cult film freak: paul birch

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'

<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXftNAIqJbd9a_-aTAMUJZBJwD2HHv-Uhyphenhyphen-KCl2xupGZrz_aiwCQvlgV9LMh5zntI36aUxH3fTBeMFiYt2Fpn8I6iGl9-6PzFzl6E9OPlfckXz13PLJXw8-NIaKYVyux6VV8C-738cvjkDQE5e6ov5FL1FOa9liknq1Wb4bv5DfTf9YgG_Xg6YEBK4oYd/s1694/1%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1694" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXftNAIqJbd9a_-aTAMUJZBJwD2HHv-Uhyphenhyphen-KCl2xupGZrz_aiwCQvlgV9LMh5zntI36aUxH3fTBeMFiYt2Fpn8I6iGl9-6PzFzl6E9OPlfckXz13PLJXw8-NIaKYVyux6VV8C-738cvjkDQE5e6ov5FL1FOa9liknq1Wb4bv5DfTf9YgG_Xg6YEBK4oYd/s16000/1%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: NOT OF THIS EARTH Year: 1957 Rating: ****1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>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... <br><br>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...</p><p><span></span></p>

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'

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 ...

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