Creature from the haunted sea is a 1961 horror comedy film directed by roger corman. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman synopsis. Regardless the film zips along with an energy that comes from cormans thriftness and execution. Watch beast from haunted cave 1959 full movie free online. With michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, wally campo. After beast from haunted cave was released theatrically, hellman filmed additional scenes with the original actors for the television broadcast a few years later. These may not be the best looking bluray representations of 1950s horror movies out there, but we certainly found them enjoyable enough. Jun 03, 2018 a group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Excerpted from the beast in the cave on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing. And no it doesnt go wrong because the handsome ski instructor foils their plans. The film was shot with the understanding that a sequel would soon be in the works, with the surviving characters reprising their roles. It doesnt go wrong because the police break up the plot.
It was produced by gene corman, roger corman s brother. Michael forest is great and until recently i didnt realize he was adonais in the classic star trek episode, who mourns for adonais. Beast from haunted cave michael forest, sheila noonan. It was first published in the june 1918 issue of the amateur press journal the vagrant. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman releases. Special extended version on dvd 654930301197 from synapse films. Find release information for beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman on allmovie. Seeing it again all these years was not disappointing. Beast from haunted cave the grindhouse cinema database. Synapse films dvd of beast from haunted cave shows that companys continued good faith effort to present their titles with the highest possible quality. In the late 1960s, chris robinson used to turn up at forrys place occasionally, but i havent seen him in years.
While the lover of alex, gypsy boulet, goes to an isolated cabin with the ski instructor gil jackson, a time bomb explodes a cave to divert the attention of the locals and the gangsters steal the gold. Gold thieves use skiers michael forest lodge, meet cobwebby monster. In beaverss film venice awakens as a city haunted by the layers of history found. It is not going to win any awards, but if you liked those old scary. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Beast from haunted cave was just as i remembered it. Watch beast from haunted cave the original schlock classic. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown. Made in 1959, it is billed as and pretends to be another example of the 50s creaturefeatures, but it largely eschews the standard formatting of those films for a. Presented as a special extended version, beast from haunted cave contains additional footage hellman shot three years after the film was originally released. The same plot was used again in a tropical setting for creature from the haunted sea, also with a monster, but now it was a comedy.
The plans for the sequel, however, were never realized. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill with roger c o r m a n s the wasp woman. It was produced by gene corman, roger cormans brother. Gene corman, roger corman, charles hannawalt director. Aug 06, 2019 the beast in the cave is a short story by american horror fiction writer h.
Neither film is overly grainy or overly waxy, but the clarity and detail are satisfactory and beast from haunted caves outdoor scenes impress the most. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spider. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 director monte hellman release date october 1959. Beast from haunted cave is one of my favorite movies. Feb 14, 2009 beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 director monte hellman release date october 1959.
Beast from haunted cave page 5 classic horror film board. It doesnt go wrong because the gangsters girlfriend grows a heart of gold. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. Shot in just twelve days on locations in the black hills of south dakota, beast from haunted cave juggles three storylines in its brief 72minute running time. In a skiing station in dakota, a gang of criminals leaded by alexander alex ward plans the heist of golden bars from a small bank. Alex frank wolff, a smalltime gangster, his girlfriend, gypsy sheila carol, and his two henchmen wally campo and richard sinatrafranks unfamous cousin visit snowy south dakota, planning to pull a heist from a bank. Griffiths script, a group of bank robbers run into hell itself when they plan a diversion that awakens a big spiderlooking monster from deep within a gold mind. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown on screen. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard. One cobill toplined the wasp woman, surely one of cormans most endearing nobudget efforts. This was also the first film by the extremely talented, but eccentric director, monte hellman, who went on to direct a pair of existential westerns starring jack nicholson and the. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Griffith, the film is a parody of spy, gangster, and monster movies mostly creature from the black lagoon, concerning a secret agent, xk150 played by robert towne under the pseudonym edward wain, who goes under the code name sparks moran in order to infiltrate a criminal gang led by.
Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 youtube. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra. And an odd little creature feature called beast from haunted cave 1959, 72 minutes plays the shell game with its plot in much the same way. Presented as a special extended version, beast from haunted cave contains additional footage hellman shot three years after the film was originally released, and stretch the runtime to a still meager 73 minutes. Haunted cave commentary track by star, michael forest, wasp woman commentary track by filmmakers, fred olen ray and david. Beast from haunted cave 1959 letterboxd social film. Television prints back in the 70s were so dark that savant never was able to make it all the way through the movie. Beast from haunted cave is a film about a bank heist that goes wrong. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Watch beast from haunted cave online vimeo on demand.
Beast from haunted cave the original schlock classic. No it goes wrong because the gangsters didnt count on running into a giant spiderbeast living in a haunted. Beast from haunted cave 1959 the movie database tmdb. This film s openended conclusion was a result of the nixed sequel idea. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 film about a group of gold thieves who pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Beast from the haunted cave was filmed backtoback with cormans ski troop attack, which utilized the same cast and much of the same crew and snowbound locations. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a storm, the group becomes trapped in gils cabin and threatened by the creepy beast.
I was pleased with the image provided here, as the print looks much cleaner than expected, which is terrific news indeed. Gangster alexander ward, his girl friend, gypsy boulet, and two henchmen come to deadwood, south dakota with the idea of stealing a few gold bars. Finally available on dvd in the uncut extended version containing almost ten minutes of additional footage, beast from haunted cave is a treat for fans of monte hellmans work and. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. It wasnt even bothered by bullets, but fire did the trick. This creature lived in a cave near the sea shore, and liked to take long walks on the beach collecting people to stick to its cave wall with webbing so that it could suck their blood out at its leisure. Filmed in south dakota, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a beast that feeds on humans. Theres the gold heist plot, which involves a trio of. The film also marks the directorial debut of monte hellman, who is best known for his cult road movie, twolane blacktop 1971. Nov 26, 2007 the same plot was used again in a tropical setting for creature from the haunted sea, also with a monster, but now it was a comedy. Staring michael forrest, wally campo, sheila carol and frank wolff. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spiderlike monster that feeds on humans.