The Unearthly (1957)

Director
Boris Petroff

Main cast
John Carradine; Myron Healey; Allison Hayes; Marilyn Buferd; Arthur Batanides

Genres
Sci-Fi, Horror

Description
Mad doctor uses patients at his isolated psychiatric institute as subjects in his attempts to create longevity by surgically installing an artificial gland in their skulls, with disastrous results.


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