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Giant from the Unknown (1958)

A Hideous Monster from Beyond the Grave!

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Richard E. Cunha
Writer : Frank Hart Taussig, Ralph Brooke

Synopsis

A series of grisly murders plague a small mountain community and the sheriff suspects a local scientist whom he dislikes. Together with a former professor and the professor's pretty daughter, the scientist sets about solving the crimes and discovers the killer is an oversized 16th century conquistador, resurrected by a lightning bolt from his mountain grave.

Actors

Ed Kemmer
Ed Kemmer
Wayne Brooks
Sally Fraser
Sally Fraser
Janet Cleveland
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Frederick Cleveland
Bob Steele
Bob Steele
Sheriff Parker
Buddy Baer
Buddy Baer
Vargas the Giant
Gary Crutcher
Gary Crutcher
Charlie Brown
Billy Dix
Billy Dix
Indian Joe
Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake
Cafe Proprietor
Jolene Brand
Jolene Brand
Ann Brown
Ned Davenport
Ned Davenport
First Townsman
Ewing Miles Brown
Ewing Miles Brown
Townsman
Frank Hart Taussig
Frank Hart Taussig
Townsman (uncredited)
Ralph Brooke
Ralph Brooke
Posse Member (uncredited)

Crews

Richard E. Cunha
Richard E. Cunha
Director
Arthur A. Jacobs
Arthur A. Jacobs
Producer
Albert Glasser
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Richard E. Cunha
Richard E. Cunha
Director of Photography
Marc Frederic
Marc Frederic
Associate Producer
Marjorie Corso
Marjorie Corso
Costume Design
Grace Kuhn
Grace Kuhn
Costume Design
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Harold Banks
Harold Banks
Special Effects
Frank Hart Taussig
Frank Hart Taussig
Screenplay
Ralph Brooke
Ralph Brooke
Screenplay
Ralph Brooke
Ralph Brooke
Story
Frank Hart Taussig
Frank Hart Taussig
Story

Trailers and other movies

Joe Dante on GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN
Giant from the Unknown (1958) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]

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