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Creature with the Atom Brain

Creature with the Atom Brain

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Creature with the Atom Brain

"Here is horror that can happen NOW... TO YOU!"

1955

1h 9m

5.1(42 votes)

Science Fiction

Horror

Overview

Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them. A police doctor's investigation of the deaths leads to the discovery of an army of dead criminal musclemen restored to life, remotely controlled by a vengeful former crime boss and a former Nazi scientist, from the latter's laboratory hidden in the suburbs.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Dr. Chet Walker

S. John Launer

S. John Launer

Capt. Dave Harris

Michael Granger

Michael Granger

Frank Buchanan

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Dr. Wilhelm Steigg

Angela Stevens

Angela Stevens

Joyce Walker

Linda Bennett

Linda Bennett

Penny Walker

Charles Evans

Charles Evans

Chief Camden

Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin

Dist. Atty. MacGraw

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Mayor Bremer

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Reporter #1

Creative team

Directed by: Edward L. Cahn
Written by: Curt Siodmak

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