The Projected Man

The Projected Man is a 1966 British science fiction film which stars Mary Peach, Bryant Haliday, Norman Wooland, and Ronald Allen. It was released in the United States by Universal Studios, as a double bill with Island of Terror. The plot revolves around a scientist, Dr. Paul Steiner, experimenting with matter teleportation by means of a laser device. However, after a failed attempt at projecting himself, he becomes a disfigured monster who embarks on a murderous rampage.

Dr. Paul Steiner Bryant Haliday and Dr. Christopher Mitchell Ronald Allen work on a projection device that enables them to transmit any object within a few miles of the machine. While they find the device works with inanimate objects, the living creatures they use it on always seem to die. When Dr. Patricia Hill Mary Peach arrives, she helps them fix the error, making Steiner think the problem has been solved. Meanwhile, Dr. Blanchard Norman Wooland, Steiners boss and head of the institute he works for, is being blackmailed by Mr. Latham Derrick De Marney, who wants credit for Steiners discovery. He forces Blanchard to demand Steiner to give a premature presentation to Professor Lembach Gerard Heinz.Steiner, Mitchell, and Hill feel they are ready to present, but at the event, Blanchard places acid on the machine when everyone is unaware, causing an explosion. The funding for Steiners project is ended instantly, however, Mitchell later discovers that the device has been tampered with. Steiner goes to Blanchards house, where Lembach and Latham are having dinner. He presents the men with the evidence that his machine was deliberately tampered with, and Lembach allows him to have another chance. Steiner decides to try to project himself to Lembachs house, and, with help from his secretary, Sheila Tracey Crisp, he begins the procedure. However, right then, Mitchell and Hill return to the laboratory. ........

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