Most Dangerous Man Alive

Most Dangerous Man Alive is a 1961 American film. It was directed by Allan Dwan and stars Ron Randell and Debra Paget. The script was co-written by Michael Pate.

This was the final film of director Dwan's long career.

Plot

A gangster, Eddie Candell, is framed for a crime he didn't commit. He flees to the desert, only to stumble into a nuclear energy testing site. Eddie is contaminated by radiation and his body begins to transform in remarkable ways. In his new mental and physical condition, he sets out to gain revenge against all those who betrayed him.

Cast

• Ron Randell as Eddie Candell
• Debra Paget as Linda Marsh
• Elaine Stewart as Carla Angelo
• Anthony Caruso as Andy Damon
• Gregg Palmer as Lt. Fisher
• Morris Ankrum as Capt. Davis

Production

The film began as a story by Leo Gordon called The Atomic Man. Gordon went to fellow actor Michael Pate to rewrite the story. Needing money, Gordon sold his rights to Pate who took the story to his brother in law screenwriter Phillip Rock^[1]

Producer Benedict Bogeaus had the idea to shoot the film as a television pilot with the feature being able to be shown as three episodes if the show was picked up; a common practice of the time. Traveling to Mexico to shoot the film in 1960, film syndicates in Mexico decided the film was actually a feature film and demanded Bogeaus make his film with a full crew and they had to be paid at feature film rates.^[2] With the budget tripled, director Allen Dwan claimed he had to shoot the film in one week instead of five but some members of the cast have disputed that^[3]

Notes

External links

• Most Dangerous Man Alive at IMDB
• Review of film at DVD Talk
• Review of film at New York Times