Jory and his followers stay immortal by siphoning off the life forces of others. If they don't get renewed, they petrify.Jory and his followers stay immortal by siphoning off the life forces of others. If they don't get renewed, they petrify.Jory and his followers stay immortal by siphoning off the life forces of others. If they don't get renewed, they petrify.
- Eric
- (as Frederick Ledebur)
- Mr. Griffin - Coroner
- (uncredited)
- Matron
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- Bernard Gordon(originally as Raymond T. Marcus)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was refused a UK theatrical certificate by the BBFC in April 1957 and eventually passed with cuts 3 months later.
- GoofsBroken glass cannot penetrate the monster's petrified skin, yet he can be given a shot with a hypodermic needle.
- Quotes
Tracy: Did you hear those screams last night?
Carol Adams: I was sleeping off a pill Murdoch gave me for my nerves, I didn't hear a thing. What screams?
Tracy: Oh, just screams. We've heard 'em before. Every time we do, we find out the next day that somebody died
Carol Adams: Oh, now look, Tracy, you're not going soft and spooky on me, are you? I like you much better when you're your hard-bitten old self
Tracy: Just the same, I'll bet you a box of girls' scout cookies that somebody died last night
- ConnectionsFeatured in Weirdo with Wadman: The Man Who Turned To Stone (1964)
As much a B-mystery movie as it is a B-horror movie, "The Man Who Turned To Stone" celebrates a silly script, leaden pacing and granite-like performances except for Jory, and Ann Doran as 1957s foreshadowing of Nurse Ratchet. A minor low-brow effort with little to redeem itself, "The Man Who Turned To Stone" is a cheapie quickie that somehow managed to do respectable box office by virtue of an enticing ad campaign and, much more importantly, a generous television advertising budget at a time when such products rarely got the sort of dollars this one (and its packaged co-feature "Zombies of Mora Tau") received. I know, because in my city it was the television ads flowing out of Buffalo that immeasurably hyped our box office at the Downtown Theatre in Hamilton.
Almost instantly forgettable, "The Man Who Turned To Stone" is a minor, 71 minute artifact that should really have been on the lower half of the double bill package given it's "Zombies of Mora Tau" that displays most of the life.
- GordJackson
- Feb 24, 2012
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Petrified Man
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1