of the prop guys wrote it out on a little cardboard box and I read it. We did it in one take, and that was it. Devon also recalled that "Mel Welles just played everything off the top of his head and he came out all right, but it was difficult to keep from looking foolish. Pamela Duncan pressed very hard, and Dick Garland worked hard, too. but everything was against them as far as the dialogue was concerned. It was just coming down around their ears. Everybody that was on the show was quite professional and they really tried. They really put forth an effort." Pamela Duncan says she enjoyed working with Corman. Corman wanted to use a crypt to launch the film. Critical reception The Los Angeles Times called The Undead "a better than usual horror film... a rather imaginative yarn... for this type picture the acting is quite good... Corman has turned out a good product." Variety called the film a minor league programmer, finding it technically proficient. Legacy The Undead was later featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 during its eighth season where they comment on everything from small sets, tossing cats, bad dialog, and the horrors of having seen other Corman movies. It was also shown on the MeTV show Svengoolie on April 3, 2021 and again on December 18, 2021. See also List of American films of 1957 References External links Joe Dante on The Undead at Trailers from Hell 1957 horror films 1957 films American International Pictures films American black-and-white films Films set in the Middle Ages 1950s mystery films Films directed by Roger Corman American supernatural horror films American mystery films The Devil in film Films about witchcraft Films produced by Roger Corman Films with screenplays by Charles B. Griffith Films scored by Ronald Stein Films about time travel Films shot in Los Angeles County, California 1950s English-language films 1950s supernatural horror films 1950s American films