The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)

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74 min - Horror | Sci-Fi

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Ratings: 3.3/10 from 535 users
Reviews: 27 user | 13 critic

After exposure to radiation, an atomic research scientist finds himself changing into a murderous, lizard-like creature every time he is exposed to sunlight.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Robert Clarke	...	Dr. Gilbert McKenna
	Patricia Manning	...	Ann Russell
	Nan Peterson	...	Trudy Osborne
	Patrick Whyte	...	Dr. Frederick Buckell
	Fred La Porta	...	Dr. Jacob Hoffman
	Peter Similuk	...	George Messorio
	William White	...	Police Lt. Peterson (as Bill Hampton)
	Robert Garry	...	Dr. Stern
	Donna King	...	Suzy's Mother
	Xandra Conkling	...	Suzy
	Del Courtney	...	Radio Deejay
	Richard Cassarino	...	Barfly / Man on Beach with Kids / Policeman (as Cass Richards)
	Helen Joseph
	Darryl Westbrook
	Bill Currie

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Storyline

After exposure to radiation, an atomic research scientist finds himself changing into a murderous, lizard-like creature every time he is exposed to sunlight. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>

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The Blaze Of The Sun Made Him A Monster! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Blood on His Lips See more »

Filming Locations:

Boarding House, Lafayette Park Ave., Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$58,500 (estimated)

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Clarke-King Enterprises See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Robert Clarke later helped spoof this movie when it was re-dubbed and re-released as What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the doctor is talking about how humans develop in the womb, he places a picture of a cro-magnon man on top of another book showing pictures of "intermediate classes" of animals. When he removes the picture, however, the book is showing pictures of the developing stages of a human. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Hideous Sun Demon" (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Strange Pursuit"
Sung by Nan Peterson See more »

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