[SCREAMING]
IS ANYBODY HOME?
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
IS THIS WHERE
I REPORT A STOLEN CAR?
YES, SEOR. COME IN.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
SWANSON. I'M
RUNNING A GUN CLUB
BACK IN THE HILLS.
SWANSON. MM-HMM.
WHAT KIND OF A CAR?
DARK GREEN
STAKE BED TRUCK.
TON AND A HALF.
CALIFORNIA LICENSE.
LOADED
WITH GROCERIES.
UH-HUH.
WHERE WAS IT
TAKEN FROM?
UHH...
THAT'S A HARD
QUESTION TO ANSWER.
LOOK, HERE'S
WHAT HAPPENED.
THE SEASON
OPENS NEXT WEEK,
AND I'M EXPECTING
A CROWD DOWN,
SO I WAS STOCKING UP
ON SUPPLIES,
BRINGING THIS
TRUCKLOAD OF GROCERIES
DOWN FROM CALEXICO.
GET THE PICTURE?
WELL, I'D LEFT
THE CLUB STATION WAGON
AT SAN FELIPE.
GET A NEW REAR END
PUT IN.
SO, WHEN I GOT THERE,
I HAD TO STOP
AND PICK THAT UP, TOO.
GET THE PICTURE?
NOW, I COULDN'T
RUN 2 CARS,
SO, I HIRED THIS KID
TO DRIVE THE TRUCK.
STARTED HIM OUT,
OH, A COUPLE OF--
3 HOURS AHEAD OF ME.
FOLLOWED HIM
IN THE STATION WAGON.
GET THE PICTURE?
WELL, HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO MEET ME HERE.
HE HASN'T ARRIVED YET,
AND THAT WAS YESTERDAY.
HAVE YOU LOOKED
FOR HIM?
EVERYWHERE.
WELL, THEN, HE MUST HAVE
GONE BACK TO THE CLUB.
NO, I JUST CAME
FROM THERE.
YOU MUST HAVE
PASSED HIM UP SOMEWHERE
ON THE ROAD
FROM SAN FELIPE.
IF I'D PASSED
HIM ON THE ROAD,
DON'T YOU THINK I'D
KNOW MY OWN TRUCK?
I'M SURE
YOU WOULD, SEOR,
BUT WHAT IF IT
WENT OFF THE ROAD?
THERE'S NO PLACE
HE CAN PULL OFF THE ROAD
WITHOUT GETTING
STUCK IN THE SAND!
THEN HOW COULD
YOUR TRUCK BE LOST?
IF IT WASN'T LOST, WOULD
I BE COMING TO YOU?
[CHUCKLES]
THAT IS A GOOD
QUESTION, SEOR.
UH, TELL ME
ABOUT THIS BOY
THAT WAS DRIVING IT.
WHAT'S HIS NAME?
UHH...
MIGUEL SOMETHING
OR OTHER.
PROBABLY 15,
16 YEARS OLD,
DARK, THIN,
ABOUT SO HIGH.
WOULD YOU KNOW HIM
IF YOU SAW HIM?
YES.
COME ACROSS THE STREET
WITH ME, SEOR.
THAT'S HIM.
WHERE'S MY TRUCK?
AH! UNO MOMENTO.
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HIM?
DOCTOR?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
MIGUEL IS
A VERY SICK BOY.
HE'S SUFFERING
FROM SHOCK.
WHAT FROM?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW.
WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH MY TRUCK?
MIGUEL...
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
WHAT'D HE SAY?
IT'S NO USE.
IF HE GETS ANY BETTER,
THE DOCTOR
WILL LET US KNOW.
COME WITH ME. I WILL
TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE
WHERE HE WAS FOUND.
WAS IT YOUR TRUCK
THAT MADE THESE TRACKS?
MUST HAVE.
I HAD 2 NEW RETREADS
LIKE THAT ON THE REAR.
UH-HUH.
CAME DOWN THE ROAD,
THEN GOT STUCK.
YEAH. THEN
WHERE'D IT GO?
STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR,
IT LOOKS LIKE.
LOOK, THAT TRUCK HAD
A RADIO AND A HEATER,
BUT IT DIDN'T
HAVE WINGS.
NOW, ARE YOU GONNA FIND
IT OR AREN'T YOU?
LOOK, SEOR.
I AM JUST
A COUNTRY POLICEMAN.
I AM PAID
TO KEEP THE PEACE.
IF SOMEONE STEALS,
I TRY TO CATCH THE THIEF
AND PUT HIM IN JAIL,
LIKE IT SAYS
IN THE BOOK.
BUT ABOUT THIS, SEOR,
I DON'T KNOW.
THE BOOK DOESN'T
SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT A THING
LIKE THIS.
AND THAT'S
THE LATEST REPORT
ON THE INTERNATIONAL
SCENE.
NOW, ON THE LIGHTER
SIDE OF THE NEWS.
A DISPATCH
FROM GUAVOS, MEXICO,
SAYS THAT
MR. JOHN SWANSON
IS HAVING
A LITTLE TROUBLE
COLLECTING INSURANCE
ON HIS STOLEN TRUCK.
WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?
WELL, ACCORDING
TO HIS CLAIM REPORT,
IT DISAPPEARED
WITHOUT LEAVING
ANY TRACKS.
MR. SWANSON SAYS
SOMETHING MUST HAVE
CARRIED OFF HIS TRUCK.
NOW, WHAT COULD HAVE
CARRIED OFF HIS TRUCK?
AND, HERE
IN LOS ANGELES,
THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS DECIDED TO VOTE
UPON THE REFERENDUM
FOR INCREASING THE PAY
OF TEACHERS.
WITH THE INTEREST
THAT HAS RECENTLY
BEEN AROUSED REGARDING
THE IMPORTANCE
OF BETTER SCHOOLS,
IT IS POSSIBLE...
OPERATOR,
I WANT TO PLACE
A PERSON-TO-PERSON
CALL
TO MR. JOHN SWANSON
IN GUAVOS, MEXICO.
I'LL HOLD THE LINE.
I'M GETTIN' ME
A GOOD LAWYER.
AND IF ONE AIN'T ENOUGH,
I'M GETTIN' 2!
I'M GONNA MAKE
THAT INSURANCE COMPANY
PAY UP,
AND PAY UP FAST.
I'M TAKIN' 'EM
TO COURT BY THE--
I'M SORRY.
I GUESS I SHOULDN'T
BLOW MY TOP LIKE THAT.
BUT WHEN SOMEBODY
CALLS ME A LIAR, I--
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
EXCUSE ME.
JOYCE MANNING?
YES! YOU MUST BE
MAJOR BAIRD.
PLEASE COME IN.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS MR. SWANSON.
MAJOR BAIRD.
HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
HOWDY.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?
NO, THANKS.
MR. SWANSON
WAS GOOD ENOUGH
TO COME UP HERE AND TELL
ME OF HIS EXPERIENCES.
NO, IT WAS
A MERE NOTHING.
I HAD TO BE IN LOS ANGELES
ANYWAY TODAY
TO SEE
THE INSURANCE PEOPLE.
HAVE I MISSED MUCH?
WELL, HE TELLS ME
THAT HE WASN'T THERE
TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED
TO HIS TRUCK.
RIGHT.
I GUESS I GOT THERE
JUST TOO LATE.
BESIDES THE TRUCK'S
NOT BEING THERE,
DID YOU SEE
ANYTHING UNUSUAL?
LIKE WHAT?
TRACKS IN THE SAND.
WELL, THERE WERE
CAR TRACKS, SURE.
BUT NO ANIMAL
TRACKS?
ANIMAL TRACKS?
HUMAN FOOTPRINTS,
MR. SWANSON.
WHAT'S SO UNUSUAL
ABOUT THAT?
THESE WOULD BE
THE TRACKS OF A BIG MAN,
A VERY BIG MAN.
WELL, THERE WERE
MIGUEL'S...
I DON'T GET
THE PICTURE.
HOW BIG DO YOU MEAN?
Baird: VERY BIG.
10 TIMES
AS BIG AS YOU.
ARE YOU TRYING
TO KID ME?
NOT AT ALL.
I'M TRYING TO FIND
MY BROTHER.
HE GOT
A BAD DOSE
OF RADIATION
POISONING
IN THE COURSE
OF TESTING
A PLUTONIUM BOMB.
HE STARTED GROWING
AT THE RATE
OF 8 TO 10 FEET
A DAY.
YOU MAY HAVE READ
ABOUT HIM.
SURE! COLONEL GLENN MANNING,
THE COLOSSAL MAN.
I REMEMBER.
GLENN HAD REACHED
A HEIGHT
OF OVER 60 FEET
WHEN HE DISAPPEARED.
WELL, DIDN'T
HE GET SHOT
AND THROWN OFF
OF BOULDER DAM
AND GET KILLED?
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT MISS MANNING
SEEMS TO HAVE
AN IDEA
THAT HE SURVIVED
BOTH THE ARTILLERY
FIRE AND THE FALL.
THAT IS WHAT
YOU'RE GETTING AT,
ISN'T IT?
I'LL LEAVE IT
UP TO MR. SWANSON.
WOULDN'T THAT ACCOUNT
FOR THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF YOUR TRUCK?
LOOK, LADY, LEAVE ME
OUT OF THIS.
I DIDN'T SEE
NO FOOTPRINTS.
I DIDN'T SEE
NO GIANT.
I DIDN'T SEE
ANYTHING.
I'VE GOT
ENOUGH TROUBLE
WITH THE INSURANCE
COMPANY AS IT IS.
GET THE PICTURE?
I GOTTA BE GOING.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
ELSE WHO MIGHT HELP ME?
THERE'S A BOY NAMED
MIGUEL DOWN THERE,
BUT HE'S NOT DOING
ANY TALKING.
DOCTOR SAID
HE'S SUFFERING
FROM SHOCK
OR SOMETHING.
I'M SORRY I CAN'T
DO YOU MORE GOOD,
MISS MANNING.
THANK YOU FOR COMING,
MR. SWANSON.
GOOD DAY.
GOOD-BYE.
HADN'T YOU BETTER GIVE
HIM UP, MISS MANNING?
THE ARMY DID
SOME TIME AGO.
YOU NEVER
FOUND HIS BODY.
THE RIVER BELOW THE DAM
IS A MILE DEEP
IN SOME PLACES.
HIS BODY IS DOWN THERE
SOMEWHERE,
AND IT WILL SHOW UP
IN TIME.
YOU THINK GLENN
MADE HIS WAY
DOWN THAT RIVER SOMEHOW
AND REACHED THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA, DON'T YOU?
BELIEVE ME,
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
I WAS IN CHARGE
OF THE SEARCH FOR HIM,
AND I KNOW.
THE MEDICAL AUTHORITIES
ALL AGREE
NO MAN, NO MATTER
WHAT HIS SIZE,
COULD TAKE THOSE
2 BAZOOKA CHARGES
AND A DROP
OF OVER 700 FEET
AND COME
THROUGH IT ALIVE.
WELL, THOSE ARE
THE FACTS.
TAKE MY ADVICE
AND FACE THEM.
I SHALL, MAJOR.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I'M AFRAID IT WASN'T
WORTH YOUR WHILE.
IT COULD BE
IF YOU'D HAVE DINNER
WITH ME THIS EVENING.
OH, I'D LIKE TO,
BUT I CAN'T.
I'M LEAVING FOR MEXICO
RIGHT AWAY.
GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE.
[DOOR CLOSES]
THAT IS THE BOY
MIGUEL.
HAS HE TOLD YOU
ANYTHING YET?
NO, BUT YOU CAN
QUESTION HIM IF YOU LIKE.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO
MIGUEL?
MIGUEL?
YOU SEE, SEORITA.
YOU BETTER COME WITH ME.
I WILL FIND A PLACE
FOR YOU TO SPEND THE NIGHT.
THANKS, BUT I'M
GOING TO STAY HERE.
ALL NIGHT?
AS LONG
AS NECESSARY.
THEN MY WIFE BETTER
GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.
OH, THANK YOU.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[MIGUEL MUMBLING]
WHAT IS IT, MIGUEL?
[GROANING]
SERGEANT.
SERGEANT!
[MUMBLING]
[INDISTINCT
YELLING]
[MUMBLING]
[MUMBLING STOPS]
[SIGHS]
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE'S TRYING
TO SAY, SEORITA.
CALL ME
IF HE SPEAKS AGAIN, HMM?
AAH!
OGRO!
OGRO!
[SOBBING]
MIGUEL.
MIGUEL.
MIGUEL.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
MIGUEL.
MIGUEL.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
IT'S HARD TO SAY.
OGRO,
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S A--A BIG FELLOW,
LIKE AN OGRE
IN A STORY.
A MONSTER,
A GIANT MAN.
HE MUST HAVE
BEEN DREAMING.
WAS IT A GIANT, MIGUEL?
WAS IT A GIANT MAN?
WAS IT, MIGUEL?
WE LEFT WITHIN AN HOUR
AFTER I GOT YOUR PHONE CALL.
THIS IS DR. CARMICHAEL.
HE'S HEAD OF OUR
RADIATION EXPOSURE.
HE'S VERY MUCH INTERESTED
IN YOUR BROTHER'S CASE.
I ONLY HOPE I CAN
DO SOMETHING
FOR HIM,
MISS MANNING.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
UH, DOCTOR
CARMICHAEL,
MAJOR BAIRD, THIS
IS SERGEANT MURILLO
OF THE MEXICAN
STATE POLICE.
WHERE WAS IT THE BOY
SAW THE COLOSSAL MAN,
THE GIANT?
EL OGRO?
HE HAS NOT BEEN
ABLE TO TELL US.
THE SERGEANT
CAN SHOW YOU
WHERE THE TRUCK
DISAPPEARED, THOUGH.
S, SEOR.
WON'T YOU GET
IN MY AUTOMOBILE?
FINE.
Murillo: THIS IS WHERE
THE BOY MIGUEL WAS FOUND.
THESE TRACKS WERE MADE
BY THE TRUCK
HE WAS DRIVING.
THE TRUCK APPARENTLY
SKIDDED INTO THE WATER.
IT NEVER DROVE OUT.
WHAT DO
YOU THINK, MARK?
IT SEEMS LIKE PRETTY MEAGER
EVIDENCE TO CONCLUDE
BECAUSE A TRUCK DISAPPEARED,
THAT THE COLOSSAL MAN
IS STILL ALIVE.
BUT THE BOY.
OH, I'M SURE THERE'S
SOME LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
SEORES.
SEORES,
COME QUICKLY.
THAT IS A VERY
BIG FOOTPRINT.
Joyce: MAJOR BAIRD, IS
THAT ENOUGH LOGIC FOR YOU?
THE FOOT THAT MADE
THAT PRINT IS ABOUT...
10 TIMES THE SIZE
OF A NORMAL MAN.
THAT WOULD MAKE HIM
ABOUT 60 FEET TALL.
GLENN WAS
60 FEET TALL.
HE MUST HAVE
GONE THAT WAY,
TO THE MOUNTAINS.
YOU THINK HE COULD
BE UP IN THOSE MOUNTAINS?
YES, IT COULD BE.
THERE ARE NO PEOPLE
UP THERE.
WELL, LET'S DRIVE SLOWLY.
MAYBE WE COULD FIND
SOME MORE FOOTPRINTS.
WHAT DO YOU SEE, LUIS?
THERE ARE NO MORE
FOOTPRINTS,
THE GROUND
IS TOO HARD HERE.
I SEE SOMETHING
OVER THERE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THIS MUST BE PART OF
SWANSON'S MISSING TRUCK.
NO, THIS IS ANOTHER
TRUCK, SEORITA.
SWANSON'S TRUCK
IS DARK GREEN.
BED STAKE.
TON AND A HALF.
[RUMBLING]
NOTHING BUT
A ROCK SLIDE.
IT IS GETTING LATE.
WE BETTER GO HOME.
IT IS NOT GOOD TO
BE HERE AFTER DARK.
THANK YOU.
OH, NO, THANKS.
I HAVE PLENTY.
SORRY TO BE SO LONG.
BUT I JUST TALKED
TO THE MEXICAN MILITARY
AUTHORITIES ON THE PHONE.
THEY HAVE TROOPS
AND ARTILLERY STANDING BY.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS PINPOINT THE COLOSSAL MAN
AND THEY'LL MOVE
IN ON HIM.
HE MIGHT COME WILLINGLY
IF WE REASONED WITH HIM.
HOW DO YOU REASON
WITH A 60-FOOT GIANT?
IT'S POSSIBLE
HE'D LISTEN TO SOMEBODY
HE KNOWS WELL,
LIKE MISS MANNING.
WHY NOT TRY IT?
NO, I--I DON'T WANT
ANYBODY GETTING HURT.
PLEASE LET ME TRY
AT LEAST.
NO, I'M SORRY.
BE REASONABLE.
IF YOU USE
FORCE ON HIM,
SOMEBODY WILL
GET HURT.
VERY WELL THEN.
I'LL GO ALONE.
WAIT.
WAIT, MISS MANNING.
MISS MANNING...
I DIDN'T ASK
FOR THIS JOB,
I WAS ASSIGNED
TO IT.
AND IF I'M GONNA
GET IT DONE,
I'LL HAVE TO HANDLE
IT IN MY OWN WAY.
WELL, IT SEEMS
TO ME YOUR WAY
IS GOING TO HURT HIM
MORE THAN HELP HIM.
I HAVE TO THINK OF
THE SAFETY OF OTHERS,
AS WELL AS HIM.
THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO.
[SIGHS]
I'M TO FORGET
HE'S MY BROTHER
AND DO NOTHING,
I SUPPOSE.
IT'S NATURAL FOR YOU TO
BE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM,
BUT CAN'T YOU
LET IT GO AT THAT?
WELL, YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW
IF HE'LL
RECOGNIZE YOU OR NOT.
LET ME FIND OUT.
WE'LL SEE
ABOUT IT TOMORROW
WHEN THE SOLDIERS
ARRIVE.
OH, TODAY, PLEASE,
BEFORE THEY GET HERE.
PLEASE.
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE
YOU'RE GOING
TO FIND HIM?
WHY, HE HAS A WHOLE
MOUNTAIN RANGE
TO HIDE IN.
BUT WE HAVE
SOMETHING TO GO ON,
THOSE FOOTPRINTS.
ALL RIGHT.
GET IN MY CAR.
HE'S BEEN RAIDING
THESE TRUCKS
FOR FOOD TO LIVE ON.
THIS WAS A RIFLE.
MAJOR, LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S HIS THUMBPRINT.
THIS WAS
SWANSON'S TRUCK.
[RUMBLING]
WHAT'S THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
GET BACK, JOYCE.
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[CRASH]
[GROWLS]
I HOPE THEY
ARE BAKING IT
THE WAY YOU WANT IT, SEOR.
I THINK
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN WILL
THE REST BE DONE?
THEY SAY IT WOULD
BE READY SOON.
THEY ARE ALREADY
LOADING THE TRUCK.
GOOD.
TRY IT.
CAN YOU TASTE
ANYTHING?
TASTES LIKE BREAD.
WHAT'S IN IT?
CHLORAL HYDRATE.
ENOUGH TO PUT HIM TO
SLEEP FOR 8 HOURS.
I'LL BE
AT THE BAKERY.
WE HAVE TO CAPTURE HIM.
AND THIS SEEMS
TO BE THE BEST WAY.
DR. CARMICHAEL SAYS
IT CAN'T HARM HIM
IN THE LEAST.
ISN'T THERE ANY OTHER
WAY TO HANDLE IT?
WELL, IT'S THAT OR LET
THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES
DEAL WITH HIM.
WE HAVE NO OTHER
ALTERNATIVES.
NOBODY'S TAKEN THE TIME
TO THINK OF ANY,
AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.
THERE ISN'T TIME
TO TAKE.
IF WE DON'T GET HIM
BEFORE HE DECIDES TO MOVE
TO ANOTHER MOUNTAIN,
WE MAY LOSE CONTACT
WITH HIM FOR WEEKS.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
HIS FACE.
I CAN'T FORGET
HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS.
WHERE YOU FROM, JOYCE?
MY HOME IS
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D
BE BETTER OFF BACK THERE?
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
TO BE JUST SITTING
AROUND WAITING FOR NEWS?
YOU MIND IF I
SUGGEST A REMEDY?
IT'S AN OLD ONE,
BUT IT USUALLY WORKS.
FIND SOMETHING ELSE
TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND.
DO YOU HAVE A JOB?
I WRITE COPY FOR
AN ADVERTISING AGENCY.
WELL, THAT SHOULD HELP
YOU FORGET YOUR TROUBLES.
I CAN IMAGINE
MYSELF GOING BACK
TO WRITING ALL THOSE
TIRED OLD ADJECTIVES.
TREMENDOUS,
GIGANTIC, COLOSSAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY'D MEAN TO ME NOW,
DON'T YOU?
GLENN.
A COLOSSAL FREAK, MAJOR.
AND HE'S MY BROTHER.
[DOOR OPENS]
Carmichael: WE'RE
ALL SET, MAJOR.
THIS IS NEAR THE AREA
WHERE HE ATTACKED
SWANSON'S TRUCK.
YOU THINK HE'LL EAT
THIS STUFF?
ALL DEPENDS
ON HIS APPETITE.
THERE HASN'T
BEEN A TRUCK
THROUGH THIS ROUTE
FOR 2 DAYS NOW.
HE SHOULD BE HUNGRY.
LET ME DRIVE, I KNOW
THIS ROAD BEST.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S STILL
NO SIGN OF HIM.
IF WE DON'T
MAKE CONTACT,
WE'LL MAKE
THE TRIP AGAIN.
BECAUSE WE ARE
LOOKING FOR A GIANT,
IT DOESN'T FOLLOW
THAT WE DON'T
VALUE OUR LIVES.
BESIDES, WE WANT HIM
TO CATCH US.
AT THIS SPEED
HE'LL NEVER MAKE IT.
I DON'T
DRIVE THIS WAY
TO MAKE YOU
NERVOUS, SEORES.
BUT THE FASTER
WE GO,
THE MORE DUST
WE MAKE,
AND THE FURTHER
AWAY IT WILL SHOW.
BESIDES, GIANTS RUN
VERY FAST.
THEY HAVE LONG LEGS.
HE'S RIGHT BEHIND US.
YOU BETTER STEP ON IT.
HE'S GETTING CLOSE.
WHEN WE GET
TO THE CLEARING,
I WILL SLOW DOWN.
WE BETTER JUMP THEN.
IF WE MAKE IT.
WE WILL.
GET READY.
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
Murillo: LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE.
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
THE CASE OF ARMY COLONEL
GLENN MANNING,
THE COLOSSAL MAN
WHO WENT BERSERK
IN LAS VEGAS NOT LONG AGO,
IS IN THE NEWS
AGAIN TODAY.
MILITARY AUTHORITIES
LAST NIGHT ADMITTED
THAT THE EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT
HE HAD BEEN
ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYED
WAS AN ERROR.
HE WAS CAPTURED ALIVE TODAY
IN MEXICO,
AND PLANS ARE UNDERWAY
TO FLY HIM
BACK ACROSS THE BORDER
IN A TROOP CARRIER TRANSPORT.
YOU MAY QUOTE ME
AS SAYING
THAT THE NATION
AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES
IN CONGRESS
HAVE NOTHING
BUT GRATITUDE
FOR OUR SISTER REPUBLIC
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
FOR THEIR UNSTINTING
COOPERATION.
AND WE'RE PROUD
OF MAJOR BAIRD
AND THE WAY
HE HANDLED THE PROBLEM
OF THE COLOSSAL MAN.
IT WAS A GOOD JOB
ALL AROUND.
WELL, NOW THAT
HE'S BEING BROUGHT BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES,
WHAT DOES CONGRESS
PLAN TO DO ABOUT HIM?
UH, DO ABOUT WHOM?
WHY, THE GIANT MAN.
OH, AS--AS FAR I KNOW,
THAT MATTER
DOESN'T COME UNDER
CONGRESSIONAL
JURISDICTION.
UH, I WAS GIVEN
TO UNDERSTAND
THE DEPARTMENT
OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
TAKES OVER
FROM THIS POINT ON.
THERE'S NOTHING
IN OUR DIRECTIVES
ABOUT THE DISPOSITION
OF A 60-FOOT GIANT.
NATURALLY WE'LL DO WHAT
WE CAN IN A SCIENTIFIC WAY,
BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
FOR THIS DEPARTMENT
TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF HIS FEEDING AND CUSTODY.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
THIS QUESTION UP
WITH THE HEALTH
AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT?
YES, THE MANNING CASE
WAS REFERRED TO US
HERE AT HEALTH AND WELFARE,
BUT WE FOUND IT LAY
OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
OF OUR ORIGINAL
APPROPRIATION.
I HAVE AN IDEA IT WAS
TURNED OVER TO CONGRESS
FOR ACTION
DURING THE PRESENT SESSION.
I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHO TOLD YOU TO CALL ME.
THE PROBLEM ISN'T ONE
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH TO SETTLE.
UH, WHY DON'T YOU
CALL THE PENTAGON?
TELL THE PILOT TO CIRCLE
THE FIELD ONCE MORE.
U.S. 1-1-0-3-4,
YOU ARE TO CIRCLE
THE FIELD AGAIN.
Pilot, on radio: ROGER.
HE HAS ENOUGH FUEL LEFT
FOR 5 MORE MINUTES, MAYOR.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
YOUR NOT GIVING
YOUR PERMISSION
FOR HIM TO LAND
UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I THINK I'VE MADE OUR
POSITION PRETTY CLEAR.
WE HAVE NO FACILITIES
FOR A GIANT HERE.
WHEN THAT PLANE
RUNS OUT OF GAS,
IT'S COMING DOWN
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
IT CAN'T SAY ANY LONGER
THAN IS NECESSARY
TO REFUEL
AND TAKE OFF AGAIN.
TAKE OFF FOR WHERE?
WE NEED TIME TO DECIDE
WHAT TO DO WITH HIM.
CAN'T YOU
FIND US A WAREHOUSE
TO KEEP HIM
IN TEMPORARILY?
OUR WAREHOUSES
ARE ALL LOCATED
IN THE HEART
OF THE CITY.
THIS CREATURE'S
PRESENCE THERE
WOULD CONSTITUTE TOO
GREAT A POLICE PROBLEM.
NOW, THAT APPLIES
TO EVERY OTHER
LARGE DOWNTOWN BUILDING,
INCLUDING THE COLISEUM.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL?
WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM
EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER,
EVEN IF HE IS A GIANT.
WELL, I CAN'T MAKE
ANY FURTHER SUGGESTIONS.
THAT HANGER DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE IN USE.
WELL, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS AIRPORT IS ONE
OF THE MAJOR
TRAFFIC CENTERS
OF THE WESTERN WORLD.
YOU REALIZE
WHAT IT WOULD MEAN
IF AN UNCONTROLLABLE
MONSTER
SHOULD GET LOOSE HERE?
I GIVE YOU MY WORD.
WE WON'T KEEP HIM HERE
A MINUTE LONGER
THAN IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU MAY TELL THE SHIP TO
COME IN FOR A LANDING.
TROOP CARRIER
U.S. 1-1-0-3-4,
YOU MAY LAND
ON RUNWAY 170.
[GROWLING]
WHY ARE YOU KEEPING
GLENN HERE AT THE AIRPORT?
WELL, I'M
HOLDING HIM HERE
TILL WASHINGTON DECIDES
WHAT TO DO WITH HIM.
WHAT TO DO WITH HIM?
HE OUGHT TO BE IN
A HOSPITAL GETTING TREATMENT.
THEY DON'T
MAKE HOSPITALS
THAT BIG, JOYCE.
BESIDES, AS YET
THE DOCTORS
HAVEN'T TURNED
UP ANYTHING
THAT CAN HELP HIM.
WELL, WHY DON'T THEY
TREAT HIM WITH SULFHYDRYL?
ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY
SAID WOULD CURE HIM?
WELL, THEY FOUND IT
STOPPED HIS GROWTH,
BUT...
I'M AFRAID IT
WON'T REVERSE IT.
I SEE.
WELL, THEY CAN'T
KEEP HIM HERE
AS IF HE WERE SOME
KIND OF CATTLE.
IT'S JUST
FOR THE TIME BEING.
I'M AFRAID THE WORLD
DOESN'T THINK
OF A 60-FOOT MAN
THE WAY HIS SISTER DOES.
[GLENN GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
I SUPPOSE IT'S NECESSARY
TO KEEP HIM TIED
DOWN LIKE THIS.
IF I COULD TRUST HIM,
I COULD LET HIM
HAVE MORE FREEDOM.
AS IT IS, I HAVE
TO PLAY IT SAFE.
GLENN MANNING!
[GROWLING]
AS YOU SEE, HE DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW HIS NAME.
COLONEL MANNING!
[GROWLING]
COLONEL MANNING!
[GROWLING]
COLONEL MANNING!
[GROWLING]
Man: COLONEL MANNING.
THIS IS GENERAL NELSON.
I ORDER YOU TO RETURN
TO YOUR TRENCH.
[BEEPING]
[EXPLOSION]
Man: OPERATOR.
OPERATOR. HELLO?
HELLO? OPERATOR.
AAH!
AAH!
Man: COMMANDER MANNING
IS GROWING
FROM 8 TO 10 FEET A DAY.
AT THE MOMENT,
HE'S 18 FEET TALL.
TOMORROW HE'LL BE 26 FEET,
THE NEXT DAY 35,
MAYBE 40,
AND THE NEXT DAY...
I JUST DON'T WANT
TO GROW ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT
TO GROW ANYMORE!
COME BACK, GLENN,
PLEASE!
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[CROWD ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
[CROWD SCREAMING]
THERE HE IS,
A 60-FOOT GIANT
IN THE STREETS
OF LAS VEGAS.
LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THAT MAN.
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[GUNSHOTS]
GLENN.
GLENN MANNING,
DO YOU RECOGNIZE US?
WE DO NOT WISH TO HARM YOU.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU
TO GET WELL.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
WE CAN HELP YOU.
OK, HARRIGAN, LET'S GO.
DRIVE IT IN HARD.
WE HAVE TO
PENETRATE THE BONE
ON THE FIRST INJECTION.
I DOUBT IF WE'LL
GET A SECOND CHANCE.
YOU READY?
1...
2...
Both: 3!
UNH!
LOOK OUT!
HE'S REACHING DOWN.
GLENN, DROP THAT NEEDLE!
BAZOOKA FORWARD.
STAND READY
TO FIRE.
READY!
FIRE!
[GROANS]
[GRUNTING]
COME ON!
[ALARM SOUNDING]
[GLENN GROWLS]
GLENN!
NO!
NO!
[GLENN GROWLING]
HARDER! NOW ALL TOGETHER!
[GROWLING]
MOVE IT UP!
[GRUNTING]
[ALL SCREAMING]
HOLD YOUR FIRE.
HEAD HIM AWAY
FROM THE PLANES
WITH TEAR GAS.
ANESTHETIC WOULD BE
BETTER THAN TEAR GAS.
GET SOME HERE
ON THE DOUBLE.
CAPTAIN, GET
REINFORCEMENTS.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO TO HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I CAN'T
LET HIM LOOSE
AMONG A MILLION PEOPLE.
ARE YOU GONNA
HAVE TO KILL HIM?
IF IT COMES
DOWN TO IT, I WILL.
I'M RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS FIRST--
PLEASE.
HIM SECOND.
DON'T, PLEASE.
SERGEANT.
OH, GOD.
[SOBBING]
SEE THAT MISS MANNING
GETS BACK TO HER HOTEL,
AND STAYS THERE.
[SOBBING]
[GROWLS]
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
AAH!
AAH!
[GUNSHOTS]
[GROWLS]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS]
[GRUNTS]
[GUNSHOTS]
[GLENN GROWLS]
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.
GET ME THE CONTROL TOWER
IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS
MAJOR BAIRD HERE.
GET ALL THE AIRCRAFT
INTO THE AIR AT ONCE.
THAT GOES
FOR THE AIR FORCE
AND JETS AT THE SOUTH
END OF THE FIELD.
RIGHT.
[ALARMS SOUNDING]
[ENGINE RUNNING]
[GROANING]
STAND CLEAR,
IN CASE HE FALLS.
AAH! RAHR!
[GROANING]
AAH! RAH!
UH! UGH! AHH!
AAHHH! UNH!
[GURGLING]
LOOK OUT, MEN!
UHHH! AAHHH!
UHHH!
UNH! UH!
THE CITY COUNCIL'S
UP IN ARMS ABOUT THIS.
PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT
TO PROTECTION, YOU KNOW.
WE UNDERSTAND
YOUR POSITION,
MR. MAYOR.
I CAME OUT
FROM WASHINGTON
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE
OF STRAIGHTENING
THIS THING OUT.
NOW, WE'RE HERE
TO DECIDE WHAT'S
TO BE DONE WITH IT.
HE'S SAFE NOW,
IS HE?
WELL, HE'S TOO WEAK
TO BREAK LOOSE,
AT THE MOMENT.
[SNORING]
HE LOST
CONSIDERABLE BLOOD
IN HIS ATTEMPT
TO ESCAPE.
BESIDES THAT,
WE'VE TAKEN
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS
WITH HIM.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
WE KEEP A WATCH ON
HIM NIGHT AND DAY.
THOSE MANACLES WERE
SPECIALLY WROUGHT
TO STAND 10 TIMES
HIS ESTIMATED
STRENGTH.
WE HAVE THEM
ANCHORED IN CEMENT
WEIGHING 2 TONS
AND SOME 12 FEET
IN THE EARTH.
GUARDS HAVE BEEN
DOUBLED, AND WE KEEP
A RESERVE FORCE
ON STANDBY DUTY.
AND THERE'S NOT MUCH
CHANCE HE'LL GIVE US
ANY MORE TROUBLE
FOR THE TIME BEING.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY
HAVE TAKEN MEASURES,
BUT YOU CAN'T EXPECT
TO KEEP HIM HERE FOR LIFE.
HAVE YOU ANY IDEA
WHAT'LL HAPPEN
TO HIM EVENTUALLY?
WELL, THAT DEPENDS.
YOU SEE ANY HOPE
THAT HE'LL EVER IMPROVE?
WELL, I'D RATHER
HAVE YOU ASK
DR. CARMICHAEL.
DR. CARMICHAEL.
DR. CARMICHAEL,
THE MAYOR.
HOW DO YOU DO?
AND GENERAL NELSON.
HOW DO YOU DO,
GENERAL?
WHAT CAN
YOU TELL THEM
ABOUT YOUR PATIENT,
DOCTOR?
WELL, THE BIG
QUESTION NOW IS
HIS MIND.
HE MAY BE SUFFERING
FROM AMNESIA,
SHELL-SHOCK,
LOSS OF MEMORY,
WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO CALL IT.
IN THAT CASE,
WE HAVE TECHNIQUES NOW
THAT WILL BRING
HIM OUT OF IT.
ON THE OTHER HAND,
IF HIS BRAIN TISSUE
HAS SUFFERED INJURY,
HE'LL BE
A PSYCHOPATHIC CASE
AND A MENACE
UNTIL HE DIES.
IS THERE ANY WAY
OF TELLING?
AN EXAMINATION
WOULD DO THAT.
HOW SOON CAN YOU
PROCEED WITH IT?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE, DO SO.
WE'LL DECIDE
WHAT'S TO BE DONE
WITH MANNING
AS SOON AS WE HAVE
THE DOCTOR'S
FINDINGS.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED,
GENERAL.
AND I'LL CHECK
WITH YOU
BEFORE I RETURN TO
WASHINGTON, MAJOR.
YES, SIR.
BUT I TELL YOU,
A MAN'S LIFE DEPENDS
ON THIS PLASMA.
I KNOW 10 GALLONS
IS A LOT,
BUT DR. CARMICHAEL
EXPLAINED THE CASE
TO YOU THIS MORNING.
I CAN'T SIT HERE
AND ARGUE ABOUT IT.
IT'S NEEDED RIGHT AWAY.
JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.
DR. CARMICHAEL.
WILL YOU TALK TO THE RED
CROSS PEOPLE, PLEASE?
THEY REFUSE TO SEND ANY
MORE PLASMA FOR GLENN.
THEY SAY WE'VE USED
TOO MUCH ALREADY.
MARK.
THIS IS MAJOR BAIRD.
MY MEN AND I WILL SEE
THAT YOU GET BACK
ALL THE BLOOD WE USE
FOR THIS CASE.
NOW, YOU SEND OVER
WHAT WE NEED IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD-BYE.
THEY'LL HAVE IT HERE
IN HALF AN HOUR.
OH, MAJOR. WAIT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU.
FORGET IT.
I'M SORRY FOR WHAT
I SAID YESTERDAY.
I KNOW YOU'VE TRIED
TO SAVE GLENN
AS MUCH AS YOU COULD.
YOU LOOK TIRED,
JOYCE.
ISN'T IT TIME
YOU WENT HOME?
I SUPPOSE IT IS.
THERE'S AN ARMY CAR
WAITING OUTSIDE,
IF YOU'D LIKE
TO GO HOME TONIGHT.
WITH A SOLIDER
TO SEE ME TO THE DOOR?
THIS TIME
I'LL DO IT MYSELF.
[SNORING]
[CHAINS CLANKING]
THIS IS AN
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH.
IT RECORDS IMPULSES
SET OFF BY DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE BRAIN.
IT RECORDS THEM
ON THIS PAPER,
MAKING THESE WAVY LINES.
NOW, WE'RE GOING
TO TRY TO STIMULATE
YOUR BROTHER'S MIND
WITH VARIOUS IDEAS.
IF ONE HAPPENS
TO AROUSE A RESPONSE,
IT WILL CAUSE A TINY
ELECTRIC CURRENT
TO OCCUR IN HIS BRAIN.
AND THAT, IN TURN, WILL
BE GREATLY AMPLIFIED
BY THIS MACHINE.
SO THAT IT WILL
REGISTER ON THIS PAPER.
WELL, WHAT WOULD
THAT TELL US?
IF HE RESPONDS
TO ANYTHING, IT MEANS...
CURABLE AMNESIA.
IF NOT...
I UNDERSTAND.
WILL YOU GET THIS
NOW, PLEASE?
[GLENN SNORING]
THIS IS FAR ENOUGH.
DR. RICHARDSON?
HOW'S THE
EXAMINATION COMING?
COMING ALONG FINE.
I'LL BE DOWN
IN A MINUTE.
I'LL GET
THE INSTRUMENT READY.
COULD YOU
HOOK THIS UP, PLEASE.
BILL, BRING A PROJECTOR.
SET IT UP OVER THERE.
IS THE SCREEN GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT UP THERE, DOCTOR?
YES, THAT'S FINE.
ANY OPINION YET,
DR. RICHARDSON?
I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH
DREADFUL FACIAL INJURIES.
HOW WERE THEY SUSTAINED?
WHEN HE FELL
FROM BOULDER DAM,
HE MUST HAVE HIT HIS
HEAD ON THE ROCKS.
OF COURSE, THE WOUNDS
WENT UNTENDED,
SO SCAR TISSUE FORMED
AS YOU SEE IT.
THE SHOCK OF SUCH
A FALL WOULD INDICATE
THE POSSIBILITY OF AMNESIA,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
MM-HMM.
WELL, THAT'S STANDARD.
I GET A NORMAL
NERVOUS REACTION.
THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT
TYPICAL OF AMNESIA.
LOOKS LIKE BRAIN TRAUMA,
I'M AFRAID.
ARE YOU READY
FOR THE ASSOCIATION TEST?
YOU READY, PHIL?
LET'S HAVE
THE FIRST SLIDE.
UHH...
GLENN MANNING!
LOOK AT THE PICTURE
IN FRONT OF YOU.
DOES IT MEAN
ANYTHING TO YOU?
YOU WENT TO COLLEGE
THERE, MANNING.
[GLENN GROANS]
BETTER TRY ANOTHER,
WE'RE NOT GETTING
ANY RESPONSE.
[GLENN GROANS]
LOOK AGAIN, MANNING.
LOOK AT THIS SHIP.
IT BROUGHT YOU
BACK TO THIS COUNTRY
AFTER YOUR SERVICE
IN KOREA.
[GLENN GROANS]
TRY ANOTHER.
LOOK AT THIS,
MANNING.
LOOK AT THIS FACE.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
UNH...
DOES THIS MAN MEAN
ANYTHING TO YOU?
HMM...
LOOK AT IT, MANNING!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
IT'S YOUR FACE!
WHAT DO YOU
THINK, DOCTOR?
I DON'T SEE
ANY USE CONTINUING.
HE DOESN'T
SEEM TO RESPOND.
LET ME TRY, PLEASE.
YOU MUST REMEMBER,
GLENN. TRY.
YOUR CHILDHOOD.
REMEMBER YOUR
BICYCLE, GLENN?
IT WAS RED, AND
IT HAD A LIGHT ON IT.
OH, WE HAD FUN
WHEN WE WERE KIDS,
DIDN'T WE, GLENN?
YOUR FIRST
HIGH SCHOOL DATE,
WHEN DAD LET YOU
TAKE THE CAR,
YOU WERE SO PROUD.
OH, YOU MUST
REMEMBER, GLENN.
[GLENN GROANING]
PLEASE, GLENN, PLEASE,
TRY TO REMEMBER.
AAH! AAH!
AAH!
GLENN!
AAH!
[GLENN SCREAMING]
GLENN!
AAH!
[SIGHS]
GET YOUR ORDERS?
THEY'RE SHIPPING HIM
OUT TOMORROW MORNING.
THE NAVY HAS A SHIP
READY TO TAKE HIM
TO THE ISLAND.
IT'S A SMALL ONE ABOUT
60 MILES OFF THE COAST.
THAT DOESN'T LEAVE
US MUCH TIME.
IT'LL TAKE ALL NIGH TO GET HIM READY.
TOLD JOYCE YET?
NO.
YOU'D BETTER.
SHE'S AT HER HOTEL.
I'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE
IN ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.
[GLENN GROANING]
HE'LL BE
WELL PROVIDED FOR.
AN AIRLIFT
IS BEING SET UP,
AND FOOD WILL BE
PARACHUTED DOWN TO HIM.
HE'LL BE SUPPLIED
WITH EVERYTHING HE NEEDS.
JUST THE SAME,
IT'S HORRIBLE.
THERE'S NO PLACE
IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD
FOR A CREATURE THAT BIG.
YOU SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENED TO HIM.
HE'LL BE HAPPIER
BY HIMSELF.
OH, I SUPPOSE I SHOULD
AGREE WITH YOU, BUT...
I CAN'T HELP FEELING
TERRIBLY SORRY FOR HIM.
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY,
GLENN HAS BECOME
A TOTAL STRANGER TO YOU.
HE'S NOT YOUR
BROTHER ANYMORE,
BUT A...MONSTER.
WITH THE INSTINCTS
OF A WILD BEAST.
AND THERE'S NOTHING
YOU AND I, OR ANYONE ELSE
CAN EVER DO THAT
WILL CHANGE HIM BACK
TO WHAT HE ONCE WAS.
[CHAIN SNAPPING]
[GROANING]
WILL HE BE ALONE
ON THIS ISLAND?
THE NAVY WILL LAND AN
INSPECTION PARTY EVERY MONTH.
I'D LIKE TO GO
WITH THEM, IF I CAN.
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD.
SO IT'S BEEN ARRANGED FOR.
GOOD NIGHT, JOYCE.
OH, WAIT.
I KNOW YOU'VE
DONE EVERYTHING
YOU CAN FOR HIM,
MARK.
AND FOR ME.
THANK YOU.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
HELLO?
MAJOR BAIRD?
JUST A MOMENT,
HE'S RIGHT HERE.
MAJOR BAIRD HERE.
WHEN?
WELL, HE WAS CHECKED
OK JUST 10 MINUTES AGO.
GLENN HAS ESCAPED.
LET ME SPEAK
TO DR. CARMICHAEL.
I CAN'T, SIR,
HE'S DEAD.
THIS IS
AN ALL-POINTS BULLETIN.
THE COLOSSAL MAN
IS LOOSE IN LOS ANGELES.
ALL UNITS REPORT
IMMEDIATELY UPON CONTACT.
I REPEAT. THE COLOSSAL MAN
IS LOOSE IN LOS ANGELES.
ALL UNITS REPORT
IMMEDIATELY UPON CONTACT.
[SIRENS WAILING]
WILL THEY KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE?
YES, I TOLD
HARRIS WE'D BE HERE
IN THE OFFICE,
WAITING FOR NEWS.
LET ME HAVE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M CALLING
FOR MAJOR BAIRD.
YES, WE KNOW
HE'S ESCAPED.
HAS HE
BEEN SIGHTED YET?
I SEE.
THANK YOU.
NO POLICE REPORTS.
HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN.
WHERE COULD HE BE?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
BAIRD HERE.
HE'S BEEN SPOTTED
IN GRIFFITH PARK.
DO YOU HAVE A MAP?
YES, I'VE GOT THE MAP OF
GRIFFITH PARK RIGHT HERE.
ORDER UP
THE ARMORED ARTILLERY.
WE'LL SURROUND THE AREA
AND MOVE THE INFANTRY
IN ON HIM
UNTIL WE MAKE CONTACT.
DON'T OPEN FIRE
UNTIL HE'S
ISOLATED FROM
ALL CIVILIANS.
AND THEN, ONLY
IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
HAVE THE POLICE BLOCK
OFF ALL ACCESS ROADS.
MOVE UP
OUR COMMUNICATIONS.
WE'LL SET UP FIELD
HEADQUARTERS IN THE HILLS.
I'LL TAKE COMMAND.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, MEN,
HERE IT IS.
ATTENTION ALL UNITS.
ATTENTION ALL UNITS.
THE COLOSSAL MAN IS
IN THE GRIFFITH PARK AREA.
CAR 42, 52, AND 61
PROCEED TO THE RIVERSIDE
DRIVE ENTRANCE.
CARS 40, 41, AND 46 PROCEED
TO THE FERNDALE ENTRANCE.
ROADBLOCKS WILL BE
SET UP AT ONCE.
WE INTERRUPT
OUR REGULAR PROGRAM
TO BRING YOU
A SPECIAL POLICE BULLETIN.
THE COLOSSAL MAN
HAS BROKEN LOOSE.
AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BE IN
THE VICINITY OF GRIFFITH PARK.
STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN
TO RECAPTURE HIM.
DO NOT GO NEAR THE AREA.
I REPEAT. DO NOT GO
NEAR THE AREA.
YOU MAY ENDANGER
YOUR LIFE BY DOING SO.
AND YOU ARE CERTAIN
TO IMPEDE EMERGENCY SERVICES
WHICH NEED ALL THE SPACE
THEY CAN GET.
THIS STATION IS DISPATCHING
A MOBILE UNIT
FOR ON THE SPOT COVERAGE
AT THE SCENE IN GRIFFITH PARK.
HEY, BUD!
PULL OUT!
I'M WAITING FOR
A LOAD OF KIDS.
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN THE GRIFFITH
OBSERVATORY.
LOOKING FOR SPUTNIK
OR SOMETHING.
WELL, HURRY THEM UP
AND GET OUT OF THE PARK
AS QUICK AS YOU CAN!
WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN?
THERE'S TROUBLE.
THE GIANT MAN'S
ON THE LOOSE AROUND HERE.
LET'S GO!
HURRY IT UP!
ALL ABOARD!
[SIRENS WAILING]
WE'LL SET UP
A ROADBLOCK HERE.
HE'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
US AND THE OBSERVATORY.
THIS IS MAJOR BAIRD AT THE
GRIFFITH PARK ROADBLOCK.
ALL LIGHT UNITS,
TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
YOU'RE WITNESSING A MANHUNT
FOR THE BIGGEST MAN
IN EXISTENCE.
WE'RE IN GRIFFITH PARK.
IT'S BEEN SURROUNDED
BY TROOPS.
THEY'RE MOVING OUT TO
TRY TO MAKE CONTACT.
THAT BUILDING YOU SEE UP THERE
IS THE GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY.
NOW THE SEARCHLIGHTS ARE
SWINGING OVER TO OUR LEFT.
[GROANING]
I WANT ARTILLERY TO COVER
THE MOUNTAIN ON ALL SIDES.
PARTICULARLY,
HERE AND HERE.
ARTHUR, LAURIE,
HURRY, WE'RE LEAVING NOW.
SURE, I'D GO UP
IN A ROCKET SHIP.
WHAT'S TO STOP ME?
THEY GOT ALL
THE PROBLEMS SOLVED.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE
ANYBODY TO TALK TO.
COLD UP HERE.
I WISH MOM WOULD HAVE
MADE ME BRING MY COAT.
I'D TALK TO ALL THE PEOPLE
BACK ON EARTH BY RADIO.
MAYBE I'D EVEN
CALL YOU, LAURIE.
Woman: LAURIE!
THEN WHEN YOUR FATHER'S
OBJECTING TO YOU
TALKING ON THE PHONE
TOO LONG,
YOU JUST TELL HIM
IT WAS SOMEONE ON THE MOON.
THAT WOULDN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE
TO MY FATHER.
Woman: ARTHUR!
I WONDER WHAT'S
GOING ON DOWN THERE.
MAYBE THE MARTIANS
HAVE LANDED.
THE TEACHER'S
BEEN CALLING US.
LET HER CALL.
BOY, LOOK AT ALL
THOSE SEARCHLIGHTS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
SOME OF THE OFFICERS
WORKING HERE
WITH THE ARMY
TO RESTORE ORDER.
ANY TROUBLE WITH THE,
UH, PUBLIC CAUSING
CONGESTION OF THE
DISASTER AREA?
NOT THIS TIME.
THEY SEEM TO BE
KEEPING THE ROADS
PRETTY WELL OPEN FOR US.
I UNDERSTAND
YOU WERE ABLE
TO GET EVERYONE
OUT OF THE PARK
BEFORE ANYTHING COULD
HAPPEN TO THEM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU MEN
AT A TIME LIKE THIS.
OH, OFFICER.
THERE WAS A SCHOOL BUS
FROM WESTMONT
JUNIOR HIGH
UP AT THE PLANETARIUM
TONIGHT.
DID YOU SEE IT
COME DOWN?
ALL CARS WERE CHECKED OUT
OF THE PARK SOME TIME AGO.
ARE YOU SURE?
MY DAUGHTER
LAURIE WAS ON IT.
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR HER
DOWN AT THE CORNER.
YOU SEE, WE LIVE
IN GLENDALE.
AND I THOUGHT IF
I PICKED HER UP HERE
AND DROVE HER HOME,
SHE COULD
GET HER SLEEP.
SHE HAS TO GET UP
SO EARLY IN THE MORNING
ON SCHOOL DAYS.
WELL, I BROUGHT HER COA IN CASE SHE'S COLD.
WAIT A MINUTE,
AND I'LL CHECK.
THANK YOU.
Woman: ARTHUR!
LAURIE!
WE BETTER GO NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING
FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.
THE BUS IS STILL
UP THERE,
BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SAFE.
CAN'T I GO THROUGH?
LET ME GO TO
LAURIE, PLEASE.
SHE OUGHT TO
HAVE HER COAT.
I WANTED HER
TO TAKE IT
WHEN SHE LEFT
THE HOUSE THIS MORNING.
ONLY I FORGOT
TO REMIND HER.
SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
WITHOUT IT.
JUST YOU TAKE IT EASY
AND WAIT RIGHT HERE.
LAURIE EDWARDS
AND ARTHUR LANGE,
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
OVER THERE.
WATCHING THE LIGHTS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE DOWN THERE.
SOMETHING'S
THE MATTER.
WELL, GET IN THE BUS.
QUICKLY. WE HAVE TO GO.
LOOK! LOOK
AT THE GIANT!
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
Glenn: UHH.
THERE HE IS!
HE'S TREMENDOUS!
GLENN MANNING...
YOU'RE SURROUNDED.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
FOR YOU TO ESCAPE.
MY MEN HAVE ORDERS
TO FIRE ON YOU IF YOU TRY.
AAH!
GIVE YOURSELF UP!
YOU WILL NOT BE HARMED.
AAH!
I REPEAT.
ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
AHH!
YOU WON'T BE HARMED
IF YOU'LL GIVE
YOURSELF UP AT ONCE.
GIVE YOURSELF UP, GLENN.
GIVE YOURSELF UP!
SURRENDER YOURSELF
OR YOU WILL BE DESTROYED,
AHH!
AHH!
[SCREAMING]
THAT'S LAURIE'S BUS!
PLEASE, LET ME GO!
THAT'S LAURIE.
DON'T YOU SEE SOMEBODY'S
GOT TO DO SOMETHING?
JOYCE, COME BACK!
[SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING INSIDE BUS]
LAURIE!
OH, LAURIE...LAURIE.
AHH!
GLENN!
AHH!
GLENN!
GLENN, LISTEN TO ME!
LISTEN TO ME, GLENN, PLEASE!
GLENN!
PUT THEM DOWN!
PUT THEM DOWN, GLENN!
GLENN!
PUT THEM DOWN.
PUT THEM DOWN,
GLENN, PLEASE!
PLEASE, GLENN, LISTEN.
TRY TO THINK.
OH, YOU MUST, GLENN.
PLEASE, TRY TO THINK.
WAIT HERE WITH ME, GLENN.
THEY'RE COMING FOR US.
JOYCE.
NO, DON'T GO!
WAIT, GLENN, WAIT!
NO, GLENN, NO!
AAH!