Creature with the Atom Brain

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Richard Denning and Angela Stevens in Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)

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Crime Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled atomic-powered zombies in his quest to help an exiled American gangster return to power.An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled atomic-powered zombies in his quest to help an exiled American gangster return to power.An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled atomic-powered zombies in his quest to help an exiled American gangster return to power.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

1.8K

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Reporter #2
(as Larry Blake)

Charles Evans

Police Chief Camden

Pierre Watkin

Mayor Bremer

Paul Bradley

Casino Employee
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Creature
(uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Gen. Saunders
(uncredited)

Bill Clark

Policeman
(uncredited)

Edward Coch

Jason Franchot
(uncredited)

Dick Crockett

Creature Who Calls Camden
(uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting

Dick Cutting--Radio Broadcaster
(uncredited)

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Trivia
One of the first films to use squibs to simulate gunshot wounds

Goofs
Buchanan states that the lead-lined house will prevent detection of the radiation that Dr. Stieg uses to power the creatures. Yet later, Dr. Stieg indicates that the radium power source will draw the injured Harris creature like a magnet even though the radium is still inside the lead-lined hideout.

Quotes
Dr. Chet Walker: This so-called blood is radioactive!
Capt. Dave Harris: Dangerously so?
Dr. Chet Walker: Plus 9!

Connections
Featured in Weirdo with Wadman: Creature with the Atom Brain (1963)

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Another excellent story from Curt Siodmak

Released by Columbia Pictures in 1955 and without trying to mention it's low budget format, Creature with the Atom Brain is quite a sophisticated attempt to resurrect the dead using atomic energy and electronic circuitry. The idea of using a TV screen to receive images from the creatures "eyes" is fantastic. This movie reminds me of fast paced comic book story with a taste of film noir. Richard Denning,the star of this film, made a number science fiction movies in the 1950's before coming over to TV as the governor of Hawaii in "Hawaii 5-0." As far as I know, this movie is not available on the market as a retail product. You can, however, probably get it from a private collector.I think sci-fi fans will enjoy it!