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'Superman and the Mole Men' (1951)
- A deep oil drill disturbs a race of mole people who live underground, so they come to the surface to take a look around. A scared, angry mob tries to destroy them, but luckily Superman intervenes.
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'The Mesa of Lost Women' (1953)
- A mad scientist breeds giant spiders so that he can extract their poison and inject women with it. Why? To create super spider-women, of course!
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'The Twonky' (1953)
- A TV set possessed by a being from the future takes control of the life of a college professor.
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'It Came From Outer Space' (1953)
- A spaceship falls in the Arizona desert, and the locals start to act weird. This was the first 3D film released by Universal.
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'Cat Women of the Moon' (1953)
- A group of astronauts discover an ancient civilization living in a cave on the moon. They happen to be a group of women who like to drink, eat, and steal spaceships.
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'The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms' (1953)
- An atomic bomb awakens a prehistoric monster who terrorizes a city. Sound familiar?
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'Them!' (1954)
- This is essentially a movie about giant mutant ants. Radiation was a hot topic in the '50s!
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'The Creature With the Atom Brain' (1955)
- An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled zombies to help an exiled mobster regain power. Sounds like a great plot, right?
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'The Cosmic Man Appears in Tokyo' (1956)
- Giant starfish monsters from outer space? Sure, we'll definitely watch that! This Japanese movie is also known as 'Warning from Space' and 'Unknown Satellite Over Tokyo.'
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'Attack of the Crab Monsters' (1956)
- Crabs can really be terrifying creatures. Especially if they are exposed to radiation and mutate into giant monsters with an appetite for human brains!
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'Plan 9 From Outer Space' (1956)
- We don't know about the other plans, but Plan 9 seems to be pretty malefic to us. Aliens resurrect the dead on Earth as zombies and vampires, all to try and stop humans from making a sun-powered bomb.
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'The Mole People' (1956)
- A group of archaeologists discover an ancient civilization of subterranean creatures in Mesopotamia.
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'Fire Maidens From Outer Space' (1956)
- When astronauts land on the 13th moon of Jupiter, they discover that a man and his 15 daughters are being terrorized by a monster.
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'Invasion of the Saucer Men' (1957)
- When aliens invade a small town, a group of teenagers come together to fight them off.
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'The Viking Woman and the Sea Serpent' (1957)
- AKA 'The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent,' the movie is about a group of women who go looking for their men.
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'Attack of the Puppet People' (1958)
- A doll shop owner shrinks people with a machine he designed. Maybe this movie was used as inspiration for 1989's 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'?
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'The H-Man' (1958)
- AKA 'Beautiful Women and the Hydrogen Man,' this film is about a a slimy green monster.
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'The Brain Eaters' (1958)
- It's not hard to guess what these parasites do, right?
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'The Blob' (1958)
- A killer Jell-O from outer space? Sure. Starring Steve McQueen? Say no more, where do we press play?
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'I Was a Teenage Frankenstein' (1958)
- Being a teenager is not easy, especially when you're turned into a monster by Professor Frankenstein and start killing people. Talk about teenage angst!
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'I Married a Monster From Outer Space' (1958)
- A woman realizes her husband was swapped by an alien.
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'Monster on the Campus' (1958)
- A professor comes into contact with the blood of a prehistoric fish and turns into, you guessed it, a monster.
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'The Hideous Sun Demon' (1959)
- A man, victim of radiation, turns into a lizard-like creature every time he's exposed to sunlight.
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'The Giant Gila Monster' (1959)
- The movie is about a giant lizard that causes havoc in rural Texas.
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'The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock' (1959)
- A scientist's girlfriend turns into a 30-foot-tall giantess after being exposed to radiation.
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'The Brain That Wouldn’t Die' (1962)
- Okay, this movie is not from the '50s, but it deserves an honorable mention. A doctor keeps the head of his decapitated girlfriend alive and experiments with transplant techniques. Sources: (The Hollywood Reporter) See also: Meet the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age
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'Superman and the Mole Men' (1951)
- A deep oil drill disturbs a race of mole people who live underground, so they come to the surface to take a look around. A scared, angry mob tries to destroy them, but luckily Superman intervenes.
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1 / 27 Fotos
'The Mesa of Lost Women' (1953)
- A mad scientist breeds giant spiders so that he can extract their poison and inject women with it. Why? To create super spider-women, of course!
© Getty Images
2 / 27 Fotos
'The Twonky' (1953)
- A TV set possessed by a being from the future takes control of the life of a college professor.
© Getty Images
3 / 27 Fotos
'It Came From Outer Space' (1953)
- A spaceship falls in the Arizona desert, and the locals start to act weird. This was the first 3D film released by Universal.
© Getty Images
4 / 27 Fotos
'Cat Women of the Moon' (1953)
- A group of astronauts discover an ancient civilization living in a cave on the moon. They happen to be a group of women who like to drink, eat, and steal spaceships.
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5 / 27 Fotos
'The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms' (1953)
- An atomic bomb awakens a prehistoric monster who terrorizes a city. Sound familiar?
© Getty Images
6 / 27 Fotos
'Them!' (1954)
- This is essentially a movie about giant mutant ants. Radiation was a hot topic in the '50s!
© Getty Images
7 / 27 Fotos
'The Creature With the Atom Brain' (1955)
- An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled zombies to help an exiled mobster regain power. Sounds like a great plot, right?
© Getty Images
8 / 27 Fotos
'The Cosmic Man Appears in Tokyo' (1956)
- Giant starfish monsters from outer space? Sure, we'll definitely watch that! This Japanese movie is also known as 'Warning from Space' and 'Unknown Satellite Over Tokyo.'
© Getty Images
9 / 27 Fotos
'Attack of the Crab Monsters' (1956)
- Crabs can really be terrifying creatures. Especially if they are exposed to radiation and mutate into giant monsters with an appetite for human brains!
© Getty Images
10 / 27 Fotos
'Plan 9 From Outer Space' (1956)
- We don't know about the other plans, but Plan 9 seems to be pretty malefic to us. Aliens resurrect the dead on Earth as zombies and vampires, all to try and stop humans from making a sun-powered bomb.
© Getty Images
11 / 27 Fotos
'The Mole People' (1956)
- A group of archaeologists discover an ancient civilization of subterranean creatures in Mesopotamia.
© Getty Images
12 / 27 Fotos
'Fire Maidens From Outer Space' (1956)
- When astronauts land on the 13th moon of Jupiter, they discover that a man and his 15 daughters are being terrorized by a monster.
© Getty Images
13 / 27 Fotos
'Invasion of the Saucer Men' (1957)
- When aliens invade a small town, a group of teenagers come together to fight them off.
© Getty Images
14 / 27 Fotos
'The Viking Woman and the Sea Serpent' (1957)
- AKA 'The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent,' the movie is about a group of women who go looking for their men.
© Getty Images
15 / 27 Fotos
'Attack of the Puppet People' (1958)
- A doll shop owner shrinks people with a machine he designed. Maybe this movie was used as inspiration for 1989's 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'?
© Getty Images
16 / 27 Fotos
'The H-Man' (1958)
- AKA 'Beautiful Women and the Hydrogen Man,' this film is about a a slimy green monster.
© Getty Images
17 / 27 Fotos
'The Brain Eaters' (1958)
- It's not hard to guess what these parasites do, right?
© Getty Images
18 / 27 Fotos
'The Blob' (1958)
- A killer Jell-O from outer space? Sure. Starring Steve McQueen? Say no more, where do we press play?
© Getty Images
19 / 27 Fotos
'I Was a Teenage Frankenstein' (1958)
- Being a teenager is not easy, especially when you're turned into a monster by Professor Frankenstein and start killing people. Talk about teenage angst!
© Getty Images
20 / 27 Fotos
'I Married a Monster From Outer Space' (1958)
- A woman realizes her husband was swapped by an alien.
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21 / 27 Fotos
'Monster on the Campus' (1958)
- A professor comes into contact with the blood of a prehistoric fish and turns into, you guessed it, a monster.
© Getty Images
22 / 27 Fotos
'The Hideous Sun Demon' (1959)
- A man, victim of radiation, turns into a lizard-like creature every time he's exposed to sunlight.
© Getty Images
23 / 27 Fotos
'The Giant Gila Monster' (1959)
- The movie is about a giant lizard that causes havoc in rural Texas.
© Getty Images
24 / 27 Fotos
'The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock' (1959)
- A scientist's girlfriend turns into a 30-foot-tall giantess after being exposed to radiation.
© Getty Images
25 / 27 Fotos
'The Brain That Wouldn’t Die' (1962)
- Okay, this movie is not from the '50s, but it deserves an honorable mention. A doctor keeps the head of his decapitated girlfriend alive and experiments with transplant techniques. Sources: (The Hollywood Reporter) See also: Meet the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age
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Hilarious B movie titles from the 1950s
Funny, cringey, and totally sensationalist!
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The 1950s were a very interesting decade in Hollywood. The Cold War was in full swing and so was the fear of atomic energy, radiation, and, of course, communism! Many low-budget movies exploited the science fiction and horror genres in the most hilarious ways. With sensationalist titles, aimed to shock audiences, these B movies have some of the most hilarious names in the history of cinema. Beware of mutant creatures, aliens, and mad scientists!
Browse through the following gallery and discover the most hilarious B movie titles from the 1950s.
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