The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10. It runs a compact 1h 16m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Curt SiodmakDirector
- Curt SiodmakScreenplay
- Ivan TorsScreenplay
- Herbert L. StrockDirector
- Blaine SanfordOriginal Music Composer
- Paul BeaverOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard CarlsonDr. Jeffrey Stewart
- King DonovanDr. Dan Forbes
- Leo BrittDr. Benton
- Jean ByronConnie Stewart
- Harry EllerbeDr. Allard
- Frank GerstleCol. Willis
- John VosperCapt. Dyer
- Byron FoulgerMr. Simon
- Leonard MudieHoward Denker
- Kathleen FreemanNelly
- William BenedictAlbert
- John ZarembaChief Watson
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Themes
magnetic fieldradiationpregnancyblack and whitestock footageradiation sicknesshardware storescientist heromagnetismenergy absorptionoffice of scientific investigation