The Unearthly (1957)

The Unearthly (1957). 1h 13m | Approved

“Dr. Conway (John Carradine) runs a strange medical home in a decayed and isolated mansion. How strange is it? Well, itu0026#39;s so strange that Lobo (Tor Johnson) works there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEd Wood occasionally receives a writing credit for this bit of 1957 drive-in dreck; in truth his only contribution to the film is the character Lobo, which is lifted directly from Woodu0026#39;s 1955 BRIDE OF THE MONSTER. Even so THE UNEARTHLY, scripted by John Black and Jane Mann, is certainly bad enough to be an Ed Wood movie. Unfortunately it isnu0026#39;t nearly as funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDr. Conwayu0026#39;s newest patient is Grace (Allison Hayes), who is unaware that the place is a front for unnatural experiments involving artificial glands. Fortunately for Grace, murder-on-the-run Mark (Myron Healey) stumbles onto the grounds and proves more than a match for the good doctor and his evil associates. Throw in Marilyn Buferd, Arthur Batanides, Sally Todd and an idea or two yanked from H.G. Wellsu0026#39; ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and there you go.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy this point John Carradine had been typed in mad doctor roles and he delivers a typical John Carradine mad doctor performance. Allison Hayes, a beautiful and interesting actress who never got the breaks she deserved, is an always welcome sight–and yes, it is fun to see Tor Johnson doing his slack-jawed routine again. But in a general sense THE UNEARTLY isnu0026#39;t so much a badly made film as it is an utterly uninteresting one. If youu0026#39;re among the hardcore fans of 1950s drive in fare you might enjoy it, but Iu0026#39;m not holding my breath on it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGFT, Amazon Reviewer”