The Monster Maker (1944)
Jun 6, 2001Mad Scientist
Mad scientist film from poverty row studio PRC with George Zucco in a Bela Lugosi role as a madman injecting his enemies with doses of acromegaly
Terry Frost
The Flying Serpent (1946)
Dec 18, 2018Mad Scientist Kills Enemies with a Quetzalcoatl Bird
Mad scientist cheapie from poverty row studio PRC in which George Zucco has found an Aztec Quetzalcoatl bird and kills his enemies by placing one of its feathers on their person
Superman (1948)
Dec 5, 2012Comic-Book Superhero/Serial
A 15 chapter serial that marks the very first live-action screen appearance of Superman. The superheroics and effects are painfully primitive today (where Superman flying is represented by animation) but the serial gets many aspects of the comic-book down right
Mysterious Island (1951)
Mar 27, 2024Serial/Desert Island Survival/Alien Invaders
A serial adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic survival story about escapees aboard a hot-air balloon who wash up on a desert island. To the regular story, this sees fit to add hostile natives, pirates and invading aliens from Mercury