Written by James M. Tate / 4/05/2026 / No comments / beverly garland , dick miller , exploitation , fifties , gail ganley , horror , jonathan haze. william roerick , morgan jones , paul birch , roger corman , science-fiction , thriller
BEVERLY GARLAND NURSING ROGER CORMAN'S 'NOT OF THIS EARTH'
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| Title: NOT OF THIS EARTH Year: 1957 Rating: ****1/2 |
Roger Corman's underrated NOT OF THIS EARTH is a hybrid of science-fiction... a man wearing sunglasses gathering blood for his dying planet... and horror: particularly since this alien stealthily stalks and kills like a vampire...
In that, veteran actor Paul Birch is the perfect fit, especially given his crisp monotone narration, making EARTH his own story... with help from young loser Jonathan Haze as his driver/housekeeper, and the lead ingenue who not only winds up being this film's final girl, but has enough intriguing stuff to do leading up...
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| Gail Ganley in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
Thinking man's beauty Beverly Garland's the nurse for an intellectual/partially hypnotized doctor, given the task of drawing blood and helping keep watch of the alien: who does all his dirty work behind her and her cop boyfriend's back: as the best scenes occur during the sporadic killings ranging from a cute first girl (Gail Ganley), Corman regular Dick Miller as a doomed beatnik vacuum salesman, and three vulnerable bums...
Getting their blood sucked and bodies incinerated while Garland investigates, adding a kind of noirish mystery/thriller vibe to what's a low-budget exploitation that ultimately lacks very little in the process.
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| Jonathan Haze and Beverly Garland in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Paul Birch in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Dick Miller in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Gail Ganley in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Gail Ganley in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Gail Ganley in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Gail Ganley in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Anna Lee Carroll in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Anna Lee Carroll in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Paul Birch and Anna Lee Carroll in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Morgan Jones in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Beverly Garland in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Morgan Jones and William Roerick in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| William Roerick in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Paul Birch in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Morgan Jones and Beverly Garland in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Paul Birch in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| Beverly Garland in NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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| DVD with NOT OF THIS EARTH |
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