The Colossus of New York (1958)
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This low-budget, Frankenstein-flavored sci-fi flick involves the transplantation of a dead scientist's brain into the body of a hulking, glowing-eyed, caped robot by the man's lunatic brother. Though initially a success, the operation soon goes horribly wrong as the robot begins to display increasingly homicidal behavior, zapping people with its gamma-ray eyes. The climax comes when the robot begins a murderous rampage in the United Nations. The only hope for stopping the monster comes from the
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Ross Martin
Dr. Jeremy Spensser -
Mala Powers
Anne Spensser -
Charles Herbert
Billy Spensser -
Otto Kruger
Dr. William Spennser -
John Baragrey
Dr. Henry Spensser -
Ed Wolff
The Colossus -
Robert Hutton
Prof. John Carrington
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In the climactic scene, the juxtaposition of the robot with the death rays, the dead bodies and the Bible quote on the wall adds up to something quite fascinating and powerful.
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