Watch: The Magnetic Monster 1953 123movies, Full Movie Online – Working for O.S.I., the Office of Scientific Investigation, A-Man agent Jeffrey Stewart and his partner Dan Forbes are sent to a local hardware store where they find a strong magnetic field has magnetized every metal item in the store. Investigating further, they eventually trace the source of the magnetism to an airborn flight carrying scientist Howard Denker, now dying of radiation poisoning, who has carted on board with him a new radioactive element which he has bombarded with alpha particles for 200 hours. The element, dubbed ‘serranium’ grows geometrically by creating matter out of energy which it absorbs from metallic objects surrounding it. Stewart calculates that if the substance is not destroyed soon that within 24 hours or so it will have grown large enough to throw Earth out of its orbit..
Plot: 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.
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Cause of Death: Element with Hunger
Ivan Tors made a few Interesting Low Budget “real” Sci-Fi Movies in the Early to Mid 1950’s with the Emphasis on Scientific Explanation and Rational Crime Solving in lieu of Giant Monsters, Aliens, Flying Saucers and Mutants.The Goal was to bring “Down to Earth” some of the more Fantastic Ideas of Science Fiction and Present them with an Adult Tone that turned a Sense of Wonder into a Sense of Dread.
Radiation, Computers, the Hydrogen Bomb, Space Travel. These were all Things that We were Creating or Endeavoring to Create. Some were saying that we were letting the Technology Grow Faster than Our Ability to Understand (let alone control) it. Therein lies the Scary part and it was right Here in Reality among Us just Waiting to Devour and Destroy.
In this one it is the Exponential Growth of Energy wanting to Feed and be Fed Continuously as it Grows Beyond Sustainable Proportions. This is shown in Striking Lab Visuals through Screens and Electron Microscopes that have a Surreal Appeal. The Over-Sized “Weapon” We use to finally End it all is also Visually Impressive and Exciting.
With a Low Budget and High Concepts these few “Realistic” Scientific Movies from the Era are a welcome Diversion from the Latex, Insects, and Space Invaders.
When the world is in danger, call on the MANIAC!
Richard Carlson stars in this earnest, cautionary sci-fi as an agent from Boston’s Office of Scientific Investigation discovering to his horror that a renown scientist has independently developed an artificial radioactive element which has taken on a life of its own. This isotope feeds on the energy around it, which doubles its size, and in time will harvest enough power to knock planet Earth right off its axis! Not-bad suspense thriller–with both textbook physics and non-textbook logic–smoothly incorporates footage from the 1934 German film “Gold” for its rousing conclusion. A low-budget entry in the man-made monster genre, but certainly an enjoyable one. ** from ****
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 16 min (76 min)
Budget 0
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Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi
Director Curt Siodmak, Herbert L. Strock
Writer Curt Siodmak, Ivan Tors
Actors Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Jean Byron
Country United States
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Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
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Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm