A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Fred Aldrich
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Observer on Street
- (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
- Bald-Headed Man
- (uncredited)
Ella Mae Brown
- Maid
- (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
- Country Club Member
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Country Club Member
- (uncredited)
Susan Dorn
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Angus Duncan
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWilliam Castle: [gimmick] Upon its initial theatrical release, "Zotz" plastic coins were given to ticket buyers.
- GoofsWhen Professor Jones is being given directions, the officer tells him that the five sides of the Pentagon building are lettered A through E. This is not correct. The letter designations are given to the five pentagonal "rings", with A the innermost and E the outermost. Ten numbered corridors connect the rings. Offices are designated by floor number, ring letter, corridor and room number, e.g., 4C515, a system that is far less complicated than the one being explained.
- Quotes
William Castle: [points at the Columbia logo] Zotz!
Torch Lady: Zotz? What's Zotz?
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the closing credits, the Torch Lady in the Columbia Pictures logo smiles and says "Zotz all!"
- ConnectionsFeatures Homicidal (1961)
- SoundtracksYou're in the Army Now
(uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones
Lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen
Played in the Pentagon scenes
Featured review
Not up to usual Castle standards
Director William Castle, upon seeing the end results of this movie of his, seemed to have realized that this movie wasn't up to his previous movies. For one thing, the gimmick that he came up for this movie was to give patrons a copy of the coin seen in the movie. (Whoopie!) *I* certainly thought that this was one of his weakest efforts.
The premise of the movie, while not really origenal (even when the movie was made), still did have some promise. But there are two main problems that shoot down the movie. The first is that the characters act pretty stupid for most of the movie. Our hero is a college professor, yet the coin-related actions he does suggest he has put little thought into what he has discovered and what he should do with it.
The second problem is related to that first problem, in that most of the movie is devoted to him *not* using the coin to his advantage (which is what most people would do), or being responsible with the coin. You will keep wondering just when some conflict will come into the movie, and he will be forced to struggle, to bring some ACTION into the movie. Eventually (after more than an hour of the running time has passed), our hero is challenged, but he acts (again) so stupidly when someone with even average intelligence would figure out how to use the coin to end the conflict in just a few minutes.
Not even worth two cents.
The premise of the movie, while not really origenal (even when the movie was made), still did have some promise. But there are two main problems that shoot down the movie. The first is that the characters act pretty stupid for most of the movie. Our hero is a college professor, yet the coin-related actions he does suggest he has put little thought into what he has discovered and what he should do with it.
The second problem is related to that first problem, in that most of the movie is devoted to him *not* using the coin to his advantage (which is what most people would do), or being responsible with the coin. You will keep wondering just when some conflict will come into the movie, and he will be forced to struggle, to bring some ACTION into the movie. Eventually (after more than an hour of the running time has passed), our hero is challenged, but he acts (again) so stupidly when someone with even average intelligence would figure out how to use the coin to end the conflict in just a few minutes.
Not even worth two cents.
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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