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The Colossal Cult of Mr Bert I. Gordon (Part Two)

cultfilmalley February 7, 2020 1

* contains spoilers Gordon made one of my favourites when he got 50s sci-fi star Richard Carlson (1912-77 cerebral haemorrhage) to do Tormented (1960) for Allied Artists now that he had fulfilled his contract with AIP with four quick fire movies, something which must have left the director exhausted. It is Carlson’s last starring role…

The Colossal Cult of Mr Bert I. Gordon (Part One)

cultfilmalley February 6, 2020 2

*contains spoilers Director Bert I. Gordon (1922-) worked through from the mid-1950s until his last feature film in 2015. He was known as Mr B.I.G. because of his initials and for his propensity for his films to have special effects that showed giant animals and humans. The movie Tormented (1960) is one of my favourite…