Billed as a horror film, the man who turned to stone fails to frighten yet it. The film was directed by riccardo freda and completed by the films cinematographer, mario bava. I had never heard of this film and thoroughly enjoyed its shenanigans about well buy it and see for yourself. The film was refused a uk theatrical certificate by the bbfc in april 1957 and eventually passed with cuts 3 months later. There are unusual occurrences at a reformatory for women. The man who turned to stone 1957 the man who turned to. When an innocent man, ralph dickson, is executed for a murder kessler committed in the.
When his assistants try and turn against him, the man becomes a walking piece of stone and seeks revenge. Turned to stone 1957 black and white 71 minutes not rated. The film is about a series of murders on young women who are found with their blood drained. I recommend this to anyone who wants to complete their classic horror movie collection. The least of the films is the man who turned to stone.
A films release date can be the same as the actual film year, or the following year, but. This program tracks the history of man and stone including nearly 40 interviews. His wife betty compson, who had left him for another man, gets into a car accident that leaves her brain damaged and is kept in a cellar in secret, by kesslers gardener. The stone man is the sort of book that, if id splashed ten quid on in an airport or train station, bookstore, id have considered it money well. The man who turned to stone is a 1957 american science fiction horror film directed by leslie laszlo kardos from a screenplay by bernard.
Coproduced by marble institute of america and m s international, inc. Its destination is at first unknown, but smalltime reporter andy pointer means to find out, and luckily thanks to his mild autism. It features johnny weissmuller in his third and last performance as the protagonist adventurer johnny weissmuller a character previously called jungle jim and ed hinton and william tannen as the films antagonists, leopold and nels comstock, respectively. This is a very low budget movie but its pretty good throughout due in large part to some. Nasty old coots, played by noted character actors, become immortal by repeatedly sucking the lifeforce out of pretty girls. The man who turned to stone 1957 a psychiatrist william hudson and a welfare worker charlotte austin catch ageless scientists sapping reformschool girls. The man who turned to stone 1957 the last drive in. Devil goddess 1955 is the sixteenth and final jungle jim film produced by columbia pictures. The man who turned to stone is a 1957 american blackandwhite horror science fiction film directed by laszlo kardos and starring victor jory, ann doran and. Billed as a horror film, the man who turned to stone fails to frighten yet it does provide some light entertainment.
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The man who turned to stone 1958 video dailymotion. The process completed, marge is dead, and murdock gives eric a sedative to keep him. Kennedy in the 1963 film pt 109, and won the 1968 academy award for best actor for his role in the film charly. The screenplay was written by bernard gordon under his pen name raymond t. As one of our heros more troublesome deadbeat pals, mcgregor. Seuss most mischievous character in his 1957 childrens tale the. A new social worker at a girls reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group of ancient alchemists, who have insinuated themselves as the prisons chief staffers, to keep themselves alive and free from an insidious petrification, which is. Rights era with the help of journalist eugenia skeeter phelan emma stone. With great studio treatment came a double sided smash. The man who turned to stone 1957 directed by laszlo. In this bit of 1950s drivein scifihorror, victory jory and his colleagues may have found the secret of eternal life if not eternal youthand it requires robbing young women of their youth and life.
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The man who turned to stone trailer internet archive. Couple william hudson, charlotte austin catch scientists sapping reformschool girls. The man who turned to stone 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Victor jory, ann doran, charlotte austin,william hudson, allison hayes louse of a husband in 50ft womanpaul cavanagh, jean willes and frederick ledebur. The man who turned to stone 1957 celia trimboli 20100408. The man in the road 1957 a brilliant scientist who has lost his memory is hunted by communist agents out to obtain a secret formula. The man who turned to stone was released in 1957 on a double bill with another. The man who turned to stone 1956directed by leslie or laszlo kardos and produced by sam katzman. The man who turned to stone 1957 the movie database. Victor jory gives a real campy performance in this 1957 thriller. Columbia pictures released this film on a double bill with zombies of mora tau 1957 with the tag line. During his racing career, just after world war i, man o. Overview of the hard man, 1957, directed by george sherman, with guy madison, valerie french, lorne greene, at turner classic movies.
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