Indestructible Man (1956) is an American crime‑horror science‑fiction film directed and produced by Jack Pollexfen, from an original screenplay by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins. It stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Charles “Butcher” Benton, a violent criminal who is executed in the gas chamber — only to be resurrected by a scientific experiment involving massive electrical voltage. The procedure leaves him mute, monstrously strong, and nearly impervious to bullets, blades, and explosives.
Told in a noir‑style narrative set across Los Angeles, the film follows Benton as he embarks on a brutal revenge spree against the lawyer and henchmen who betrayed him. Meanwhile, police detective Dick Chasen races to stop the unstoppable killer as the city descends into fear. The film was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures and often screened on double bills with other mid‑1950s sci‑fi features.
Film Details
Title: Indestructible Man
Year: 1956
Genre: Crime / Horror / Science Fiction
Director: Jack Pollexfen
Writers: Vy Russell, Sue Dwiggins
Producer: Jack Pollexfen
Starring:
Lon Chaney Jr. as Charles “Butcher” Benton
Max Showalter (as Casey Adams) as Lt. Dick Chasen
Marian Carr as Eva Martin
Ross Elliott as Paul Lowe
Robert Shayne as Prof. Bradshaw
Cinematography: John L. Russell
Editing: Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Music: Albert Glasser (uncredited)
Studio: C.G.K. Productions
Distributed by: Allied Artists Pictures
Release Date: March 25, 1956 (U.S.)
Runtime: 72 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
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