Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1961 · 54m

The Beast of Yucca Flats

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Director
Coleman Francis
Cast
Tor Johnson as Joseph Javorsky Douglas Mellor as Hank Radcliffe Barbara Francis as Lois Radckiffe Bing Stafford as Patrolman Jim Archer Larry Aten as Patrolman Joe Dobson Alan Francis as Mike, also called Art, Radcliffe
Crew
John Cagle — Director of Photography Coleman Francis — Editor Austin McKinney — Editor Anthony Cardoza — Editor Lee Strosnider — Editor Coleman Francis — Writer
Tagline

Commies made him an atomic mutant!

Synopsis

A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.

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Mood & Themes
monsternuclear bombkillernuclear testing
Key Collaborators
Coleman Francis Director John Cagle Director of Photography Coleman Francis Editor Austin McKinney Editor Anthony Cardoza Editor Lee Strosnider Editor Coleman Francis Writer Anthony Cardoza Producer Coleman Francis Producer
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