Bride of the Monster
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Original theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Ed Wood |
| Produced by | Ed Wood |
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| Music by | Frank Worth |
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| Edited by | Warren Adams |
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Rolling M. Productions
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| Distributed by | Banner Pictures |
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75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70,000 |
Bride of the Monster is a 1955 American science fiction horror film directed, written, and produced by Edward D. Wood, Jr., and starring Bela Lugosi, along with Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, and Loretta King.
The film is considered to have Wood's biggest budget ($70,000). Production commenced in 1953 but, due to further financial problems, wasn't completed until 1955.
A sequel, entitled Night of the Ghouls, was finished in 1959, but due to last-minute financial problems, was not released until 1987.
In a stretch of woods, two hunters are caught in a "raging thunderstorm". They decide to seek refuge in Willows House, which is supposedly abandoned and haunted. When they reach Willows House, they find it to be occupied and the current owner repeatedly denies them hospitality. One of the hunters attempts to force his entry into the house, but a menacing giant (Tor Johnson) scares the intruders away.
Inside a secret laboratory in the house, the owner observes a "monster": a giant octopus. The "monster" is released from its tank and sent after the intruders. One of the fleeing hunters is killed by the octopus, while the other is captured by the giant. Back in the House, the captive is introduced to the owner and the giant. The owner is a scientist, Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi), and the giant is his mute assistant, Lobo (Tor Johnson). Vornoff explains that he will perform an experiment on the unwilling hunter that will either give the captive the strength of twenty men or kill him. The man dies on the operating table and the scientist is left visibly disheartened.
In a police station, Officer Kelton (Paul Marco) asks to work on the case of the Lake Marsh monster. His superior Tom Robbins (Harvey B. Dunn) turns him down and asks to see Lieutenant Dick Craig (Tony McCoy, producer Donald E. McCoy's son). The conversation between Robbins and Craig establishes that there are now 12 missing victims, and the police still don't know what happened to them. The reporter behind the newspaper reports is Janet Lawton (Loretta King Hadler), Craig's fiancée. Janet forces her way into the office and joins the conversation. Robbins and Janet argue, and after stating that she will personally go to Lake Marsh to investigate, Janet leaves the station.
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