
Professor Charles Conway is a mad scientist attempting to develop the proverbial fountain of youth by creating "the 17th gland". Ignoring all aspects of scientific ethics, his research subjects are people who have no family and are under the impression that the doctor can cure their depression. However, his research hasn't been successful and his subjects are turned into grotesque zombies. Some of Conway's patients begin to catch on to his scheme and intend to stop him.... (Full plot summary below)
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Professor Charles Conway is a mad scientist attempting to develop the proverbial fountain of youth by creating "the 17th gland". Ignoring all aspects of scientific ethics, his research subjects are people who have no family and are under the impression that the doctor can cure their depression. However, his research hasn't been successful and his subjects are turned into grotesque zombies. Some of Conway's patients begin to catch on to his scheme and intend to stop him.
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| User ReviewMike FMad scientist played by John Carradine? Check. 50's femmes like former 50-Foot Woman Alison Hayes? Check. Tor Johnson? Check. B-Movie goodness? Double Check. |
| User ReviewBill BThe rating reflects the MST3K presentation of the film, which is largely awful and something that I can't see rating above a star or so, the charm of lummox actor Tor Johnson notwithstanding. Rental? |
| User ReviewJustin Wtor johnson, who is lobo in the movie, is the greatest actor ever. EVER. now that i've gotten that out of the way, you know a movie has something going for it when symbols crash in the background during surgery to highten the suspense. but anyway, this movie is pretty bad...i'd actually give it a lower rating if it weren't for tor. tor is awesome. |
| User Reviewstefán birgir sSimilar to the Atomic Brain in the old the evil rich with thier mad scientists want to live forever routine. Chicks are better looking with that old 1950's man lead off into danger and women scream patiently in the corner vibe. Cocktails and night caps following. Tor Johnson rocks. |
| User ReviewAj VA low budget mad scientist movie, not written well, and Carradine is the only good actor in the bunch. Without him, I'd give this movie one star! Unless you're a huge fan of his, don't waste time with this movie. The story is boring and predictable. |
| User ReviewWes SSlow and boring plot with uninteresting characters. The plot isn't too good. There's very little about this film and it's a decent MST3K episode, but that's really all there is to say. |
| User ReviewByron BIf only. Very occasional moments of greatness and an hour of pointless chat. Some beautifully spooky scenes but they are all too few. |
| User ReviewDane JWell Im still dissapointed, well not dissapointed, because I already knew humanity sucks, but kindve sick of humanity to an even fuller extent. Still hoping somehow my biek might turn up. Fuck. Well, other than that I DJed this weekend and spent most of the weekend leisurely which was needed. Im hoping to get a ton of reading done this week so I can get ahead of things since I have big plans this October/late september. Anyways, I watched the MST3k Epsidoes The Unearthy and it was an alright episode. The movie the Unearthly sucked obviously. |
| User ReviewNathan MOne of the five billion movies John Carradine was in over his career. One of the lesser. More than anything this movie is just.. boring. The standout preformance in this film, however, Mr. Tor Johnson. "Time for go to bed!" |
| User ReviewTrent MEven with the MST3K guys, this is a sloww film. |