The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus
The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus is a 1962 American black and white horror film directed by Roul Haig. The cast includes Sid Noel (who created the title character for television), Dan Barton and David Kleinberger. Plot Dr. Alexander Morgus, a New Orleans mad scientist, has created an instant people machine, capable of turning people into sand before restoring them to life. The ruler of an imaginary foreign country takes advantage of the device to elaborate a plan in order to spy on the United States. Ttitle character The 'real' Morgus was a local New Orleans horror host, presenting House of Shock on WWL-TV from 1959 to 1967 (and then sporadically until his death). Production The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus was filmed on location in New Orleans, with additional shooting in Kiln, Mississippi, and Kenner, Louisiana. The film was Haig's second and last film as a director, his first being Okefenokee in 1959. It was his third (and also last) contribution to cinema as a writer, this time with Noel Haig. Release The film premiered in New Orleans on November 1, 1962. It was screened in the same city around Halloween 2010 as a sort of homage to its