Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster is a 1956 sci-fi horror movie. It was produced and directed by Ed Wood. It was co-written by Wood and Alex Gordon. The movie opened in Hollywood in May 1955 with the title Bride of the Atom. A sequel titled Night of the Ghouls was completed in 1959. It was not released until 1987.

Bride of the Monster
Directed by	Ed Wood
Produced by	Ed Wood
Written by	Alex Gordon Ed Wood
Starring	Bela Lugosi Loretta King Tor Johnson Tony McCoy
Music by	Frank Worth
Cinematography	Ted Allan William C. Thompson
Edited by	Warren Adams
Production company	Rolling M. Productions Banner Pictures
Distributed by	Premier Productions
Release date	May 11, 1956 (1956-05-11)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bride of the Monster

Cast

• Bela Lugosi as Dr. Vornoff, a scientist planning to use nuclear power to create an army of super-warriors who will conquer the world
• Tor Johnson as Lobo, Vornoff's assistant
• Loretta King as Janet Lawton, a newspaper reporter
• Tony McCoy as police Lt. Dick Craig, Lawton's boyfriend
• Paul Marco as police officer Kelton
• George Becwar as Professor Strowski, Vornoff's scientific colleague

Story

Dr. Vornoff and Lobo are experimenting with nuclear power in an old house. The house is guarded by a giant octopus living in a nearby swamp. The octopus has killed local people. Lawton arrives at the house to investigate (check it out). Vornoff keeps her a prisoner. Lt. Craig comes looking for Lawton.

Professor Strowski arrives to ask Vornoff to return to their homeland. Strowski is killed. Lobo accidentally turns Vornoff into an atomic-powered super-human being. A fire in the laboratory kills Lobo. Vornoff, Craig, Lawton, and the police escape the fire. A bolt of lightning kills Vornoff. It forms a mushroom cloud.

Bride Of The Monster Media

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  Tor Johnson and Bela Lugosi in Bride of the Monster (1955)

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  Drive-in advertisement from 1956 for Bride of the Monster and co-feature, The Beast with a Million Eyes