Ed Kemmer and Sally Fraser have a conversation, with a lake in the background. The water in the lake does not move. That will give you some idea of the low-budgetness of this thing.
Kemmer plays a guy who digs up rocks and collects Indian artifacts. He runs afoul of the local sheriff, played by the ashen-faced Bob Steele. (I'm not kidding, Steele really looks pale in this film.) Seems there has been a murder in the area, and also some cattle mutilations. Steele suspects Kemmer, for no apparent reason. Enter archaeologist Morris Ankrum and his hot blonde daughter Sally Fraser. Ankrum is looking for traces of a Spanish expedition that vanished in the area about 500 years ago. In particular, he wants to find the carcass of a depraved conquistador known as "The Diablo Giant." Kemmer hooks up with them and treats them to a steak dinner (say, about those cattle mutilations??). This takes up about the first half of the film, during which time the concession stands and restrooms at theaters probably did a booming business.
The trio set off and find some Spanish armor and other stuff you can get cheap on e-bay. Then Kemmer discovers a large axe sticking out of a log. What he doesn't notice is that right next to the log is the Giant, who is about to be awakened from suspended animation by stock footage of a storm.
Buddy Baer, as the HUGE undocumented immigrant, spends most of his screen time lumbering around the woods. As usual, no one can outrun him. He demonstrates his strength by hurling paper maché rocks and gorilla-pressing a mannequin. There is an Indian guy who looks like Chester Morris. Steele misses everything he shoots at. Kemmer wears a stupid hunting cap and looks like he should be after wabbits. Fraser manages to stay perfectly coiffed and smiles a lot. At least she could have done a semi-nude bathing scene in the lake - but then again, the water wasn't moving.
The film was directed by Richard Cunha, who also directed the camp classic "She Demons." In fact, these two films played on a double bill throughout the country. So just how scary were they? In July of 1958, a 12-year-old kid in Kingsford Ohio called police in the early morning hours to report he was locked in a local theater. The reason? He had fallen asleep during the double bill.
Kemmer plays a guy who digs up rocks and collects Indian artifacts. He runs afoul of the local sheriff, played by the ashen-faced Bob Steele. (I'm not kidding, Steele really looks pale in this film.) Seems there has been a murder in the area, and also some cattle mutilations. Steele suspects Kemmer, for no apparent reason. Enter archaeologist Morris Ankrum and his hot blonde daughter Sally Fraser. Ankrum is looking for traces of a Spanish expedition that vanished in the area about 500 years ago. In particular, he wants to find the carcass of a depraved conquistador known as "The Diablo Giant." Kemmer hooks up with them and treats them to a steak dinner (say, about those cattle mutilations??). This takes up about the first half of the film, during which time the concession stands and restrooms at theaters probably did a booming business.
The trio set off and find some Spanish armor and other stuff you can get cheap on e-bay. Then Kemmer discovers a large axe sticking out of a log. What he doesn't notice is that right next to the log is the Giant, who is about to be awakened from suspended animation by stock footage of a storm.
Buddy Baer, as the HUGE undocumented immigrant, spends most of his screen time lumbering around the woods. As usual, no one can outrun him. He demonstrates his strength by hurling paper maché rocks and gorilla-pressing a mannequin. There is an Indian guy who looks like Chester Morris. Steele misses everything he shoots at. Kemmer wears a stupid hunting cap and looks like he should be after wabbits. Fraser manages to stay perfectly coiffed and smiles a lot. At least she could have done a semi-nude bathing scene in the lake - but then again, the water wasn't moving.
The film was directed by Richard Cunha, who also directed the camp classic "She Demons." In fact, these two films played on a double bill throughout the country. So just how scary were they? In July of 1958, a 12-year-old kid in Kingsford Ohio called police in the early morning hours to report he was locked in a local theater. The reason? He had fallen asleep during the double bill.