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"Unknown World"

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"UNKNOWN WORLD" THE FACTS! Also known as "Night Without Stars", it is a 1951 black and white science-fiction movie with a run time of 74 minutes.  The plot of the film centers around a group of scientists lead by Dr. Morley, who believe that the world will soon end in atomic annihilation.  They plan to save humanity by leading an expedition deep beneath the Earth's crust, and wait out the deadly radiation.  However, the group fails to receive any government funding and instead find funding in the heir of journalism empire, Mr. Wright Thompson.  Mr. Thompson's one stipulation is that he accompany the intrepid scientists on their journey deep to the center of the Earth! Written by Millard Kaufman Staring Victor Kilian as Dr. Jeremiah Morley, Marilyn Nash as Joan Lindsey, Bruce Kellogg as Wright Thompson, Otto Waldis as Dr. Max A. Bauer, Tom Handley as Dr. James Paxton, Dick Cogan as Dr. George Coleman, and Jim Bannon as Andy. Directed by Terry O....
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"The Earth Dies Screaming"

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"The Earth Dies Screaming" THE FACTS! "The Earth Dies Screaming" is a 1964 black and white movie with a 62 minute runtime. The plot of the film follows after a mysterious gas attack kills off most of the Earth's population, a few survivors gather at a small country inn to figure out a plan for survival. However, attack was only the first part in an alien invasion by bulletproof killer robots who roam  the streets with the ability to kill anyone with a simple touch of their hands. As the group of survivors soon find out, the robot invaders have another sinister ability in their arsenal, the ability to raise the dead! Written by Harry Spalding Staring Willard Parker as Jeff Nolan, Virginia Field as Peggy Hatton, Denis Price as Quinn Taggart, Thorley Walters as Edgar Otis, Vanda Godsell as Violet Courtland, David Spenser as Mel Brenard, and Anna Palk as Lorna Brenard. Directed by Terence Fisher  The movie has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 31% and an IM...
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"The Atomic Brain"

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“The Atomic Brain” THE FACTS! Also known as “Monstrosity”, it is a 1963 (some sources say ‘64) black and white horror film with a run time of 1 hour and 5 minutes.  The plot of the movie follows an elderly woman who uses her large fortune to convince an eccentric (read “mad” or “crazy”) yet brilliant scientist to transplant her brain into a young, new body. The bodies are unwittingly provided by three immigrant young women, who travel to America to be hired on as servants. The old woman then chooses which of the girls she finds to be the most beautiful, and sets out replacing the young woman’s brain with her own. Written by Sue Bradford, Dean Dillman Jr., Jack Pollexfen, and Vy Russell Staring: Marjorie Eaton as Mrs. March, Frank Gerstle as Dr. Frank, Frank Fowler as Victor, Erika Peters as Nina, Judy Bamber as Bea, and Lisa Lang as Anita. Directed by Joseph V. Mascelli It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 14%, and a I...
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