Tor, King of Beasts (1962)

• 46%
• 1962
• Action
• Science Fiction
• Donald F. Glut

Carl Denham (played by Don Glut) and his "Adventurers Club" members attempt to reach Mars, but meteors deflect their spaceship back to Earth. They crashes atop of a plateau covered in prehistoric fauna and flora. Here they encounter Tor, a giant gorilla, who kills one of the club members before the rest escapes to the jungle. Denham and his remaining members track Tor. On their way they encounter a menacing Stegosaurus that Denham kills with gas bombs. This is followed by a huge Apatosaurus that overturns their raft. It hunts one of the members into a tree and crushes him in its jaws. Elsewhere, Tor fights and kills a Tyrannosaurus, followed by an Elasmosaurus and later a Pteranodon. Denham very much wants to capture Tor, and succeeds through the use of gas bombs, that throws Tor from the plateau into a mud pond. Denham with the remain member descend the plateau, and are able to attract the attention of a passing ship. They return with Tor to Chicago; where they exhibited Tor on stage . During the exhibition, photographers' flashbulbs startle Tor who then breaks free of his restraints. Tor escapes to the city. where he climbs to the top of Chicago's tallest building. Here Tor is shot dead by fighter jet planes.