Lon Chaney Jr.
Charles "Butcher" Benton
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Synopsis
An executed criminal's body reaches a scientist conducting secret experiments. His return creates a new threat for those involved in his conviction and betrayal. A police detective recounts the short period in which revenge turns into an extraordinary emergency for Los Angeles.
Cast
DirectorsJack Pollexfen
Historical context
The film combines a police-procedural narrative with a science-fiction monster. Los Angeles locations and a matter-of-fact investigative voice place the impossible premise within the familiar language of contemporary crime television.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.
- Lon Chaney Jr. — Unknown photographer · Public domain
- Max Showalter — Unknown author · Public domain
- Marian Carr — Unknown author · Public domain
- Ross Elliott — Film screenshot (C.G.K. Productions) · Public domain
