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Coleman Francis is known for:

  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
    An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.
  • This Island Earth
    Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
  • The Beast of Yucca Flats
    A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast ... There is no dialogue track on this film, only ongoing narration.

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Biography

In the 1940, Francis headed for Hollywood to start an acting career. His plans were initially interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served in the medical detachment of the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He played minor parts in several films from the late 1940s to early 1970s. In 1959, Francis formed a partnership with Anthony Cardoza, a welder by trade, and together they created three films: The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961), The Skydivers (1963) and Red Zone Cuba (1966). Francis wrote and directed the films, while Cardoza handled production duties.