Gog

Gog (1954)

... and then, without warning, the machine became a frankenstein of steel!

A mechanical brain is programmed to sabotage the government's secret lab while working on the first space station.

Date of release
1954-06-04
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
Director
Herbert L. Strock

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $250K

Gog is a 1954 independently made American science fiction horror film produced by Ivan Tors, directed by Herbert L. Strock, and starring Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, and Herbert Marshall. Gog was produced by Ivan Tors Productions and was filmed in Natural Vision 3D. The color process is credited to Color Corporation of America. The film was distributed by United Artists in June 1954.

Production

Gog was filmed on just two sets at Hal Roach Studios, with the exteriors shot at the former military outpost George Air Force Base, near Victorville, California; it was shot in 15 days. Gog's final cost was estimated to be $250,000.

Shortly after the filming of Gog was completed, Constance Dowling married Ivan Tors and retired from acting. Another actor in the film, William Schallert, made his debut in the science fiction genre with this low budget feature; he later appeared in other film genres, ranging from comedies to dramas and back again to science fiction. He also appeared in TV episodes, including the popular Patty Duke series.

Although shot in the 3D process, Gog was released at the tail end of the first 3D fad (1953–1954). As a result, it was often projected "flat" in its aspect ratio of 1.66:1, made standard by Hollywood the year before, despite prints being available in the stereoscopic format.

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