Post by ant-mac on Oct 31, 2018 17:18:58 GMT
GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN (1958) 3/5.
An average American horror film, which was released by Astor Pictures. It was written by Ralph Brooke and Frank Hart Taussig, it was produced by Marc Fredericand Arthur A Jacobs and it was directed by Richard E Cunha. The make-up effects were done by Jack Pierce, known for the classic visages of FRANKENSTEIN (1931), THE MUMMY (1932) and THE WOLF MAN (1941).
The plot involves the inhabitants of a small California town up in the mountains, who have to deal with the murderous behaviour of a 500 year-old Spanish Conquistador, known as the Diablo Giant, who has recently been awoken from a state of suspended animation.
The film stars Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Bob Steele, Morris Ankrum, Billy Dix, Gary Crutcher, Jolene Brand and Buddy Baer as Vargas the Giant. It’s a mostly harmless and inoffensive film, which features some nice scenery.