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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.
Theatrical
Feb 18, 1953
Directors
Writers
Producers
Music
Blaine Sanford
Studio
Ivan Tors Productions
Quotes
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Taglines
The astounding story of the "thing" that came alive!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cosmic Frankenstein Threatens Earth
Taglines
Cosmic frankenstein terrorizes earth!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Carlson
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
K
King Donovan
Dr. Dan Forbes
L
Leo Britt
Dr. Benton
J
Jean Byron
Connie Stewart
H
Harry Ellerbe
Dr. Allard
F
Frank Gerstle
Col. Willis
J
John Vosper
Capt. Dyer
B
Byron Foulger
Mr. Simon
L
Leonard Mudie
Howard Denker
K
Kathleen Freeman
Nelly
W
William Benedict
Albert
J
John Zaremba
Chief Watson
D
Douglas Evans
Pilot
S
Strother Martin
Co-Pilot
M
Michael Fox
Dr. Serny
W
Watson Downs
Mayor
L
Lee Phelps
City Engineer
R
Roy Engel
Gen. Behan
J
John Dodsworth
Dr. Carthwright
C
Charles Williams
Cabbie
