The Magnetic Monster (1953)

02/18/1953 (US) • 1h 16m

Science Fiction, Horror

Terror swoops through the heart of a city in the dead of night!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Carlson

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

King Donovan

Dr. Dan Forbes

Leo Britt

Dr. Benton

Jean Byron

Connie Stewart

Harry Ellerbe

Dr. Allard

Frank Gerstle

Col. Willis

John Vosper

Capt. Dyer

Byron Foulger

Mr. Simon

Leonard Mudie

Howard Denker


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

magnetic field

radiation

pregnancy

black and white

stock footage

radiation sickness

hardware store

scientist hero

magnetism

energy absorption

office of scientific investigation

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