Morris Ankrum

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Invaders from Mars (1953)
Rating: ★★★½
May 28, 2001Alien Body Snatchers
Classic of the 1950s alien invader genre in which a young boy discovers that the adults around him are being taken over by Martian invaders. Director William Cameron Menzies makes striking use of sets to further a sense of alienation
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Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
Rating: ★★
Feb 21, 2013Zombie Sailors Guard a Treasure
A zombie film back from the days before zombies wanted to eat brains and could only be despatched with a bullet in the head where they were instead figures out of voodoo – in this case undead sailors guarding a treasure. A mildly interesting if never entirely standout B movie of the era
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Beginning of the End (1957)

Beginning of the End (1957)
Rating: ★★
Jan 4, 2014Giant Atomic Grasshoppers
Giant grasshoppers invade Chicago – what's not to like? A sterling example of the 1950s atomically enlarged insect film from Bert I. Gordon who found his calling make cheap giant animals/people films during this era.
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How to Make a Monster (1958)

How to Make a Monster (1958)
Rating: ★★
Jan 16, 2010Makeup Artist Creates Monsters
After his assorted teenage monster films, producer Herman Cohen made this about a resentful studio makeup effects artist who takes revenge by using his makeups to turn teens into mind-controlled monsters
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