Horror · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 18m

Giant from the Unknown

Giant from the Unknown poster
Director
Richard E. Cunha
Cast
Ed Kemmer as Wayne Brooks Sally Fraser as Janet Cleveland Morris Ankrum as Dr. Frederick Cleveland Bob Steele as Sheriff Parker Buddy Baer as Vargas the Giant Gary Crutcher as Charlie Brown
Crew
Richard E. Cunha — Director of Photography Albert Glasser — Original Music Composer Frank Hart Taussig — Screenplay Ralph Brooke — Screenplay Ralph Brooke — Story Frank Hart Taussig — Story
Tagline

A Hideous Monster from Beyond the Grave!

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.

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Mood & Themes
sheriffmonstermountain villagesnowstormresurrectionmurderarchaeologistgiant mansuspended animationsmall town milieuconquistadorfight on dam
Key Collaborators
Richard E. Cunha Director Richard E. Cunha Director of Photography Albert Glasser Original Music Composer Frank Hart Taussig Screenplay Ralph Brooke Screenplay Ralph Brooke Story Frank Hart Taussig Story Arthur A. Jacobs Producer Grace Kuhn Costume Design Marjorie Corso Costume Design
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