Indestructible Man [1956]

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Editorial reviews

Synopsis
A mad doctor brings a dead killer back to life after he is executed in a gas chamber. But he is soon back to his own murdering ways and looking for revenge. Includes an introduction by Tony Curtis and a clip from the theatrical trailer for the film 'The Wolf Man'.

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2004-11-03 rating:
Classic 1950's Kitsch
Anybody who doesn't like this movie has no appreciation of the "So Bad it's Good" factor. If you like Ed Wood movies then this will appeal to you. It's great fun.


review by: date: 2003-01-16 rating:
An unimaginative and totally predictable sub-par B-movie
Lon Chaney Jr. is Charles "Butcher" Benton, a violent criminal who is brought back to life by scientist using electricity. The good news is that he is alive; the bad news is that he becomes an invincible mute (or indestructible man if you prefer), who seeks vengeance on those who led to his execution. Our story is related by Lt. Richard Chasen (Max Showalter), a hard-boiled detective whose voiceover narration tries to lend some degree of credibility to this tale. "The Butcher" is gassed on death row because of his crooked lawyer (Ross Elliott) and the partners (Marvin Ellis and Ken Terrell) who ratted him out because they did not want to share in the take from an armored car job. Unfortunately they put this whole plan in motion despite the fact that only the Butcher knows where the money is hidden. He dies vowing vengeance from beyond the grave instead of telling them the secret and before his corpse gets cold his body is sold to a mad scientist (Robert Shayne) who wants to cure cancer and thinks putting a large charge of electricity through Butcher's body will help do this. Chaney made a similar film in 1941 called "Man Made Monster," which also involved mad scientists and electricity, and which was certainly better than this unimaginative 1956 film. Chaney's muteness is somewhat effective, but my understanding is that this was because the actor had a problem remembering lines. However, this did not mean any problem with his acting because this film is incredibly predictable from start to finish. No wonder "The Indestructible Man" was most deservedly served up during the fourth season of "Mystery Science Theater 3000"

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