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    Dinosaurus! (1960)

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    Construction workers on a Caribbean island unearth a caveman, a Brontosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

    The friendly caveman (Gregg Martell) befriends young orphan Julio (Alan Roberts), and the two find a way to see off both the dinosaurs and a bunch of comical villains.

    Any film that ends with the baddies being dispatched by custard pies in the face can’t be that serious, but this has some nice colour photography and interesting (if variable) special effects.

    The climax sees a memorable duel between the Tyrannosaurus and construction boss Bart Thompson (Ward Ramsey) driving a steam shovel.

    Though it’s a long way from Jurassic Park (1993), this colourful sci-fi yarn from Irvin S. Yeaworth – the director of The Blob (1958) and 4-D Man (1959) – is fun for the kiddies.

    Dinosaur footage from this film was used on several episodes of the 1960s comedy TV series It’s About Time.

    Bart Thompson
    Ward Ramsey
    Betty Piper
    Kristina Hanson
    Chuck
    Paul Lukather
    Julio
    Alan Roberts
    Mike Hacker
    Fred Engelberg
    Dumpy
    Wayne Treadway
    Chica
    Lucita Blain
    Mousey
    Howard Dayton
    Jasper
    Jack Younger
    T.J. O’Leary
    James Logan
    Townsman
    Wilhelm Samuel
    Neanderthal
    Gregg Martell

    Director
    Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

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