The Unearthly

The Unearthly (1957)

An army of mutants on a mission from hell!

A mad doctor uses patients at his isolated psychiatric institute as subjects in his attempts to create longevity by surgically installing an artificial gland in their skulls.

Date of release
1957-06-28
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (27)
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Science Fiction, Horror
Director
Boris Petroff

Casting

Interesting facts

The Unearthly is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white horror film, produced and directed by Boris Petroff. It stars John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes, Marilyn Buferd, Arthur Batanides, Sally Todd, and Tor Johnson. The film was written by Jane Mann and John D.F. Black. It was released on June 28, 1957 by Republic Pictures Corp. on a double feature with Beginning of the End (1957) .

Production

Along with Anatomy of a Psycho (1961), The Unearthly was one of two films produced and directed by Boris Petroff as "Brooke L. Peters". Originally called The House of Monsters, it was filmed over approximately five days. The film was acquired by AB-PT Pictures after principal photography had been completed. While the film credits Jane Mann with the original story, her co-screenwriter John D. F.

The production designer was Charles D. Hall, credited in the film as "Daniel Hall"; this was his second to last feature. Hall was the acclaimed art director of Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), The Black Cat (1934), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and One Million B.C. (1940).

The film's score was written by Henry Vars.

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