The Magnetic Monster

Feb 18, 1953

1h 16m

★ 5.6

Terror swoops through the heart of a city in the dead of night!

Overview

The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Production Companies

Ivan Tors Productions

The Magnetic Monster Trailers

Cast

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Richard Carlson

Dr. Dan Forbes

King Donovan

Dr. Benton

Leo Britt

Connie Stewart

Jean Byron

Dr. Allard

Harry Ellerbe

Col. Willis

Frank Gerstle

Capt. Dyer

John Vosper

Mr. Simon

Byron Foulger

Howard Denker

Leonard Mudie

Nelly

Kathleen Freeman

Albert

William Benedict

Chief Watson

John Zaremba

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