Fiend Without a Face (1958 film)
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| Fiend Without a Face | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arthur Crabtree |
| Produced by | John Croydon and Richard Gordon |
| Screenplay by | Herbert J. Leder |
| Based on | The Thought-Monster (1930) by Amelia Reynolds Long |
| Starring | Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Michael Balfour, Kim Parker |
| Music by | Buxton Orr |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | R. Q. McNaughton |
Production company |
Amalgamated Productions |
| Distributed by | Eros Films (U.K.); MGM (U.S.) |
Running time |
77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $140,000 USD (£50,000, est.) |
| Box office | Double-feature w. The Haunted Strangler — N. Am.: $350,000 USD; UK: $300,000 USD |
Fiend Without a Face is a British sci-fi horror film about living thought projections generated by a British scientist experimenting with psychic powers near a U.S. Air Force radar installation in Manitoba, Canada that become self-directing, malevolent entities, feeding on atomic energy, and ultimately possessing the removed central nervous systems of human victims to become, in effect, disembodied brain monsters. Originally released in 1958, the film was directed by Arthur Crabtree from a screenplay by Herbert J. Leder, based on Amelia Reynolds Long's story "The Thought-Monster" (Weird Tales v. 15, n. 3, March 1930).
Cast
- Marshall Thompson as Major Jeff Cummings
- Kynaston Reeves as Professor R. E. Walgate
- Michael Balfour as Sergeant Kasper
- Kim Parker as Barbara Griselle
- Terry Kilburn as Captain Al Chester
- Gil Winfield as Dr. Warren, M.D.
- Shane Cordell as Nurse
- Stanley Maxted as Colonel G. Butler
- James Dyrenforth as Mayor Hawkins
- Kerrigan Prescott as Peterson