15.4.10

the day the world ended (1955)

"There are two forms of life fighting for survival here in this valley, and only one of them can win and it's got to be us."
A rancher, Jim Maddison (Paul Birch), his daughter Louise (Lori Nelson) and friend Rick (Richard Denning), have their home invaded by Tony Lamont (Mike Connors), an unsavory character, and his girlfriend Ruby (Adele Jergens). This disperate group of people have come together to survive the mutants that now roam a post nuclearholocaust world. Whilst Rick and Tony fight over Louise, further complications come when Rick brings back a high irradiated man, who against all odds survives and spends much of his time alone in the woods.
An early Corman production, that features a decent enough tale, nicely played out by all concerned. As usual Corman comes up with a better then average film, from the limited resources available to him.

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