--- title: 'How to Make a Monster (1959)' type: 'film' director: 'Herbert L. Strock' released: '1959-01-01' runtime_minutes: 74 genres: - 'Horror' - 'Science Fiction' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-to-make-a-monster-1959' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051746/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # How to Make a Monster (1959) 1959 · 74 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States ## Synopsis How to Make a Monster is a 1958 American horror film drama. It was produced and written by Herman Cohen, directed by Herbert L. Strock, and starring Gary Conway, Robert H. Harris, Paul Brinegar, Morris Ankrum, Robert Shayne, and John Ashley. The film was released by American International Pictures on July 30, 1958. It played on September 3, 1958 on a double feature with Teenage Caveman. The film is notable for its inclusion of props and studios that were actually used in actual sci-fi horror movies. ## Credits - **Director:** [Herbert L. Strock](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-l-strock) - **Screenplay:** [Herman Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-cohen) - **Producer:** [Herman Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-cohen), [James H. Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-h-nicholson) - **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Dunlap](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dunlap) - **Director of Photography:** [Maury Gertsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maury-gertsman) ## Cast - [Robert H. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-h-harris) - [Gary Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-conway) - [Malcolm Atterbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-atterbury) - [Eddie Marr](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-marr) - [Gary Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-clarke) - [Robert Shayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shayne) - [Walter Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-reed) - [Joan Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-chandler) - [Paul Brinegar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brinegar) - [Morris Ankrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-ankrum) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-to-make-a-monster-1959 Film facts: Wikidata (Q3141516); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.