Monster on the Campus
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Monster on the Campus DVD cover artwork by Reynold Brown
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Produced by | Joseph Gershenson |
| Written by | David Duncan |
| Starring | Arthur Franz Joanna Cook Moore Nancy Walters |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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77 min |
| Language | English |
Monster on the Campus (Monster in the Night[1] and Stranger on the Campus) is a 1958 American science fiction/horror film, released by Universal-International. It was directed by Jack Arnold, from a script by David Duncan.[2][3]
The film was the last of Universal's science fiction monster films released before Island of Terror (1966).
Plot
Professor Donald Blake (Arthur Franz) acquires a newly discovered coelacanth. He begins to examine the find and is exposed to its irradiated blood. This turns him into a murderous Neanderthal monster that terrorizes the campus.
Cast
- Arthur Franz as Prof. Donald Blake
- Eddie Parker as Prof. Donald Blake as a Monster
- Joanna Moore as Madeline Howard
- Judson Pratt as Lt. Mike Stevens
- Nancy Walters as Sylvia Lockwood
- Troy Donahue as Jimmy Flanders
- Phil Harvey as Sgt. Powell
- Helen Westcott as Nurse Molly Riordan
- Alexander Lockwood as Prof. Gilbert Howard
- Whit Bissell as Dr. Oliver Cole
- Ross Elliott as Sgt. Eddie Daniels
- Anne Anderson as Student
- Louis Cavalier as Student
- Richard H. Cutting as Tom Edwards (Forest Ranger)
- Hank Patterson as Townsend (Night Watchman)
- Ronnie Rondell Jr. as Student
Production
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Production took place between April and May 1958.[1]
The working title of the film was "Monster in the Night". Although Universal music director Joseph Gershenson had received executive producer credit on some films of the 1940s, Monster on the Campus marked the first film for which he received sole credit as producer.[4] This was the film debut of Nancy Walters.Arthur Franz only played Prof. Donald Blake. Once the makeup transformation scenes were over, stuntman Eddie Parker did every scene as the Monster.[5]
Reception
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The film holds a 5.9/10 on the Internet Movie Database and a low 21% from 255 users on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
Critic Ken Hanke stated upon his review: Agreeably silly Jekyll and Hide with great hokey monster.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 'Vampire' in Attack Today Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 22 Oct 1958: B8.
- ↑ Monster on the Campus TCM Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database Trivia
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Monster on the Campus at IMDb
- Monster on the Campus at AllMovie
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