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It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955)

Jules Verne’s 1874 novel about Civil War prisoners from the North who construct a gas balloon to escape captivity, then find themselves on a strange Pacific island populated by giant crabs and bees, prehistoric birds, and two allies--in the form of English ladies Mary Fairchild (Joan Greenwood) and her niece Elena (Beth Rogan)--is brought to startling, colorful life, thanks to Ray Harryhausen’s effects. Michael Craig, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, and Herbert Lom as Captain Nemo co-star. 100 min. C/Rtg: NR

Creature With The Atom Brain (1955)

Kicked out of the States and sent back to Italy, down-and-out gangster Frank Buchanan (Michael Granger) comes up with a twisted, diabolical, and downright bizarre scheme to exact revenge on the cops and rival mobsters who got him pinched. Buchanan enlists the aid of a sinister Nazi scientist (Gregory Gaye) to create an army of murderous zombies to serve as his personal assassins. Offbeat shocker from producer Sam Katzman also stars Richard Denning, Angela Stevens. 70 min. BW/Rtg: NR

20 Million Miles To Earth (1957)

Jules Verne’s 1874 novel about Civil War prisoners from the North who construct a gas balloon to escape captivity, then find themselves on a strange Pacific island populated by giant crabs and bees, prehistoric birds, and two allies--in the form of English ladies Mary Fairchild (Joan Greenwood) and her niece Elena (Beth Rogan)--is brought to startling, colorful life, thanks to Ray Harryhausen’s effects. Michael Craig, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, and Herbert Lom as Captain Nemo co-star. 100 min. C/Rtg: NR

The 30 Foot Bride Of Candy Rock (1959)

A zany sci-fi comedy with Lou Costello (in his only starring role minus Bud Abbott) as Artie Pinsetter, a junkman and part-time inventor in the desert town of Candy Rock. When radiation from a nearby cave turns Artie's curvaceous girlfriend, Emmy Lou (Dorothy Provine), into a 30-foot giant can he use mechanical skills to bring her back to normal? Does he even want to? With Jimmy Conlin, Charles Lane, Gale Gordon. 73 min. BW/Rtg: NR