The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 53 1950s fantasy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.
Ratings
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
321 audience votes
Key crew
- Hal E. ChesterScreenplay
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Charles BennettScreenplay
- Clifton ParkerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dana AndrewsDr. John Holden
- Peggy CumminsJoanna Harrington
- Niall MacGinnisDr. Julian Karswell
- Maurice DenhamProfessor Henry Harrington
- Athene SeylerMrs. Karswell
- Liam RedmondProfessor Mark O'Brien
- Reginald BeckwithMr. Meek
- Ewan RobertsLloyd Williamson
- Peter ElliottProfessor K.T. Kumar
- Rosamund GreenwoodMrs. Meek
- Brian WildeRand Hobart
- Richard LeechInspector Mottrarn
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