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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.
Gregory Gaye
- Dr. Wilhelm Steigg
- (as Gregory Gay)
Larry J. Blake
- Reporter #2
- (as Larry Blake)
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)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the first films to use squibs to simulate gunshot wounds
- GoofsBuchanan 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!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Weirdo with Wadman: Creature with the Atom Brain (1963)
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A high minded German scientist [in the 1950's??] is duped by a vengeful, deported gangster into creating atomic-powered zombies from the recently deceased, stolen from the local morgue, in order to wreak revenge upon his enemies.[Whew!] Now that is a dynamite combination! Never mind how they got six or seven bodies out of police custody; or where they got the radioactive isotopes they are waving around. This one is fun!
A classic, know-it-all police MD, with a pre-women's lib, blonde bombshell wife, and just-too-cute little daughter, is on their trail. He patiently tracks them down with the help of another scientist and his doomed police captain boss. The pipe smoking scene is hilarious; as is the inevitable science film: a trained dog being stimulated with electrodes. The villains give the doctor some scary moments. They even tear his little girl's favorite doll limb from limb. But since the German scientist is radioactive, he cannot escape the ubiquitous geiger counter that appears in all of these films. The climactic battle between the police, the army, and the zombies is to be savored time and again. This one is a classic, and worth your while!
A classic, know-it-all police MD, with a pre-women's lib, blonde bombshell wife, and just-too-cute little daughter, is on their trail. He patiently tracks them down with the help of another scientist and his doomed police captain boss. The pipe smoking scene is hilarious; as is the inevitable science film: a trained dog being stimulated with electrodes. The villains give the doctor some scary moments. They even tear his little girl's favorite doll limb from limb. But since the German scientist is radioactive, he cannot escape the ubiquitous geiger counter that appears in all of these films. The climactic battle between the police, the army, and the zombies is to be savored time and again. This one is a classic, and worth your while!
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By what name was Le tueur au cerveau atomique (1955) officially released in India in English?
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