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The Fly


Date: 1958
Type: Horror
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Kurt Neumann
Producer: Kurt Neumann

Comment/Synopsis

A woman explains to the police the events that led up to the death of her husband in an industrial press. He had been experimenting with teleportation, but something goes wrong when he tries it on himself. This is a good version of the story of the scientist gradually turning into a fly and the consequences of his experiemnt. In this version the central character and the best performance is from Patricia Owens as the scientist's wife. Vincent Price gives subdued support as his brother. This was director Kurt Neuman's most successful film but he died just before it went on general release.

Actors


David HedisonDavid Hedison
Patricia OwensPatricia Owens
Vincent PriceVincent Price
Herbert MarshallHerbert Marshall
Kathleen Freeman
Betty Lou Gerson
Charles Herbert

Oscars

None
Production
Twentieth Century Fox
The Fly