Giant from the Unknown

1958
Approved
1h 18m

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

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Buddy Baer in Giant from the Unknown (1958)

A very large, degenerate, Spanish conqueror is freed from suspended animation by lightning and goes on a killing spree in a small town.

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A very large, degenerate, Spanish conquistador is freed from suspended animation by lightning and goes on a killing spree in a small town.A very large, degenerate, Spanish conquistador is freed from suspended animation by lightning and goes on a killing spree in a small town.A very large, degenerate, Spanish conquistador is freed from suspended animation by lightning and goes on a killing spree in a small town.

Director
- Richard E. Cunha
Writers
- Frank Hart Taussig
- Ralph Brooke
Stars

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IMDb RATING

4.5/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard E. Cunha
Writers
- Frank Hart Taussig
- Ralph Brooke
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Wayne Brooks
(as Edward Kemmer)

Sally Fraser

Janet Cleveland

Bob Steele

Sheriff Parker

Morris Ankrum

Dr. Frederick Cleveland

Buddy Baer

Vargas - Diablo Giant

Oliver Blake

Cafe Proprietor

Jolene Brand

Ann Brown
(as Joline Brand)

Billy Dix

Indian Joe…

Gary Crutcher

Charlie Brown

Ned Davenport

First Townsman

Ewing Miles Brown

Townsman
(as Ewing Miles)

Ralph Brooke

Posse Member
(uncredited)

Frank Hart Taussig

Townsman
(uncredited)

Storyline

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Trivia
The first human referred to as being killed by the mysterious attacker is called "Harold Banks" and also "Old Man Banks," and is named after the special effects man for the picture, Harold Banks.

Goofs
In one scene we see Vargas (the "Diablo Giant") coming to life and rising from his grave. But this is after there had been a brutal killing and cattle mutilations.

Quotes
Indian Joe: All white men die!

Connections
Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Giant from the Unknown (1969)

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Featured review

7/10

Danger at Devils Crag

I have just seen Giant From the Unknown for the third time and I find this movie rather enjoyable.

A professor and his daughter driving through the South West looking for the remains of a giant Spanish conquistador come across it at Devils Crag, a scenic landmark near a small town. The giant has been in suspended animation for hundreds of years and comes to life and starts murdering people for no reason. One of the locals gets the blame for these murders at first by the town's sheriff but is then let off and the two team up to kill the giant, who falls off a dam into a deep lake in a volcanic crater at the end.

The movie's cast includes an excellent performance from 50's sci fi regular Morris Ankrum (Invaders From Mars, Kronos), Sally Fraser (Earth vs the Spider, War of the Colossol Beast), Ed Kemmer (Space Patrol, Earth vs the Spider), Bob Steele as the Sheriff and the giant is played by Buddy Baer.

Depite it being a bad movie, this is certainly worth having in any sci fi/horror collection.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5.