The Mole People 1956 | Archaeologists Discover Sumerian Civilization
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A party of archaeologists discover the remnants of a mutant 5000 year old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopotamia. This movie coming from 1956 is another of Universal-International’s science-fiction pleasures. They made about twenty of them in the 1950s, brought on by the enormous successes of “It Came From Outer Space” (1953) and “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954). An interesting prologue with a real professor on the Earth’s interior cores is followed by a great title sequence accompanied by a superb score. John Agar leads an archaeological expedition in Himalayan mountains to search for an underground lost civilization. Eventually they find them, an albino tribe, who have trained the half-human “Mole People” to be their slaves. Agar falls in love with the lone pigmented character, lovely blonde Cynthia Patrick, who invokes a bit of Kim Novak. Sacrifices, revolt and chaos ensue, with the Mole People actually the sympathetic characters, an unexpected ending, shadowy photography, and solid direction by Virgil Vogel, make this enjoyable. twitter.com www.reconearth.blogspot.com Subscribe to RE Facebook feed RSS (Best) http Subscribe to RE Blog feed RSS/Email feeds.feedburner.com



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6 Comments
July 22nd, 2011 at 7:13 pm
I thought I remembered Ward Clever being in this.
July 22nd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Love the documentary style opening of this movie. I had all these 50′s sci-fi classics on VHS back in the 80′s–I’ve replaced most on DVD now. This is one I still need to get on DVD.
July 22nd, 2011 at 8:22 pm
This is one terrific movie.
July 22nd, 2011 at 9:22 pm
I remember first watching this movie back in 1967 on Wide Scream Theater….I’ve always enjoyed watching again…brings back lots of memories from childhood…Thanks for the download!!!
July 22nd, 2011 at 10:02 pm
@jackbdead if everyone knew. everything would change i think.so we arent taught some things for power of ignorance.
July 22nd, 2011 at 10:22 pm
lots of hidden meaning in this film. if only people knew.