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Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Writers: George Worthing Yates(screenplay), Bert I. Gordon(story)
Cast: John Agar, John Hoyt, June Kenney
Genre: B budget Sci fi
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
About: A lonely, old doll-maker (John Hoyt) who has become deeply afraid of being alone, ever since his wife left him. In his deranged state, the otherwise kindly, old man takes to shrinking humans down to doll size for company. Then placing them in suspended animation jars, he occasionally takes them out, to talk to.
Review: A totally riotously fun 50s B sci fi horror flick produced by American International who produced 100s of low budget drive-in movies in the 60s-70s-80s.
Sure the plot has holes and the acting isn't Oscar worthy, but damn is it fun! And at only 79 minutes the movie flys by. The two most noteworthy actors are John Agor most famous for marrying Shirley Temple (after she grew up!) and John Hoyt who among his credits list Spartacus, Blackboard Jungle and to me the coolest credit is he played the aged scientist in the original Star Trek pilot The Cage.
John Agar and June Kenney look on in apprehension at the mad doll maker who just shrunk them.
By far, the best reason to watch this is June Kenney, who looks like a living doll, she's so tiny, no doubt that was why she was hired.
Fun Factor+++
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Writers: George Worthing Yates(screenplay), Bert I. Gordon(story)
Cast: John Agar, John Hoyt, June Kenney
Genre: B budget Sci fi
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
About: A lonely, old doll-maker (John Hoyt) who has become deeply afraid of being alone, ever since his wife left him. In his deranged state, the otherwise kindly, old man takes to shrinking humans down to doll size for company. Then placing them in suspended animation jars, he occasionally takes them out, to talk to.
Review: A totally riotously fun 50s B sci fi horror flick produced by American International who produced 100s of low budget drive-in movies in the 60s-70s-80s.
Sure the plot has holes and the acting isn't Oscar worthy, but damn is it fun! And at only 79 minutes the movie flys by. The two most noteworthy actors are John Agor most famous for marrying Shirley Temple (after she grew up!) and John Hoyt who among his credits list Spartacus, Blackboard Jungle and to me the coolest credit is he played the aged scientist in the original Star Trek pilot The Cage.
John Agar and June Kenney look on in apprehension at the mad doll maker who just shrunk them.
By far, the best reason to watch this is June Kenney, who looks like a living doll, she's so tiny, no doubt that was why she was hired.
Fun Factor+++
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