurable for a single viewing.
The film falls short with the title character; a helmeted tall man with dirt and mud on his face just doesn't terrify me. It's one of the last makeups done by genius artist Jack Pierce (famous for his timeless Wolf Man and Frankenstein designs for Universal), and not one of his best efforts. The giant does little during the time he's onscreen, and is disappointing.
The best film director Cunha made in the genre - and required viewing for any fifties monster fan - is FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER.