Gog (1954)

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Scientists working on induced hibernation for space travel are killed, apparently by machines acting independently. Security agent Sheppard arrives at the secret underground space research base to investigate possible sabotage. He finds that the whole base is coordinated by supercomputer NOVAC and its robots Gog and Magog; and a strange aircraft is detected high overhead... Movie Tagline: MECHANICAL FRANKENSTEIN (original print ad Title: Gog Release Date: June , 1954 Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Sci-Fi All Genres: Sci-Fi Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color, Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 5.2 Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With G MPAA Rating: Approved Director(s): Herbert L. Strock Cast: Richard Egan ...David Sheppard Constance Dowling ...Joanna Merritt Herbert Marshall ...Dr. Van Ness John Wengraf ...Dr. Zeitman Philip Van Zandt ...Dr. Pierre Elzevir Valerie Vernon ...Mme. Elzevir Stephen Roberts ...Major Howard (as Steve Roberts) Byron Kane ...Dr. Carter David Alpert ...Dr. Peter Burden Michael Fox ...Dr. Hubertus William Schallert ...Engle Marian Richman ...Helen Jean Dean ...Marna Roberts (as Jeanne Dean) Tom Daly ...Senator Alex Jackson ...Vince Patty Taylor ...Acrobat (as Patti Taylor) Beverly Jocher ...Acrobat Aline Towne ...Dr. Kirby Al Bayer ...Helicopter Pilot Andy Andrews ...Andy, a security guard Julian Ludwig ...Julie, a security guard Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Maxwell Smith Ivan Tors Writer(s): Tom Taggart Richard G. Taylor Ivan Tors Composer(s): Harry Sukman More Movie Taglines: MECHANICAL FRANKENSTEIN (original print ad all caps) Exciting Science-Fiction Drama! THE CREATURE OF TOMORROW! (original ad all caps) built to serve man... it could think think a thousand times faster! move a thousand times faster! kill a thousand times faster ...Then suddenly it became a Frankenstein of steel! Movie Quote(s): Dr. Zeitman: Science is never frightening, Miss Merritt. David Sheppard: [to Joanna who is in a hospital bed] The doctor says it isn't serious, just too much radiation. Dr. Van Ness: Can you hold off the robots until we get there? Joanna Merritt: In space, there is no such thing as a weaker sex. David Sheppard: That's why I like it here. Movie Trivia: Shot in 3D, but released mainly in regular 2D. The robots Gog and Magog were operated by midgets. The shooting schedule was fifteen days on two sets at Hal Roach Studios, with exteriors at George AFB (Victorville). The Hoover Dam's turbines were photographed on glass to provide projected backgrounds to some of the lab scenes. The centrifuge scene was filmed at USC. The actors became sick and were replaced by dummies. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Sabotage, Robot, 3 Dimensional, Cautionary Tale, Killer Robot  ...[more] Keywords All: Computer Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.20/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.2 out of 10.0 - 75 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST