Cyclops is the best bad picture of the year, an epic of silliness, and, more than that, a triumph of the process screen and the department of trick effects all combined very tastefully with technicolor. Doctor x 1932 and mystery of the wax museum 1933 were made using. Mary robinson, and an engineer, bill stockton, are invited by legendary biologist dr. Technicolor is fondly associated with the vivid, glossy look that movies in the 40s began to take shape in. Feel free to post your dr cyclops 1940 brrip xvid mp3xvid download, torrent, subtitles, free download, quality, nfo, uploaded, mediafire, rapidgator. Cyclops is the best bad picture of the year, an epic of silliness, and, more than that, a triumph of the process screen and the department of trick effects all combined very tastefully with.
The actor who plays the doctor is very well cast and must certainly go down as one of the classic villains in horror history. Cyclops 1940 to assist with his work due to his failing eyesight, renowned biologist dr. It is the first american horror film made in full, threestrip technicolor. Cyclops movie four explorers are summoned to peru by the brilliant physicist dr thorkel. With the gradual loss of his sight, dr alexander thorkel calls out to other scientist to come to his deep jungle retreat to assist him. Getting it right enough to be profitable took some ironing out, as many of the earliest versions of it, using a redgreen additive system, were abandoned as weaker competitors emerged to diminish the novelty and the great depression caused the film industry to be seen as frivolous with. Cyclops the 1940 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. A group of engineers and biologists are captured and reduced to miniatures when they stumble upon dr. The film is noted for having decent special effects for the time. Alexander thorkel albert dekker invites two prominent scientists and a mineralogist to his hidden. It was directed and produced by no less than ernest b. Cyclops is a 1940 paramount science fiction film, directed by ernest b. It stars albert dekker, thomas coley, janice logan, charles halton and victor kilian.
Alexander thorkel albert dekker is the worlds greatest living authority on organic molecular structure. Schoedsack con albert dekker, janice logan, thomas coley, charles halton. Dr cyclops 1940 exceptionally rare original vintage uk. They discover a rich source of radium and a halfmad. Thorkel is a brilliant biologist who starts going mad while in the jungle of peru and decides to shrink all the animals and his explorer friends down to. Cyclops was released a full 16 years before richard matheson even wrote that novel. Five humans are miniaturized and terrorized by albert dekkers dr. We guarantee to only deal in the very best original, most desirable rare film posters from 19201980 with an emphasis on great art and design of 1940s1960s and have a special interest in hammer horror.
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Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Schoedsack, and starring albert dekker, thomas coley, janice logan. Cyclops stars albert dekker, janice logan, thomas coley, charles halton the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The first technicolor horror film since mystery of the wax museum, dr. Alexander thorkel albert dekker invites two prominent scientists and a mineralogist. Guaranteed 100% original vintage movie posters picture palace movie posters is the website for original, vintage, collectible movie posters. The hidden influence of social networks these infectious diseases are a hidden risk in kids. Cyclops is the best bad picture of the year, an epic of silliness, and, more than that. And heaven too 1940 bette davis charles boyerconfession scene. A scifihorror classic about a mad scientist who invents a radium machine that enables him to shrink animals and humans. Music is collectively arranged by ernst toch, gerard corbanara and albert hay malotte, and cinematography is by henry sharp.
Dr cyclops is one of the best mad scientist films of the 1940s. Although mad bad science has shrunk down people before the 1950s in the devil doll 1936 and in the hands of crazed albert dekker in dr. There is the quintessential existential crisis, the beautifully thought provoking film by director jack arnold starring the eternally transcending man grant williams in, the incredible shrinking. Schoedsack on allmovie the first technicolor horror film since mystery. Cyclops 1940 starring albert dekker immortal ephemera. Cyclops was based on a short story by science fiction writer henry kuttner. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
As far as i can tell this was the first movie to feature humans and animals reduced to miniature size. Schoedsack, with albert dekker, thomas coley, janice logan, at turner classic movies. Thorkel albert dekker has developed a way to shrink people to. The cooperschoedsack connection cant help but remind me of king kong, which it resembles in having a giant in the jungle somewhere far, far away from civilization. They travel with the mineralogist bill stockton in mules owned by steve baker that insists to go with them. Schoedsack, and starring thomas coley, victor kilian, janice logan, charles halton, frank yaconelli, and albert dekker. Bill stockton thomas coley, and steve baker victor kilian, discover their missing colleague, they find his. They discover a rich source of radium and a halfmad thorkel who shrinks them down to onefifth their normal size when they threaten to stop his unorthodox experimentation. Cyclops, the 1940 landmark sciencefiction adventure. Cyclops available now on bluray, dvd, digital and on demand from universal pictures home entertainment. He maintains a laboratory in the jungle mountains of peru, because of its proximity to a large radioactive deposit. Cyclops is a 1940 american technicolor science fiction horror film from paramount pictures, produced by dale van every and merian c. The film is just silly fun and a wonderful distraction from everyday life.
Mary robinson to meet him in a remote area in the jungle of peru. Cyclops 1940 vintage bw 8x10 movie still with bottom caption. Cyclops is a genuine classic of the imagination, from a time long before pulp fantasy dominated hollywood filmmaking. Albert dekker, charles halton, janice logan, thomas coley, victor kilian, official content from universal studios home entertainment. Schoedsack and starring albert dekker, thomas coley, charles halton, victor kilian, frank yaconelli. A mad scientist working in the south american jungle miniaturizes his colleagues when he feels his megalomania is threatened. Cyclops 1940 cast and crew to assist with his work due to his failing eyesight, renowned biologist dr. Cyclops 1940 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The dvd for this looks pretty impressive for a film that came out in 1940 but its a bit of a snoozefest. Four explorers are summoned to peru by the brilliant physicist dr thorkel. Cyclops cult of the cobra 1940 starring albert dekker and thomas coley on dvd and bluray. Cyclops is a 1940 american technicolor science fiction horror film from paramount pictures. Cyclops puts on his helmet and turns on his cool machine.
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