By implication, the country which exiled Vornoff in the 1930s could be Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union.
The film otherwise follows the template of the Poverty Row horror films of the 1940s.
Distribution rights were held by Banner Films in the United States, and by Exclusive in the United Kingdom. ==Analysis== ===Genre and background=== The film combines elements of science fiction and [fiction], genres which were frequently combined in films of the 1950s.
Their role as villains for the American cinema had already been solidified by the 1950s, and Wood could be alluding to both of them.
This probably reflects actual anxiety of the 1950s about potential climate change.
Production commenced in 1953 but, due to further financial problems, was not completed until 1955.
Dunn as Captain Robbins George Becwar as Professor Strowski Paul Marco as Officer Kelton Don Nagle as Martin Bud Osborne as Mac John Warren as Jake Ann Wilner as Tillie Dolores Fuller as Margie William "Billy" Benedict as Newsboy Ben Frommer as Drunk ==Production and release== The first incarnation of the film was a 1953 script by Alex Gordon titled The Atomic Monster, but a lack of financing prevented any production.
Actual shooting began in October 1954 at the Ted Allan Studios, but further money problems quickly halted the production.
Bride of the Monster is a 1955 American science fiction [film] directed, written and produced by Edward D.
Production commenced in 1953 but, due to further financial problems, was not completed until 1955.
It was released in May 1955, initially on a double bill with Macumba. A sequel, entitled Night of the Ghouls, was finished in 1959, but due to last-minute financial problems, was not released until 1984 (direct to video). ==Plot== In a stretch of woods, two hunters are caught in a "raging thunderstorm".
Production resumed in 1955 at Centaur Studios. The film premiered at Hollywood's Paramount theater in May 1955, under the title Bride of the Atom.
He also includes Ed Wood's claim that only one of his films made a profit and surmises that it was most likely Bride of the Monster, but that Wood had oversold the film and could not reimburse the backers afterward. ==See also== List of American films of 1955 List of killer octopus films Ed Wood filmography ==Further reading== Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster by Gary D.
It was released in May 1955, initially on a double bill with Macumba. A sequel, entitled Night of the Ghouls, was finished in 1959, but due to last-minute financial problems, was not released until 1984 (direct to video). ==Plot== In a stretch of woods, two hunters are caught in a "raging thunderstorm".
(In 1961's The Beast of Yucca Flats, Johnson strangely pets and hugs a rabbit as he dies in that film's finale.) The character of Lobo also appeared again in Wood's Night of the Ghouls, horribly burned but still alive.
Lobo is among the interviewees of the 27 minute documentary. ==Controversies== In 1980, the book The Golden Turkey Awards claims that Lugosi's character declares his manservant Lobo (Tor Johnson) is "as harmless as a kitchen" .
It was released in May 1955, initially on a double bill with Macumba. A sequel, entitled Night of the Ghouls, was finished in 1959, but due to last-minute financial problems, was not released until 1984 (direct to video). ==Plot== In a stretch of woods, two hunters are caught in a "raging thunderstorm".
Kelton is the only character to appear in all three films. ==Legacy== In 1986, the film was featured in the syndicated series, the Canned Film Festival and was later featured on the comedy series, Mystery Science Theater 3000. The late 1990s dream trance track "Alright", by DJ Taucher, sampled a monologue from Bela Lugosi during the interlude of the song. In 2005, The Devil's Rejects Footage of the movie was played in the movie. In 2008, a colorized version was released by Legend Films.
Kelton is the only character to appear in all three films. ==Legacy== In 1986, the film was featured in the syndicated series, the Canned Film Festival and was later featured on the comedy series, Mystery Science Theater 3000. The late 1990s dream trance track "Alright", by DJ Taucher, sampled a monologue from Bela Lugosi during the interlude of the song. In 2005, The Devil's Rejects Footage of the movie was played in the movie. In 2008, a colorized version was released by Legend Films.
Unfortunately the inaccurate claim managed to achieve urban legend status, and it keeps circulating. In 1994, the biopic Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton, alleged that Wood and the filmmakers stole the mechanical octopus (previously used in the film Wake of the Red Witch) from the Republic Studios backlot, while failing to steal the motor which enabled the prop to move realistically.
These events are also alleged in the 2004 documentary, The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made.
Kelton is the only character to appear in all three films. ==Legacy== In 1986, the film was featured in the syndicated series, the Canned Film Festival and was later featured on the comedy series, Mystery Science Theater 3000. The late 1990s dream trance track "Alright", by DJ Taucher, sampled a monologue from Bela Lugosi during the interlude of the song. In 2005, The Devil's Rejects Footage of the movie was played in the movie. In 2008, a colorized version was released by Legend Films.
Kelton is the only character to appear in all three films. ==Legacy== In 1986, the film was featured in the syndicated series, the Canned Film Festival and was later featured on the comedy series, Mystery Science Theater 3000. The late 1990s dream trance track "Alright", by DJ Taucher, sampled a monologue from Bela Lugosi during the interlude of the song. In 2005, The Devil's Rejects Footage of the movie was played in the movie. In 2008, a colorized version was released by Legend Films.
This version is also available from Amazon Video on Demand. In 2010, a retrospective on the movie entitled Citizen Wood: Making ‘The Bride’, Unmaking the Legend was included in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 19 DVD set as a bonus feature for said episode featuring the movie.
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