I love 1959s science fiction. I do. There are great movies; the day the earth stood still, war of the worlds, forbidden planet and then, there are low budget losers like this. Honestly, if it hadn't been for Beverly Garland, one of my favorite actresses, I might have passed on this loser. Slow, with bad effects-especially the close up of the sabre toothed tiger-are laughable. The science, as in many of these, is laughable. Robert Shayne as the mad scientist, who loses his temper at the drop of a hat, would go on to greater fame in TVs the adventures of Superman as inspector William 'Bill' Henderson. This film is pretty forgettable. But it does have Beverly Garland who graced many a B film and starred in the first police drama, decoy which is totally worth seeing.
Review of The Neanderthal Man
