Creature with the Atom Brain

Dr. Chet Walker

Joyce Walker

Capt. Dave Harris

Frank Buchanan

Dr. Wilhelm Steigg (as Gregory Gay)

Penny Walker

Dist. Atty. MacGraw

Reporter #2 (as Larry Blake)

Chief Camden

Mayor Bremer

Gambling Casino Employee (uncredited)

Gen. Saunders (uncredited)

Jason Franchot (uncredited)

Creature Who Calls Camden (uncredited)

Dick Cutting, Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)

Willard Pearce (uncredited)

Bartender (uncredited)

Tom, Policeman (uncredited)

Lester Banning (uncredited)

Tom Dunn (uncredited)

Creature (uncredited)

Dr. Kenneth C. Norton (uncredited)

Police Officer (uncredited)

Creature (uncredited)

Creature Vernon Dunn (uncredited)

To keep the budget low, like many directors of the period, Edward L. Cahn chose to shoot the film with in as few breaks and edits as feasible, so that the characters are constantly standing, sitting, and pacing to avoid the tedium of talking-head shots. Even when characters move from room to room, there are very few cuts. The effect is both impressive and amusing, once the viewer becomes aware of it, and could inspire a Drinking Game based on spotting the edits!

Columbia booked this across the United States as a standard double bill with It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

One of the first films to use squibs to simulate gunshot wounds

When Dave goes to Chet's home, we see a name tag with 'Chet Walker' just above the doorbell. It's only there as he rings the doorbell. All other shots show a plain doorbell with no tag.

Jet planes are supposedly shown patrolling the city air space in order to detect a house emanating radioactivity. It's ludicrous to think that an aircraft traveling at supersonic speed would be able to isolate radioactivity in a single building.

During the 8mm film showing the behavior of the dog, the animal is obviously blinking its eyes after it has supposedly obediently received a command to sleep.

Governor: [on TV broadcast] As Governor, I am declaring a state of emergency. all police facilities have been alerted to prevent any further crimes by so-called atomic creatures. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Dr. Wilhelm Steigg: The brain always dies first.

Frank Buchanan: Dr. Steigg, if it weren't for my money, you'd be experimenting with cats and dogs in that flea-sized lab of yours in Europe.

Dr. Chet Walker: This so-called blood is radioactive!