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The Unknown Terror (1957)
Hidden Gem of a Classic "B" Movie from the '50s
As others have noted, this is not great, but not terrible. There is something about it that just makes it fun to watch. I, too, remember it from my youth on Dr. Shock (a Philly-based horror movie show).
I recently scored a DVD copy of the film and thoroughly enjoyed it after a 35 year hiatus. I still enjoyed it.
It's one of those movies in which you can see that they spent some money on it, made sure to use real actors who were decent, write a decent script, and make sure they used good sets and locations.
Also, like others, the main thing I remember is the fungus. Oozing down cave walls, looking a bit like bath bubbles with an attitude! Fun stuff.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Turn Back the Clock (1964)
Lifted most of the episode from 1960's "The Lost World"
Funny, but when I recently watched this episode on DVD, I couldn't help but notice that Irwin Allen basically just used footage from his 1960 movie, "The Lost World." It, conveniently, starred David Hedison, and they brought back "native girl" Vitina Marcus to reprise her role. Most of the episode is simply clips from the movie, with some closeups to fill in the new plot. You can clearly see, in some of the shots, actors from the movie, such as Jill St. John, and others. The dinosaur fight is still interesting to watch, as are the interspersed shots of Hedison going from movie to TV show episode. I think the only thing Irwin Allen had to worry about in this show was continuity. Just use similar costumes and props and hope no one notices. Pretty funny.