Indestructible Man



A violent criminal named Charles "The Butcher" Benton (Lon Chaney Jr.) is executed and then brought back to life by a scientist using electricity. The Butcher becomes an invulnerable mute and seeks vengeance upon those who caused his execution.

For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode see here.


 * Absurdly Spacious Sewer: One of the later areas Benton gets chased to.
 * BFG: Once the police track Benton down to the sewer, and realize that bullets have little effect on him, they break out the standard police-issue flamethrower and bazooka.
 * Body Horror: Benton after his indestructibility starts wearing a little thin.
 * Exactly What It Says on the Tin
 * In the Style Of: The film is told in a narrative style deliberately modeled on Dragnet.
 * Lady Drunk: The old lady in the Bad Guy Bar.
 * Made of Iron: The Butcher after the operation.
 * Names to Run Away From: Butcher Benton.
 * Nigh Invulnerability: "Nigh" being the important word here. The Butcher looks noticeably the worse for wear after a flamethrower to the face and a bazooka to the gut.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Minus the roaring.
 * Show Some Leg: Benton runs across an attractive young lady next to her broken down car. Turns out she was being used as a bit of bait for the driver, a somewhat slimeball carney. Sure, the car was actually broken down, but the guy knew the girl would be better at attracting help.
 * The Speechless: Butcher Benton after his resurrection.
 * Stripper With a Heart of Gold: Eva
 * Thousand-Yard Stare: Seen in a witness as she's talking to the police about her encounter with The Butcher. Joel and the 'bots become agitated when she goes a long time without blinking.