The Neanderthal Man
The Neanderthal Man | |
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Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
Produced by |
Ilse Lahn Jack Pollexfen Aubrey Wisberg Edward Small (uncredited) |
Written by |
Aubrey Wisberg Jack Pollexfen |
Starring |
Robert Shayne Joyce Terry Richard Crane Doris Merrick Beverly Garland Tandra Quinn |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
Production company |
Global Productions Inc. |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Neanderthal Man is a 78-minute, 1953 American black-and-white science fiction film produced independently by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen, as Global Productions Inc., from their own original screenplay.[1]
It starred Robert Shayne, Richard Crane and Joyce Terry, was directed by E. A. Dupont, and was originally distributed in the United States by United Artists Corp. Beverly Garland, in a supporting role, appears here in her first feature film.
Plot
A scientist develops a formula which causes animals to regress to the form of their primitive ancestors, and tries it on himself with disastrous results.
Cast
- Robert Shayne as Prof. Clifford Groves
- Richard Crane as Dr. Ross Harkness
- Joyce Terry as Jan Groves
- Doris Merrick as Ruth Marshall
- Jeanette "Tandra" Quinn as Celia, the deaf-mute
- Robert Long as Game Warden George Oakes
- Lee Morgan as Charlie Webb
- Beverly Garland as Nola Mason
- Dick Rich as Sheriff Andy Andrews
- Robert Easton as Townsman Danny
- Eric Colmar as Buck Hastings
- Frank Gerstle as Mr. Wheeler
Credits
- Walter Koestler as Art Director
- Harry Thomas as Makeup Creator
- Ben Bone as Set Decorator
- Tommy O'Brien as Property Master
- Jack Masters as Wardrobe Supervisor
- Stanley Cortez as Director of Photography
- David Commons and Jack Rabin as Special Effects
- Robert Roderick as Sound Mixer
- Clarence Eurist as Production Supervisor
IMDb also lists an Ilse Lahr as Associate Producer, but the source of this statement is not identified and not supported by screen credits, contemporary written material, or research.
Production
The film's working title was Madagascar.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Neanderthal Man (1953) - Overview - TCM.com".
- ↑ STUDIO BRIEFS Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 02 Dec 1952: 21.
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