The Magnetic Monster (1953)
1953 · Feature film · 76 min · dir. Curt Siodmak
Terror swoops through the heart of a city in the dead of night!
- Science Fiction
- Horror
Synopsis
The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Curt Siodmak
- Writer
- Curt Siodmak
- Composer
- Blaine Sanford
- Cinematography
- Charles Van Enger
- Studio
- Ivan Tors Productions
- Released
- 1953-02-18
- Running time
- 76 minutes
Cast & crew
Curt Siodmak Director
Richard Carlson
King Donovan- Leo Britt
Jean Byron
Harry Ellerbe
Frank Gerstle
John Vosper
Byron Foulger
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A Magnetic Monster that still holds up. · MickeyTeeBone · 2023-06-28
I first saw this Sci-Fi gem when I was around 12 years old, and it scared the living daylights out of me. And I still like to watch it every now and then. Amazingly the special effects still hold up usually well for a film made so long ago. The acting isn't too over the top. Something that seems to hold true for all too many films of this era. It's well paced, And the plot seems to have been written by someone with a solid grounding in nuclear physics. Most 50's Sci-Fi films with the word "Monster" in it were pretty cheesy. But I think you'll find this one worth a watch. Hope you enjoy it as…
★★★★★ · Cause of Death: Element with Hunger · ZeroShadowX · 2023-10-09
It's a monster that you can't see, basically something that once created the universe now threatens to destroy it. Nuclear energy, exposed by man, now has become the enemy of mankind as all the elements of it gather together to create one giant big ball of destructive energy. Veteran actor Richard Carlson is the leading scientist of the film, made aware of this threat through such insignificant situations like all clocks stopping, magnetic objects sticking together, and a city plunging into darkness in an attempt to weaken it. Complex and talky yet interesting in a non-pretentious way, this…
★★★★★ · Fantastic Movie in Color · 1969nam · 2024-01-31
George, This movie earned the right to be colorful. Excellent from beginning to end, loaded with exciting moments.
