Indestructible Man (1956) [Crime] [Horror] [Science Fiction]
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- Опубликовано: 21 мар 2013
- Told in flashback by police detective Dick Chasen (Showalter), the movie concerns a 72-hour period of horror for the main characters. Charles "Butcher" Benton (Chaney) is a double-crossed convicted robber and murderer who was executed in the gas chamber. His body is unlawfully sold to a scientist (Robert Shayne of Adventures of Superman fame), who plans to move his testing to human subjects. The corpse is subjected to chemical injection and massive jolts of high-frequency electricity in order to study the effect on human tissues. But Benton's heart is restimulated and he completely revives (though rendered mute due to electrical damage to his vocal cords), immensely strong and with skin virtually impervious - even to bazooka shells.
After killing the doctor and his assistant (Joe Flynn, pre-McHale's Navy), Benton sets out to avenge himself on his attorney and the lawyer's henchmen who, in collusion with the attorney, had betrayed Benton in order to steal his loot. Benton had left the location of his stash to his stripper-girlfriend (Carr), who had since gone straight and begun dating the detective who brought Benton to justice, after she had rejected the lawyer's own advances.
The story then follows Benton's revenge on his enemies; the police who first learn of a wave of mysterious killing, then of Benton's reanimation; and the developing relationship between the detective and the stripper. The lawyer, fearing for his life after the two henchman are murdered, confesses the plot to the police, and reveals that Benton had always used the sewer system to evade detection; and to find a hiding place for the money, as it turns out.
Tracked down by the police, Benton is weakened but not killed when he takes a direct hit in the solar plexus from a bazooka, and is disfigured by a flame thrower. He runs to a power station, where he maneuvers metal equipment and himself into position to trigger a high-voltage jolt of electricity, which kills him. At the fade-out, Chasen proposes to his girlfriend.
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Directed and produced by Jack Pollexfen, written by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins, starring Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr, Ross Elliott, Stuart Randall, Ken Terrell, Marjorie Stapp, Robert Shayne, Peggy Maley, Robert Foulk, Reita, Roy Engel and Madge Cleveland.
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I'm 65 and I just love these old classics that my grandmother used to love.
The new stuff is really creepy.
Im 15 and I love these as well. Lol
@@aikugos4886 it's surprising that you enjoy these too. Most of us old folks think the young enjoyed the billion dollar CGI blockbusters. It's pleasant to hear you're versatile.
I’m your age and we have turned into our grandparents! I love them too!
71 here . . . me too . . . my late mother introduced me to Lon Chaney Jr.
Im 75 and still love b&w movies. They need to start over.
I'm 60 Now raised on these Classics Thank you for having them for us Older Folks an Younger to Enjoy .
Good comment, I'm about to be 64 and these really bring in the good memories...
These old films are so much more appealing to me than the newer stuff. I don't even mind the car chases--the cars are much more interesting than today's. And there"s usually a pretty good plot that keeps things moving along. Today's movies aim for sensationalism to get folks in theaters. I much prefer good storytelling. Thanks for bringing us a great film!
Good storytelling and great dialog to show the viewer the characters
traits and individual acting sense. Here you are drawn to the LC character in a sympathetic way. I started rooting for him to obliterate the lives of the stoolies and the corrupt lawyer. And tossing them around like a wrestler was definitely cool.
Yes the new crap just don't do it 4 me either.
Good comment. The cars today all look the same
Good points all, Wendy.
Food for further thought.
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This GREAT movie WAS MADE 4 YEARS AFTER i WAS BORN AND it's A GREAT SHAME THAT THEY DON'T MAKE movies Like this ONE ANYMORE 😢
Chaney gives a fantastic facial-expressions-performance here. The film as a whole was much better than I anticipated. It really held my attention. Thanks for the upload.
The horror, sci fi and mystery movies from the 50s & 60s are the best with great scripts, great acting & great plots.
I turn 47 tomorrow and I Love these old movies. My Grandparents didn’t really watch them that I know of. In the late 80s are used to see them broadcast on Sunday afternoon, I also am a huge old radio fan and listen to a lot of Johnny dollar, suspense and dragnet
Try looking for "THE WHISTLER" & "THE SHADOW" on RUclips.
They were Great Radio Shows & maybe some t.v. shows.
I like these old movies because I'm an Old Soul. They make me feel like I'm home again.
me too. i'm home again
@@danmaodi3940 I'm just old
NYMArts how old are you
I'm 36 and I watch these over any new movie that comes out today.
It's called "Cozy TV." Nothin' "cozy" about Lon Chaney!!! hahaha!
I must have saw this about 40 years ago. I remember bits of it. Thanks for the memories!
This is my idea of a perfect B movie -- horror noir...& some amazing footage of old LA. Cheers, wsj
I love these old black and white movie.It's better than today's movies.
Great lead in music. Also, powerful opening scene by Chaney. He was so good with the stressed out roles. I have always liked Lon Chaney Jr. He was certainly a great talent!
LON JR. SURE HAD SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT JR. DID IT WITH THE GRACE AND STYLE OF HIS FATHER
he really was a great talent!
What a nice surprise. A superbly photographed and directed movie with excellent acting.
I was raised on these old B&W movies. Friday night at 6pm was “Science Fiction Theater” on our local ABC affiliate which is now 2 1/2 of news coverage. Saturday night at 11pm was “Chiller Theater” on our CBS affiliate.
The 3 networks in the 50’s & 60’s gave us better viewing than the 200 channels of cable today. I don’t watch them. I watch RUclips even though they UnAmericanly censor content from decent people.
And RUclips places too many ads these days.
Ha Hmv
I remember Saturday night Gregory the Grave Walker...
Yes, there was some good things back then, but it also was so whitewashed and “censored” that a lot of it was so bland it was boring. Want a good story? Read a book.
RUclips shadow ban is getting tiresome.
Love these older movies with those themes. Thanks.
I’m 72 and these films bring back great memories
Same here !!! I love these vintage movie channels. This was impossible a few short years ago.
I'm hooked - on old movies. Thank you TCM and all the others that bring them to us.
I grew up on Creature features and Chiller theater. Thanks for presenting these movies. Thanks for the memories.
Finally now got to see this film for the 2nd time in 50 years. I felt so sorry for the butcher back then...and still do this time. His demise at the end is much like White Heat. Most films today have little value compared to the simple plots in these gems.
Lon deserved an Academy Award for his portrayal of Lenny in Of Mice and Men. Age and alcohol took their toll at this point...Very underrated actor...
Hopefully, Chaney's cinematic genius will never be forgotten.
I'm 60 and remember watching these types of movies as well as L. Chaney, C. Chan, B. Karloff etc as a child, Bella Lagasse as a teenager and now.😉
@@Lanie-sl9ne That's Emeril Lagasse and he wasn't old enough to appear in those movies. He was born in 1959. Was Bella his parent?
@@joepangean6770 . I think he meant Bela Lugosi .
@marieannwalsh662 I think Lon Chaney Jr won, or at least was nominated, for a supporting actor Oscar for his role in The Defiant Ones.
The Lawyer is Ross Elliot, he played the director in the Lucille Ball skit "Vitameatavegamin". The doctors are Joe Flynn, he is Captain Binghamton on McHale's Navy, and Robert Shayne, he is inspector Henderson on TV's Superman. He also had a small part in the great Alfred Hitchcock movie, "North By Northwest". Stuart Randall is in this movie, he is Sheriff Mort Corey on "Laramie". And of course, besides the star Creighton Chaney aka Lon Chaney Jr., there is Casey Adams who later on worked in TV and movies with his real name, Max Showalter.
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 Ross Elliott Always GROSSED me OUT, no matter what show or movie he was in - especially in I Love Lucy. He also played the director role in a few of the Lucy episodes where Ricky was playing the main role in his movie-making stint in Hollywood. And he played Ricky's talent agent in New York a few times. I don't know why, but Ross always struck me as too much the "wolf" or the opportunist... he's very unappealing. Totally grossed me out in this flick too. 😅🤢
Not only did the experiment make him indestructible, it apparently made the clothes he put on later totally fire resistant.
I was thinking the same thing. That, and the guy who had an eleven shot revolver earlier, and the fact that he was still alive after all that destruction to his body… And the police were still chasing him? I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t think I’d be chasing that guy for fear of Catching him! Still a great show, and another fine performance by Lon Chaney.
@ Des Northcott. Yeah it is ludicrous that Charles "Butcher" Benton's clothes aren't burned off by the flame thrower at the end of "Indestructible Man" - but the biggest absurdity in the great film is that the cops fire off a bazooka and a flame thrower in an underground sewer system that, because of the huge amount of methane gas in underground sewer systems, would result in a massive explosion that would not only kill Charles "Butcher" Benton but also all of the pursuing cops as well! And how about the ridiculousness that Det. Dick Chasen fires his service revolver at Benton in the sewer system despite knowing that bullets have no effect whatsoever on Benton!😂 And how is it that the cops didn't lose their hearing from the extremely loud, deafening noise caused by those discharged weapons in a narrow, confined, concrete, underground sewer system????
I never noticed that until you mentioned it, great insight
@ Des Northcott. And how is it that Charles "Butcher" Benton's face can be partially melted by the flame thrower at the end of "Indestructible Man"(1956) and yet his hair is singe-proof!? 😂😂
I remember watching Lon Chaney in his role as the Wolfman on a TV show called Nightmare which aired every Saturday night. This show traumatized me as a little child. Watching this show with my older siblings and watching Mr. Chaney turn into the wolfman, traumatized me even more. For years I wasn't able to watch any of his movies because to me, he was still the Wolfman.😢
I was living in Los Angeles in 1956. I was 13 years old, enjoyed the sights and the smog.
A true classic starring Lon Chaney
When I was a kid I remember watching this movie and feeling really sorry for Benton when he got cornered by the cops. He looked so painfully injured when he got shot with the bazooka. And when he first came out of that sewer with those horrible burns, the look of fear and agony made me feel such pity. Testimony to the great Lon Chaney and his amazing talent. He didn't deserve the way his life ended.
How did his life end???
He got a second chance at life, and instead of running and beginning anew he went on a murder spree. I understand how a kid could feel sorry but he deserved no sympathy
His clothes faired better than his face did... 🤔
@@pamelapeer4679 He died a hopeless alcoholic. By the time this movie was being filmed, he could only say spoken lines in the morning. He'd start drinking heavily by lunch.
Sad mr Chaney
Handsome as a young man. Wish he had a better life.
i am on vacation spending my days watching the classics and totally loving ever minute of it.
Urah Vassell
Gregg Turkington anyone?
Love this!
One of the first great horror flicks I watched as a child. Great stuff.
Nice to see an old Lon Chaney film!!
Thanks for posting!!
I love these old movies from the 50s and 60 it was so simple to make unlike the high budget movies of today.
Honestly, I think people actually tried harder when they were given less to work with.
I never get tired of watching Lon Chaney's Wolf Man. Teamed up with Claude Rains and Bela Lugosi , it's a great and memorable version of the Wolf Man theme.
"....Remember what I told you, I`m gonna get ya, all three of ya......" God, That line gave me chills. Lon Cheney definitely looks like a pretty decent brawler. RIP Chaney
A great tour of L.A. at mid-century. It's a world forever gone but it lives on in Film Noir.
I love Lon Chaney Jr's movies. This one's been my favorite since I was 8 years old.
A GREAT Saturday night thriller movie. This beats anything that's on the air today. Thank you for your time to post this. 👍
I was born in 1950 and Lon Chaney has scared me on more than one occasion. I think at one point he was called the "man of a thousand faces." He played so many great roles in his life but what happened to him happens to a lot of old actors in Hollywood.
His dad was "man of a thousand faces."
It’s sad. Studio bosses stole all the money and actors were poorly paid. It’s terrible how those who have talent end up poor while the rich steal the fruits of actor’s talents and labors. As bad as it was then it’s worse now throughout industry. The middle class and poor create 100% of everything you see but a handful of rich parasites steal the fruits of other people’s labors. During the pandemic we learned who ‘essential workers’ were. They were people who produced for society. There wasn’t one rich person deemed to be an essential worker. The only demographic that is 100% expendable is the rich. They are all parasites. But sadly, a large number of our society idolize the rich and actually worship unregulated capitalism. They even have been duped into believing capitalism is ‘freedom’ not realizing that system steal from them. Since the 1980s with Reagan’s trickle down con the rich have stolen over $14 TRILLION DOLLARS from the middle class and poor. Do the math. If people had that $14 trillion they could pay gOD college, have 2-3 times what they have in retirement funds and there would be housing for all. But republicans cheer on the rich and tax cuts that only go to the richest. Under Trump the rich were given trillions and when they don’t pay their share we do. People who build and maintain 100% of everything you see are the ones who have to pay extra to make up for the trillions given to the parasitic rich. The same thing happened in the 1980s when Reagan slashed the tax rate from 70% to 35%. That left shortfalls all across the country. States, cities and counties had to raise taxes, licenses countless fees on the poor and middle class. The rich laugh at the dimwits who support republican giveaways to the parasitic rich. Those dimwits cheer when candidates say they will be cutting regulations. They are too stupid to realize by cutting regulations they are putting themselves and other’s lives in danger and allowing money to be stolen by the rich. That’s what happened in the 2007/2008 financial crash. Banking was deregulated in 1998 that caused the crash that destroyed the savings of hundreds of millions. Instead of blaming the GOP for what they did MAGA morons blame everyone but the actual culprits. Republicans are led around by their noses by conmen who use social issues to obscure their attacks on the wallets and bank accounts of the poor and middle class.
If republicans ever woke up or started to use their brains everything could be reversed. But since they are led by hatred, bigotry, racism and religious extremism I don’t see republicans ever acting like normal, responsible human beings. They have been duped by conmen into even being enemies of the constitution and the country. They are trying to destroy the country and they actually want to turn the US into an authoritarian theocracy where religious extremists will all try to ‘out Christian’ each other until we have daily public stonings on every town square in the country.
I always remembered the way he picked up the guy in crutches, and threw him like a toy! HILARIOUS 😂
It was horrifying to me. So was the description of him snapping the man's spine.
This is a damned good movie, not all bogged down in slow motion love scenes. Just entertaining a real pleasure.
Jack Pollexfen produced and directed - the most overlooked man in Hollywood. He also gave us "The Man From Planet X" and many others...of varying degrees of greatness. I knew him well - he loved his time in the movie business, and was never really bothered about being forgotten. I know this remastering and re-releases are finally getting him some long overdue recognition!
Burl Lampert Pretty cool that you got to know Mr. Pollexfen. I actually have a copy of "Man from Planet X" on VHS! Sometimes i think I was born too late because I really do enjoy these old Grade B classics.
"The Man from Planet X" was produced by Pollexfen but it was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
The detective and the Burlesque girl were eating a hamburger in a 50s Studebaker without a windshield.
that whole doctor bringing him back to life was exactly like frankenstein! anyone else notice? and then he becomes this monster that cant talk and is stronger than everyone
crazy
Great old time suspense thriller. Thank you for posting this movie for us to enjoy.
I remember seeing this flick as a child being spooked for a week.
The wolfman is what lon will always be identified with but of mice and men is his best performance. He is excellent in high noon, the defiant ones, and I died a thousand times. He proved he had talent.
SHERMAN YOUNG I did not catch the letter mistake when I gave my opinion. Sorry. You know I ment to say the wolfman .
Exactly the movie I wanted to watch & a rather good quality print as well. Thank you for having it available! 👍🏼
Love this ole flick! Can't go wrong with Lon Chaney!
Cool movie.. the Captain from McCaile's Navy .. and Lon Chaney .. Old looking or not what a wonderful face .. and the saddest eyes .. just love him..
This is A GREAT movie AND it's A GREAT SHAME THAT THEY DON'T MAKE movies Like this ONE ANYMORE 😢
-So true. They don't make movie's like this any more. But the thing is they could so Why don't they?
It IS, Rod!!
They should start and only in B&W!
Darn good sci fi movie, flows well, classic horror film, no computer enhanced action here. Wonderful!
I can remember this movie from my childhood, watched it on TV on the midnight horror movie hour on a public station. Its as good now as it was back then!
This was the first scary movie I ever watched. I was one of 6 or 7 eleven year old boys camping out in the backyard of a friends house...I was never allowed to watch scary movies at home so you can imagine my delight and horror upon watching this ....I remember Butcher Benton to this day although as I watch tonight it's not quite as scary as it was then....lol...so glad to see our hero cop got the girl in the end though !
Man, I wish I had a Time Machine to travel back to that LA bar @3:38 ... neon signs for Lucky Lager/Pabst Blue Ribbon & French Dip Sandwiches !!!
ps ... & oh yes, that Burlesque House @5:30 would be on my "must visit " list.
First beer I ever had was Pabst Blue Ribbon beer!
Lon Chaney Jr. was a superb performer, I believe that he deserved much better roles then he tended to get. In my humble opinion, his best performance, was in the 1948 Abbott and Costello film "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein", playing appearing in his trademark role as the Wolfman This being his last time in that role, Lon turned in a sensitive and powerful performance. I believe that he is largely forgotten now, Lon was a skilled and exceptional actor........
@ Reyshiel Harding. Lon Chaney Jr.'s best performance as Larry Talbot , other than in the original "The Wolfman"(1941), was probably in "House of Dracula"(1945) at the moment when the moon rises after Dr. Edelman operated on Larry Talbot to relieve the pressure on the nerves in Talbot's brain from his skull which was causing his physical transformation into a werewolf. Chaney Jr.'s facial expression as he watches the moon rise changes from fear and apprehension to relief and joy once he realizes that he is cured and no longer has to fear the moon! And his happiness when the nurse runs out to him to hug him about his cured condition is a great moment in not only that film, but also in all of Universal Studios' series of classic horror films!
A year after this movie, Chaney would play Chingachgook opposite John Hart’s Hawkeye in the first television version of “Last of the Mohicans”.
Lon chainey was one of the kindest most troubled actors.
Something really haunted him.
Alcohol ran in his veins.
Such a sad thing.
A very sad man.
Stay safe out there.
I hear ya. I just finished my battle with drug addiction after over 30 years of livin` the hard knock life also afflicted with bi-polar type , ADHD and PTSD........Died and came back 4 times. There must be a reason for all this suffering.
@@rotterdammer5243 Our (I am sure) very, very best wishes to you, R-52, for a most propitious future to come. 👍👍👍
Most of us out here will not have suffered 1/100th of what and as you have, as you describe. It is only natural to expect that there is (as-in must be) greater purpose to it.
Onward and upward . . . . .
@@jamesmiller4184 Thanx a bunch, Bud!!!
Poor Lon Chaney Jr., his alcoholism really showed in this picture.
Or he was just playing the character?
You know who's next for the chair?
The baker and the candle stick maker
Lon Chaney was a great character actor, good story line with a sappy ending. Great to see Capt Binghamton from McHale's Navy, he was in a lot of small roles back then. I'm 75 and love Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes movies the most. It's one of the only things that RUclips does right.
Joe Flynn, who I don't see in the credits, took up comedy when he noticed the audience laughing at his part while in the audience.
Wonderful job guys!! They make me feel like I'm home again.
Yes, Lon Chaney, Jr. was fifty years old, but thanks to Hollywood's abusiveness, he took to alcohol and became addicted. Alcoholism can really change a person physically. He was one of the best in his time and there'll never be another Lon Chaney, Jr.!
+Carlos Acevedo true that
+Carlos Acevedo Please, really, don't blame alcoholism on Hollywood. If abuse caused alcoholism, there would be a lot more alcoholics. Choices cause alcoholic behaviors. Actually, there is no known cause of alcoholism. The best way to avoid it is...to abstain completely. But like weak balloons, character defects appear in the weaker moments of our lives and can cause us to "pop."
+Eastern Alley -Hollywood is not a "victimizer" in any cases where actors get strung out on heroin or alcohol or start using a lot of speed or coke or whatever- it's due to an individual's inability to cope with all the fame and money and attention that comes w/it, in the shape of being scrutinized by the tabloid presses, etc. - and, except for maybe the last part, the fame, glory, money, etc. is what these people usually are after in the 1st place, then, when they achieve it, but can't quite handle it - and, after they've discarded old, long-term friends they've traded in for new, sycophants who stay around to please - as long as the money keeps rolling in - then, when they hit the skids, the money runs out, they're strung out, etc. - they blame Hollywood in general, the fake-friends they chose over the real ones they had before they made it big, etc. - so, when you think about it, in the end, it comes down to choices. Choices about a series of things that they opt to do along the way, and if self-medication is part of a coping mechanism they use to help numb themselves to the pressure or criticism, etc., then, they have to, eventually, reflect on the fact that it was their choices that got them where they end up. Sure, addiction and other problems may pop up as a result of these choices, but no one put a gun to these people's heads and say "pop these pills, shoot this dope, drink this liquor or I'll blow your brains out" -that's silly. It may be considered a "disease" in some quarters, but, at bottom, it's a self-inflicted one, like it or not.
+Kent Manthie why does You Tube always have to arbitrarily, randomly cross out certain portions of my comments? There is no reason to do this!!!! It's very annoying!
+9TheMajor - good for you. It's nice to know that there are some who do finally get to the point in their lives where they really, truly want to get clean and/or sober. Hope you keep on staying sober!!
What a great story. This was a classic.
I can see Robert Mitchum in this role. He played brooding so well and brought such intensity. Of course, this actor is good too and you can't get one person to do everything they're suited to do.
As a kid, I had nightmares for a decade after watching Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter. 🤣
@@sandevieira5674 , I watched Robert Mitchum as the murderous, lecherous nemesis of Gregory Peck in the chiller movie "Cape Fear" when I was 15 in 1970, and haven't slept a wink in 53 years! LOL! 😬😵💫😂
@@johnbattles1002 I need to watch that one. Thanks for the tip.👍
@gaslitworldf.melissab2897. That's an excellent observation that famed actor Robert Mitchum would have been very effective as Charles "Butcher" Benton in "Indestructible Man"(1956), but I think Lon Chaney Jr. brought a sympathetic quality to the role that Mitchum would not have been able to! Although Benton is a criminal and killed a guard or two guards in the armoured car holdup, when Benton is attacked by the LAPD officers at the end of the film with a bazooka and flame thrower and, as a result, is horribly disfigured by those weapons, the audience feels somewhat sorry for Benton who commits suicide at the end of the film via self-electrocution.
These movies remind me of my childhood....we had a black and white sanyo tv ....
I watch these movies to relax .... they're very relaxing...
I imagine Lon Chaney had a lot to live up to with such a famous father. LC Senior was the man of 1,000 faces before Hollywood was spending big on special effects.
Interesting, in his early days, LC Jr needed a lot of makeup to transform into a monster. Yet 10-15 years later he could play monstrous roles with minimal makeup.
I am so glad you mentioned him
I've seen this so many times. Something fascinating about Chaney's face and mannerisms. The girl is quite attractive.
I remember seeing this film and many others like it on Creature Features WNEW channel 5 NYC during my childhood on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Right after the Bowery Boys with Huntz Hall. Great times!
"The Bowery Boys"---with Leo Gorcey,Huntz Hall,etc...the program was called, "East Side Comedy".
"How To Remake Frankenstein Without Paying Royalties." ..... '50's Sci Fi was SO BAD IT WAS GREAT! .... Love the radio-show style narration!
The power plant crane electrocution suggests a model was used for some scenes (explosion smoke, etc). If so, it was very detailed and well done for such a low budget movie.
The inspector from SUPERMAN--the skipper from McHales Navy---the drive in from American Grafitti----what a cool movie
Sorry, but the Skipper from McHale's Navy was Ernest Borgnine. Joe Flynn played the part of Captain Binghamton.
Remember watching this movie as a kid on "Chiller Theatre" in NY. It gave me chills. Although low-budget and Chaney on the downside of his career, his performance as a deranged, psychopathic killer dead-on. Pun intended!
@Bill j SO DID I! I USED TO GET SCARED WATCHING THAT HAND!
I grew up in Philly. There was a Double Chiller Theater. It was back to back movies on Saturday night.
I'm from the Bronx. Born in 1961 and I watched it too. WPIX.
@@ismaelnunez3888 Yeah I remember that Chiller Theater hand. As I child I used to think "I sure do not wish to see the person that hand was attached to."
@@ismaelnunez3888 Yep, the hand was scary the way it moved, you knew a good scary movie was about to start.
16:59 This strangulation scene, with Lon Chaney Jr, Joe Flynn, and Robert Shayne, is sublime.
The parallels to this movie and The Terminator are uncanny.
His indestructible shirt was impressive
The 3000 volts they used to revive him destroyed his vocal chords but NOT his brain !! PHEW thank the Lord for that LOL He'd have NEVER found the map lol AWESOME stuff ! Can't beat the oldies
300,000 volts
Man, this movie's got everything! A police crime drama featuring burlesque queens and monsters created in the lab -- what's known in Hollywood as a triple threat.
Also the LA locales are great. As a low-budget film they did a lot of outdoor local scenes, and you get to see LA as it really looked.
It was really something back then. I liked checking out the old cars like that 1949 Buick. The trolly cars going up along side those old apartments.
The Hill Crest hotel was cool.
@@auggie803 That is the original (1901 - 1969) Angel's Flight.
The ornate elevator is in the Bradbury Building.
Loved the drive-in burger place.
This movie was made the same year I was born. Love the old B&W movies even with their corny ways
This was actually a really good movie for an off brand studio. The detective had kind of a refreshing light touch. Not the usual tough guy cop. They needed a musical number.
Lite Touch yes, he was “Ward Cleaver” in the Pilot, Happy Antique Dealer in Mayberry, and the Priest in “10”.
Wow, almost a Noir horror movie. Especially like how the production couldn't afford to switch out a burnt shirt for the ripped one he'd been wearing throughout the whole 2nd half of the picture, after he gets blasted by the flame thrower.
And Steven Seagal thought he was Hard to Kill. They do everything but chop Lon's head off and he just smiles (I mean frowns). In the end he gets a major hot foot. Awesome. Movie holds up pretty well after all this time.
"He knew who he was. He knew who he HATED...."
Joe Flynn stated the he landed the Captain Binghampton role on McHale's Navy because of the unintended laughs from his scene in this movie. He was sitting in the audience during a screening of this film .When he and Robert Shayne were choked by Lon Chaney, the others in the audience howled with laughter. He knew then he could pull off comedy and went for the Binghampton part.
Fruth37 .
Interesting.
Oh! --- That's Rich!!….HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Charles "Butcher" Benton was seriously out 4 revenge! He looked like Walter Matthau, too.
LOWE...What an apt name for a lawyer LOWE
Retro - camp and fun to watch. Thank you.
When you realize the cop was Grandpa Fred from 16 Candles, and also a salesman in The Music Man.
"i brought you back to life, although i didn't intend that" (mental alarm sound), time to check out.
I genuinely felt sorry for him...
For those who are commenting about his clothes not burning, you have to take into account that they couldn’t have all of ol’ boy’s “fronts” hanging out and swinging 😂😂😂
Clothes were scared stiff and fireproof.
Lt. Dick Chasen. An inside joke perhaps? I loved all the location shooting they did. My favorite character was the large lady with the hat at the bar. She could act.
some directors know how to set up a shot by shot to make a movie worth watching.
10:20 Check out the doctors assistant. Captain Binghamton from McHales Navy.
37:45 "Who in their right mind would believe a man had returned from the dead". No-one! lol
Frankenstein meets police detective movie.
Good movie! I was skeptical, but it was good. Decent dialog. Excellent cinematography. Good cast. Absurd premise, but good plot.
It is interesting that the late actor Joe Flynn, most famous for playing Captain Binghamton on the TV series, " McHale's Navy", appeared in an uncredited role as Dr. Bradshaw's (played by Robert Shayne who played Inspector Henderson on the George Reeves "Superman" TV series) lab assistant in "Indestructible Man"(1956).
What's going on with him? What....what what what????
I saw this movie on Creature Feature, WNEW, channel 5 New York, in the early 70’s. I remembered the part where the doctor tried to stick a needle in him, but it bent.
The "map of the NY sewer system with the location of the payroll clearly marked" just makes me laugh every time I see it. I loved this movie as a kid.
Wonderful documentary on 1950's medical experimentation.
OK, revisiting this on this amazing channel LOADED with old horror and Sci fi, "Timeless Classic Movies"!!! As a kid, I loved the scene where the Butcher is in Paul Low's office and the way he smiles when he hears the elevator. Bad luck for Squeemy! When he drops the cigarette out of his mouth, my sister and I laughed like crazy. Also, the men scream realistically. And that made us laugh even MORE!
Lon Chaney Jr
One of the best one of the best horror actors known other than Bela Lugosi Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre best actors alive dead or alive
Almost forgot about Vincent Price
Lorre, Karloff and Chaney reprised their roles in an Episode of Route 66.
Lon Chaney Jr. Always went out in style. I think he was electrocuted at least a dozen times
This movie was made the year I was born, and yet I've never seen it before! I'm glad I finally did see it, I really like the man of a thousand faces, and this was a good one. 😎
What a fantastic editing & audio.