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Giant from the Unknown
Giant from the Unknown

Giant from the Unknown

A Hideous Monster from Beyond the Grave!

Genres

Horror

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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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Budget

$54000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

03 January 1958

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ed Kemmer

Ed Kemmer

Wayne Brooks

Sally Fraser

Sally Fraser

Janet Cleveland

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Dr. Frederick Cleveland

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Sheriff Parker

Buddy Baer

Buddy Baer

Vargas the Giant

Gary Crutcher

Gary Crutcher

Charlie Brown

Billy Dix

Billy Dix

Indian Joe

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Cafe Proprietor

Jolene Brand

Jolene Brand

Ann Brown

Ned Davenport

Ned Davenport

First Townsman

Ewing Miles Brown

Ewing Miles Brown

Townsman

Frank Hart Taussig

Frank Hart Taussig

Townsman (uncredited)

Ralph Brooke

Ralph Brooke

Posse Member (uncredited)

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