Classic Horror Films: DAY 5 (THESE ARE THE DAMNED - 1962)

This will remind you a little of that other 60's classic film The Village of The Damned. But this is not a sequel. Instead you have an American doctor (played by MacDonald Carey, future Days of our Lives soap star) vacationing in England. He meets a very attractive woman named Joan (played by Hammer Films star Shirley Ann Field) and they kind of hit it off. Well Joan's over protective brother King (hey it's Oliver Reed) who is the leader of a motorcycle gang wants to put a stop to this. The first half of this movie has the leads arguing and fighting until they wind up on some deserted land and encounter some freaky smart children. The children were genetically engineered to survive a nuclear war, and, as a result, they are radioactive enough to kill anyone who comes in close contact with them. So the adults are trapped here with them and the scientists who are still experimenting with them. Actually pretty good flick with solid performances by the leads. But do not piss these kids off. You have been warned. Oh and check out classic film actress Viveca Lindfors as a sculptress. A wicked sci-fi/horror film.