From Hell It Came - movie trailer

From Hell It Came (1957) starring Tod Andrews, Tina Carver

In "From Hell It Came", a young Polynesian prince is framed for the murder of his father and is executed.  He vows to return from Hell itself to exact his revenge.  Shortly afterward, a strange root grows out of his grave.  And his best friend warns friendly American scientists of the legend of the Tabanga.  Sure enough, the root grows into a tree-man that exacts revenge on the guilty.

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