Giant from the Unknown
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| Directed by | Richard E. Cunha |
| Produced by | Marc Frederic Arthur A. Jacobs |
| Written by | Ralph Brooke Frank Hart Taussig |
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Ed Kemmer Sally Fraser Buddy Baer |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
| Cinematography | Richard E. Cunha |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures |
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77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Giant from the Unknown is a 1958 horror film released by Astor Pictures and directed by Richard Cunha. The film stars Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, and Buddy Baer. It was theatrically released in March, 1958 on a double bill with She Demons.
The make-up effects were done by Jack Pierce, known for the classic visages of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932) and Lon Chaney Jr.'s The Wolf Man (1941). Baer, who played Vargas the Giant in this film, also played a giant in Jack and the Beanstalk (1952), starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The film was shot in San Bernardino National Forest.
The film was featured in the 1996 show Nightmare Theater's late night Chill-O-Rama Horror Show. The film was released on DVD on October 24, 2000.
The citizens of Pine Ridge, a small California town set in the mountains, are concerned about a series of livestock mutilations that have taken place. A local man named Harold Banks is found dead and had been killed in a manner similar to the livestock. These incidents had been happening around an area known as Devil's Crag and the local sheriff orders everyone to stay away from there. Some citizens speculate that the deaths have a supernatural cause and a local Native American man known as Indian Joe confirms their fears of a curse before being driven away from town by the sheriff. A local geologist named Wayne Brooks enters town and is told of the death by his friends Anne and Charlie Brown, two young siblings living in the area. The sheriff has heard about a confrontation that took place between Brooks and Banks several days before and is suspicious of Brooks. While the sheriff is informally questioning Brooks about the death, Dr. Cleveland and his daughter Janet enters town. Cleveland is planning on conducting archaeological research in the area. While Brooks helps Janet get supplies at the store, the sheriff warns Cleveland about the recent murder. Brooks informs Cleveland that he was formerly his student at college and offers to be his guide in the area. Brooks, Cleveland and Janet agree to have dinner at the lodge later that day.
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