Beast from haunted cave 1959 directed by monte hellman genres horror, science fiction subgenres creature film, crime thriller run time 75 min. In a skiing station in dakota, a gang of criminals leaded by alexander. Filmow beast from haunted cave 1959 roger corman part 12. It captures the gangsters one by one, and stores them in a huge spider web for later consumption. Seeing it again all these years was not disappointing. It was produced by gene corman, roger corman s brother. Staring michael forrest, wally campo, sheila carol and frank wolff. With michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, wally campo. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs.
They set off an explosion as a diversion and release a giant spider like creature from a cave. Beast from haunted cave was just as i remembered it. 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. Buy beast from haunted cave movie posters from movie poster shop.
Beast from haunted cave the grindhouse cinema database. Regardless the film zips along with an energy that comes from cormans thriftness and execution. Beast from haunted cave 1959 changes the movie database. Retromedia entertainment if offering up this terrific twofer, 2 new thrill shocking hits. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 22. Gill michael forest stumbles across a gang of gold smuggling thieves who are using his isolated cabin as a.
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. Beast from haunted cave page 5 classic horror film board. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown on screen. Beast from haunted cave gene corman productions 1959 monster monday with tabonga begins now gene corman takes us to deadwood, south dakota for this little snowbound thriller, a nice break from bronsan canyon and griffith park. Gypsy sheila carol is his blonde bombshell companion. Street date march 26, 2002 starring michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman releases. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra. 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. Sheila carol, michael forrest, frank wolff, richard sinatra en wally campo.
Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 youtube. Special extended version on dvd 654930301197 from synapse films. 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. 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 directed by monte hellman. This is a horror film with a crime story background. Television prints back in the 70s were so dark that savant never was able to make it all the way through the movie. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. Driven from its cave by the explosion, the beast now formerly from haunted cave trails the gang on their trek and starts picking them off. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a. Watch beast from haunted cave 1959 full movie free online.
Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 director monte hellman release date october 1959. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. The story begins with a team of gold thieves hiding out in a ski resort cabin after a heist. Produced by roger corman, directed by monted hellman. Created as a project for filmgroup, which was run by bmovie producer kings roger. Jun 15, 20 a group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Buy beast from haunted cave dvd manufactured on demand at. Synapse films dvd of beast from haunted cave shows that companys continued good faith effort to present their titles with the highest possible quality. 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. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. 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.
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. Beast from haunted cave special extended version dvd. Feb 14, 2009 beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 director monte hellman release date october 1959. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Aug 06, 2018 beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. The synapse dvd of beast from haunted cave doesnt come with a lot of extras but does include the theatrical trailer and the aforementioned liner notes. Gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into a snowy wilderness, but their getaway is cut short as they are pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Beast from haunted cave 1959 letterboxd social film. Beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. Beast from haunted cave manufactured on demand on movies. Watch beast from haunted cave online vimeo on demand. 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 haunted cave 1959 monte hellman synopsis. 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. Beast from haunted cave gene corman productions 1959. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing. Dec 27, 2017 beast from haunted cave 1959 roger corman. Hellmans beast from haunted cave is another interesting tale.
This one snuck up on me and with so many great things being announced, one right after another, it was just a matter of time before something would fall through the cracks. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong. Gene corman, roger corman, charles hannawalt director. Beast from haunted cave 1959 the movie database tmdb. Beast from haunted cave michael forest, sheila noonan. Beast from haunted cave special extended version dvd 1959.
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. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings and. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. This is a special restored watch beast from haunted cave online vimeo on demand on vimeo. 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. Beast from haunted cave 1959 roger corman part 22 video. Cleverly written, this wellperformed horror yarn is directed by cult favorite monte hellman.
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. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard. Director monte hellman who would later direct a young jack nicholson on two lowbudget westerns earned his lowbudget wings on filmgroups bizarre fusion of hostagecrime thriller and bigrubbermonster flick a quirky juxtaposition employed to similar effect 35 years later in from dusk till dawn. Michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo writer. Despite a low budget, beast from haunted cave successfully combines the crime and monster movie genres. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. I was pleased with the image provided here, as the print looks much cleaner than expected, which is terrific news indeed.
Beast from haunted cave 1959 directed by monte hellman. 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. 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. Costikyan film editor anthony carras original music alexander laszlo written by charles b. Beast from haunted cave 1959 crime, horror, thriller full length. Gangsters come to deadwood, south dakota to steal gold. This 1959 film is a quickie produced by roger corman and is the first credit for monte hellman twolane blacktop as. 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. You will have no problem figuring out which two people will be left alive at the end of this one, although you might be surprised when suddenly the movie is over. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings. The black and white film transfer looks great, is presented in an 1.
Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew a gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. The trio of crooks are trying to escape with the gold to canada. Beast from haunted cave 1959 approved 1h 12min crime, horror, thriller 30 october 1959 usa a group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Michael forest is great and until recently i didnt realize he was adonais in the classic star trek episode, who mourns for adonais. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown. Beast from haunted cave movie and vintage film posters. Written by charles b griffith from his original story. Beast from haunted cave 1959 crime, horror, thriller full length film. Beast from haunted cave is one of my favorite movies. Gill michael forest stumbles across a gang of gold smuggling thieves who are using his isolated cabin as a hideout. 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. Beast from haunted cave 1959 article 1818 by dave sindelar viewing date. These may not be the best looking bluray representations of 1950s horror movies out there, but we certainly found them enjoyable enough.
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