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The Monolith Monsters (1957) starring Grant Williams, Lola Albright

The Monolith Monsters

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The Monolith Monsters (1957) starring Grant Williams, Lola Albright

Synopsis of The Monolith Monsters

The sleepy town of San Angelo is in danger after a giant meteor crashes nearby in the classic sci-fi thriller The Monolith Monsters. Strange black rocks from the event litter the town. Nearby geologists are unable to identify the unusual specimens. When the alien monoliths interact with water … They grow to terrifying, gargantuan dimensions and petrify anyone in their path. It is up to one of the geologists and a dedicated professor to stop their path of destruction. Before they plow humankind into a stone-cold early grave.

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A Face in the Crowd (1957) starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick, directed by Elia Kazan

A Face in the Crowd

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A Face in the Crowd (1957) starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick, directed by Elia Kazan

Synopsis of A Face in the Crowd

In A Face in the Crowd, an Arkansas drifter is discovered by the producer of a small radio station. He’s a philosophical country/western singer Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes. He’s “discovered” in the local jail by television talent coordinator Marcia Jeffries. His folksy style make him an overnight media sensation. He ultimately rises to great fame and influence on national television. But after becoming consumed by his power …. Will he ever be exposed as the fraud he’s become?

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The Undead (1957) starring Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, directed by Roger Corman

The Undead

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The Undead (1957) starring Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, directed by Roger Corman

Helene - the protagonist of "The Undead"

In The Undead, a woman is sent back in time via hypnosis. In the dark ages, she’s about to be executed … For witchcraft!

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Witness for the Prosecution, starring Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich

Witness for the Prosecution

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957) starring Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich

In Witness for the Prosecution, a wealthy widow is found murdered. Her married suitor, Leonard Vole, is accused of the crime. Vole’s only hope for acquittal is the testimony of his wife … But his airtight alibi shatters when she reveals some shocking secrets of her own!

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I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) starring Michael Landon, Whit Bissell

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

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I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) starring Michael Landon, Whit Bissell

I Was A Teenage Werewolf. A troubled teenager is regressed by a hypnotherapist to his “primitive state” — a werewolf!

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I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) starring Whit Bissel, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton, Gary Conway

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

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I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) starring Whit Bissel, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton, Gary Conway

Frankenstein’s descendant tries creating a creature from teenager body part. With the predictable results, in I Was a Teenage Frankenstein.

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Cat Girl (1957) starring Barbara Shelley, Robert Ayres, John Lee

Cat Girl

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Cat Girl (1957) starring Barbara Shelley, Robert Ayres, John Lee

In Cat Girl, a young woman inherits a family curse from her strange uncle. She transforms into a murderous feline when angered.

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Curse of the Demon - who will be next to in line to defy the curse?

Curse of the Demon

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Curse of the Demon (1957) starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis

Psychologist John Holden’s colleague, Harrington, is mysteriously murdered. Holden refuses to believe that it’s the work of the devil… Until he becomes the next target of the Curse of the Demon.

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The Unearthly (1957), starring John Carradine, Allison Hayes, Tor Johnson

The Unearthly

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The Unearthly (1957), starring John Carradine, Allison Hayes, Tor Johnson

Synopsis of The Unearthly

In The Unearthly, mad Scientist John Carradine lures mentally deranged patients, beautiful blondes, and an unwanted undercover cop to his remote mansion for gland transplant experiments that go awry. He ends up with a basement full of hairy mutants … Anyone care to guess how this turns out?

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The Curse of Frankenstein

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Synopsis of  Curse of Frankenstein

THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Peter Cushing, 1957

In The Curse of Frankenstein, Baron Victor von Frankenstein is facing execution for the murders that he has committed.   He tells the story of how he came to this point, telling his story in flashback. The story of how he learned to reanimate the dead. In an act of hubris, he decides to go beyond that He constructs a composite man from a variety of parts looted from corpses.   Along the way, his amoral decisions cause death and misery.  He has alienated his best friend and fiance … Who come by to say farewell.

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