The Monolith Monsters (1957)
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Directors
John Sherwood
Cast
Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne, Trevor Bardette, Phil Harvey, William Flaherty, Harry Jackson
The story
In the desert outside of San Angelo, California, a meteorite crashes, scattering hundreds of black fragments. The next day, Federal geologist Ben Gilbert brings one of the fragments to his office. He and local newspaper publisher Martin Cochrane examine it.
Genres
Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
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