The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

76 mins | Science Fiction | Feb. 18, 1953

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.

The Magnetic Monster

76 mins | Science Fiction | Feb. 18, 1953

The Magnetic Monster
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Ivan Tors Productions
Original title The Magnetic Monster
Directors Maxwell O. Henry, Richard Dixon, Herbert L. Strock, Curt Siodmak
Writers Ivan Tors, Curt Siodmak

Cast

Richard Carlson

as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

King Donovan

as Dr. Dan Forbes

Leo Britt

as Dr. Benton

Jean Byron

as Connie Stewart

Harry Ellerbe

as Dr. Allard

Frank Gerstle

as Col. Willis

John Vosper

as Capt. Dyer

Byron Foulger

as Mr. Simon

Leonard Mudie

as Howard Denker

Kathleen Freeman

as Nelly

William Benedict

as Albert

John Zaremba

as Chief Watson

Douglas Evans

as Pilot

Strother Martin

as Co-Pilot

Michael Fox

as Dr. Serny

Watson Downs

as Mayor

Lee Phelps

as City Engineer

Roy Engel

as Gen. Behan

John Dodsworth

as Dr. Carthwright

Charles Williams

as Cabbie

Michael Granger

as Kenneth Smith

Jarma Lewis

as Stewardess

Juney Ellis

as Spinster