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4D Man (1959)
Director: Irvin S Yeaworth Jr.
Cast: Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon, Robert Strauss, Patty Duke
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Romance
About: Two brothers who are brilliant scientists working with atomic molecular cohesion. The two haven't seen each other in years and parted on bad terms. Older brother Scott has a prestigious job working on government defense projects. Tony is a bit of a rogue and after accidentally burning down his last employers building, he travels to meet his brother and show him a field intensity amplifier which enables a person to enter into the 4th dimension, allowing them to freely pass through any object, even steel.
Review: A very impressive movie that kept me guessing as to what was next, right up until the end. Right away I could tell this was no cheap B budget film. It's a color film, with lots of on location settings and high production values. The sets look genuine. Also what's cool is it's the film debut of both Robert Lansing and Lee Meriwether.
A young Lee Meriwether makes her first film appearances, only a few years after being crowned Miss America in the 1955 beauty pageant.
For almost half the film, the story revolves around Lee Meriwether falling in love with the younger brother, behind her fiances Robert Lansing back. I really thought that this was becoming a melodrama which was so popular in the late 50's, when low and behind one of the brothers becomes a 4D man who draws energy out of living humans by merely touching them.
Some of the scenes were quite shocking, especially what happens to the young girl in the convertible and to a very young Patty Duke...I must say the last half of the movie was tense and the special effects looked pretty good!
Robert Lansing in his first movie role, has 'ageing make up' to make him look older. In his 'Mr Hyde' state of mind, he ogles a young B-girl that he picked up in the bar. She's going to get more than what she's bargained for.
I really liked this one!
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4D Man (1959)
Cast: Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon, Robert Strauss, Patty Duke
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Romance
About: Two brothers who are brilliant scientists working with atomic molecular cohesion. The two haven't seen each other in years and parted on bad terms. Older brother Scott has a prestigious job working on government defense projects. Tony is a bit of a rogue and after accidentally burning down his last employers building, he travels to meet his brother and show him a field intensity amplifier which enables a person to enter into the 4th dimension, allowing them to freely pass through any object, even steel.
A young Lee Meriwether makes her first film appearances, only a few years after being crowned Miss America in the 1955 beauty pageant.
For almost half the film, the story revolves around Lee Meriwether falling in love with the younger brother, behind her fiances Robert Lansing back. I really thought that this was becoming a melodrama which was so popular in the late 50's, when low and behind one of the brothers becomes a 4D man who draws energy out of living humans by merely touching them.
Some of the scenes were quite shocking, especially what happens to the young girl in the convertible and to a very young Patty Duke...I must say the last half of the movie was tense and the special effects looked pretty good!
Robert Lansing in his first movie role, has 'ageing make up' to make him look older. In his 'Mr Hyde' state of mind, he ogles a young B-girl that he picked up in the bar. She's going to get more than what she's bargained for.
I really liked this one!
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