Creature with the Atom Brain

Creature with the Atom Brain

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NR 1955 · 69 min · ★ 5.1 · Science Fiction, Horror

Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them. A police doctor's investigation of the deaths leads to the discovery of an army of dead criminal musclemen restored to life, remotely controlled by a vengeful former crime boss and a former Nazi scientist, from the latter's laboratory hidden in the suburbs.

Directed by Edward L. Cahn · Written by Curt Siodmak

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Richard Denning Dr. Chet Walker
S. John Launer Capt. Dave Harris
Michael Granger Frank Buchanan
Gregory Gaye Dr. Wilhelm Steigg
Angela Stevens Joyce Walker
Linda Bennett Penny Walker
Charles Evans Chief Camden
Tristram Coffin Dist. Atty. MacGraw
Pierre Watkin Mayor Bremer
Harry Lauter Reporter #1
Larry J. Blake Reporter #2
Paul Hoffman Tom Dunn (uncredited)

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