The Mole People (1956)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1956
Running Times: 77 mins
Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Universal International Pictures
Producer: William Alland

SCRIPT
Script: Laszlo Gorog

DIRECTION
Director: Virgil W. Vogel
Assistant Director: Ronald R. Rondell

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ellis W. Carter

EDITING
Editor: Irving Birnbaum

MUSIC
Music Supervisor: Joseph Gershenson
Music: Hans J. Salter, Heinz Roemheld, Herman Stein

SOUND
Sound: Leslie I. Carby, Thomas N. Thompson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Bud Westmore
Hair: Joan St Oegger
Gowns: Jay A. Morley Jr

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Mask Makers: Jack Kevan, Milicent Patrick

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Photography: Clifford Stine

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Alexander Golitzen, Robert Emmet Smith
Set Decorator: Russell A. Gausman, Carl J. Lawrence

CAST
John Agar (Dr Roger Bentley)
Cynthia Patrick (Adad Gizelle)
Hugh Beaumont (Dr Jud Bellamin)
Alan Napier (Elinu High Priest)
Nestor Paiva (Prof Etienne Lafarge)
Phil Chambers (Dr Paul Stuart)
Rodd Redwing (Nazer)
Robin Hughes (first officer)
Arthur D. Gilmour (Sharu)
Yvonne De Lavallade (dancer)
James Logan (officer)
Kay Kuter, John Dodsworth, Marc Hamilton (priests)
Pat Whyte (guard)
Joseph Abdullah (Arab foreman)
Billy Miller (Arab boy)
Joe Rubino, Eddie Parker (uncredited), Bob Herron (uncredited), Robert F. Hoy (uncredited) (mole men)
Frank Baxter (scientist in introduction)

A team of archaeologists discover a lost race of underground dwelling albinos who keep another race of mutant humanoid mole men as slaves.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Ultra Pictures Corporation; A Universal-International Re-Issue; Cinema Classics
Video Distributors: Cinema Classics; MCA
Laserdisc Distributor: MCA Home Video (41751 - part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction Thrillers set)

Finland
Rating: K-12

1956
December
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

1957
February
22: Finland - theatrical release

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FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Coming Soon (1982)
The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)

MAGAZINES

Midnight Marquee no.50 (1996) (USA)
illustrated article (Below the Surface of The Mole People by Tom Weaver)

Video Watchdog 20 p.6 (USA)
illustrated review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

lost races, archaeology, slavery, underground cities