4D Man
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| Directed by | Irvin Yeaworth |
| Produced by | Jack H. Harris |
| Written by | Jack H. Harris |
| Starring |
Robert Lansing Lee Meriwether James Congdon |
| Music by | Ralph Carmichael |
| Cinematography | Theodore J. Pahle |
| Edited by | William B. Murphy |
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Fairview Productions
Jack H. Harris Enteprises |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $240,000 (estimated) |
4D Man (a.k.a, The Evil Force in the UK; reissued as Master of Terror in the US) is a 1959, independently made, American science fiction film in color by De Luxe, produced by Jack H. Harris (from his original screenplay), directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., that stars Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, and James Congdon. The film was released by Universal Pictures.
Brilliant but irresponsible scientist Tony Nelson (James Congdon) develops an electronic amplifier that he hopes will allow any object to achieve a 4th dimensional (4D) state. While in this state any object can pass freely through any other object. Tony, however, failed to pay attention to the overload, which sparks an electrical fire that burns down his lab. This results in the university terminating his contract. Now unemployed, Tony seeks out his brother Scott (Robert Lansing) to help him with his experiment. Scott is a researcher working on a material called Cargonite that is so dense that it is impenetrable.
Scott is underpaid and unappreciated at his new job. He does not have the necessary drive to ask his employer, Mr. Carson, for greater recognition. Scott has become the driving force behind the development of Cargonite (named after Carson, who is now taking much of the credit for Scott's work). When his girlfriend (Lee Meriwether) falls for Tony, an enraged Scott steals Tony's experiment and starts playing around with it, eventually transforming himself into a 4D state. When demonstrating this to Tony, Scott leaves the amplifier power turned off, yet he successfully passes his hand through a block of steel. Scott can now enter a 4D state via his own will. Tony is amazed, but warns Scott not to reveal this ability until he can further test for possible side effects.
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