The Unearthly (1957)
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Republic's The Unearthly was originally released on a double bill with The Beginning of the End. John Carradine chews the scenery as Professor Conway, who claims to have discovered a gland which enables his patients to live forever. Alas, most of Conway's human experiments are failures, left… More Republic's The Unearthly was originally released on a double bill with The Beginning of the End. John Carradine chews the scenery as Professor Conway, who claims to have discovered a gland which enables his patients to live forever. Alas, most of Conway's human experiments are failures, left to scream and gibber in the doctor's cellar. His latest "volunteer", a beautiful neurotic named Grace (Allison Hayes), arouses Conway's libido, and as a result he is hesitant to operate upon her; the same does not apply to another patient (Sally Todd), whom Conway inadvertently transforms into a nonagenarian. Fortunately, a police officer (Myron Healey) posing as an escaped convict manages to put an end to Conway's unearthly experiments. Harry Thomas' makeup work on Dr. Conway's hideously deformed human guinea pigs is the only worthwhile aspect of The Unearthly. Tor Johnson makes another of his appearances as mute monstrosity Lobo. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Boris Petroff
- Written By
- Jane Mann, John D.F. Black
- Genres
- Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 28, 1957 Limited
- On DVD
- Aug 6, 2002
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
the second of three movies in which tor johnson plays a persona, named lobo
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
One of the great cheesy movies from the era of drive-ins and "B" flicks.
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Cast
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John Carradine
as Prof. Charles Conway
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Allison Hayes
as Grace Thomas
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Sally Todd
as Natalie
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Marilyn Buferd
as Dr. Gilchrist
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Arthur Batanides
as Danny Green
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Tor Johnson
as Lobo
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Harry Fleer
as Jedrow
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Roy Gordon
as Dr. Loren Wright
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Guy Prescott
as Capt. Rogers
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Paul MacWilliams
as Police Officer
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Myron Healey
as Mark Houston
